Morphe has removed Shane Dawson's makeup range from its online store after he was accused of sexualizing Willow Smith as a minor and wearing blackface
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Lindsay Dodgson
Jun 30, 2020, 18:04 IST
Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson at their Conspiracy photoshoot.Shane Dawson / YouTube
Makeup brand Morphe has removed all of Shane Dawson's collection from its website.
The collection, including the Conspiracy palette, Mini Controversy palette, and various lipsticks and lip glosses, which he made in collaboration with Jeffree Star, now do not show up if you search for Dawson's name.
However, much of Jeffree Star's own collection remains on the site.
Morphe has not yet publicly responded to the controversy or why Dawson's products have been removed.
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Shane Dawson's makeup collection no longer appears on the Morphe website. The makeup brand worked closely with Dawson and Jeffree Star when they created the Conspiracy collection, but now seems to have removed all the products.
No results come up for "Shane Dawson," "Shane Dawson x Jeffree Star," or "Conspiracy."
The purge comes just a few days after a Change.org petition was set up calling for brands to cut ties with Dawson and Jeffree Star for their "rampant racism."
Companies and fellow influencers have been distancing themselves from Dawson since a flurry of clips from his own YouTube videos and social media posts have resurfaced in the last few days. They include old footage of him dressing up as Black people, using racial slurs, making sexualized jokes about minors, and other inappropriate behavior.
Target confirmed to Insider that it would no longer be selling Dawson's books "I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays by Shane Dawson" and "It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays."
"We're committed to creating an experience in which all guests feel welcomed and respected," a representative said. "We're in the process of removing these books from our assortment."
Until a few days ago, both Star and Dawson were happily plugging restocks of all their products on Instagram and Twitter.
Morphe has not yet publicly addressed the accusations about Dawson on social media or confirmed why his products have been removed. Insider has contacted the brand for comment.
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