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In November 2020, Paytas decided to insert themself into a drama they weren't involved in, and posted a series of negative TikToks and tweets about TikTok's biggest star Charli D'Amelio.
D'Amelio had just lost a million followers after a chaotic video was posted on her family's YouTube channel, in which some thought her behavior was "rude" and "entitled." She seemed to complain about not reaching 100 million followers on TikTok, while her sister Dixie appeared disgusted at food a private chef had made for them.
Paytas posted about 30 TikToks directed at the D'Amelio sisters and their friend, beauty influencer James Charles. Paytas called Charles "predatory" for being friends with D'Amelio, an "underage girl."
"I didn't want to respond to this because I didn't want to give Trisha the attention that she's clearly craving, however, I have now been accused of being a child groomer and this is not an accusation that I'm going to take lightly," Charles said in a TikTok rebuttal. "To insinuate that the relationship between Charli and I is anything other than just a friendship is absolutely disgusting."
Paytas continued to rant in TikToks, bashing the D'Amelio sisters for their behavior, subsequent apologies, and explanations for the YouTube video.
Dixie then responded with her own TikTok — dancing over a sound of Paytas rapping the N-word in a cover of NWA's "F--- The Police" as a way to remind people they have freely used the slur in the past.
"I couldn't find the sound for this dance so I chose a random one," she wrote in the caption with a smiling face emoji. "Hope that's okay!! Anyways let's get back to the RENEGADE!!"
Among Paytas' many TikToks, they have also tried starting drama with influencers Jeffree Star and Liza Koshy.