Several people said Star sexually preyed on men around him through nonconsensual oral sex and groping at his music performances.

Jeffree Star allegedly has a history of sexual assault, physical violence, and hush-money offers

Makeup mogul Jeffree Star is one of YouTube’s biggest celebrities.

An Insider investigation suggests that it wasn’t all an act: Several former associates say Jeffree Star engaged in violent and abusive behaviour on multiple occasions during the late 2000s, including multiple allegations of sexual assault.

Four people who spoke with Insider said Star groped men around him without consent. Five people told Insider they personally saw Star using a close-range stun gun or other tasing device to hurt and intimidate people around him.

And five people told Insider that in 2009 Star used a taser on a homeless teen who had rejected his affections in a movie theatre. That teen later stayed the night in Star’s apartment, and told Insider that Star gave him Ambien until he was intoxicated and forcibly performed oral sex on him without his consent. Several people and publicly available internet posts corroborate key components of the former homeless teen’s account.