The Truth About Jeffree Star's New Boyfriend

As Star's new beau went public, controversy arose. According to E!, as Star's new relationship started trending on Twitter, so did accusations that Marhold was dating Star for financial reasons. Star clapped back at his accusers on Twitter, saying, "I know it's devastating news for some people, but I don't give money to anyone I'm dating or anyone who is f***ing me. Work on your own insecurities sis, I'm not the problem."

Additionally, Schwandt's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, who goes by Leezy, started tweeting about his relationship with Star (via MTV). "My ex on the shade room for f***ing Jeffree Starr (sic) is not how I planned to start my day," she tweeted. She also referred to Star's past racist remarks, for which he has since apologized. "In these videos I say some really disgusting, vile, nasty and embarrassing things," Star said in a YouTube video in 2017. "Those videos were 12 years ago and I look at them and it just makes me sick to my stomach because I don't know who that person was."