by Michelle Willson, Feature/Entertainment Editor
On Monday, Nikkie released a video on her YouTube channel coming out as a trans women.
In the video, she said she was getting blackmailed and the blackmailer said she was lying to her fans and that they were going to release her story.
Nikkie’s response is that she isn’t lying to anyone and she wasn’t scared to tell her story. Most people sent love and support for her.
After the video was published, Lisa Blandino changed her Instagram bio to read “Transgender huh? That’s not the only thing she’s lying about.”
Fans and consumers of Too Faced Cosmetics were outraged. Even though the bio didn’t name Nikkie the combination of the text and the timeline made it obvious she was referring to Nikkie.
Lisa Blandino is not only an employee of Too Faced Cosmetics, but is the sister of its co-founder and chief creative officer Jerrod Blandino.
After the incident, Jerrod Blandio released a statement on his Insagram story saying that his sister doesn’t speak for him or his brand.
In it he states that he is truly shocked and disgusted by her actions and she is no longer an employee of Too Faced.
“I would like to say how proud I am of Nikkie Tutorials and how inspired I am for her strength and sharing her beautiful truth with the world,” said J. Blandio in his statement. “I am sending all my love to her.”