Shallon Lester

Shallon Nadine Lester (born January 23, 1981) is an American gossip columnist, author, editor, social media personality, and YouTuber. Lester previously wrote for newspapers and magazines such as the New York Daily News , FHM and Glamour , and served as an editor for Star Magazine. Lester also starred in the 2010 MTV reality television show: Downtown Girls.

Early life Lester was born in San Francisco to parents Nicolas and Nadine Lester. Lester was raised in Irvine, California, and graduated from University High School.

Career After college, Lester moved to New York City and got her first job writing for CollegeHumor. In 2007, Lester became a gossip columnist for the New York Daily News where she worked with Rush & Molloy.

Controversies

D'Angelo Wallace In March 25, 2020, Lester published a YouTube video titled "HOW TO SPOT A PSYCHOPATH: The Truth About Ellen Degeneres". Commentator YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace made a response video titled "shallon lester blocked me before i could get the truth out" criticizing Lester's method of analysis. Within a few days, Lester accused Wallace of doxxing her, and said that she reported Wallace to the police. Lester has yet to provide proof what she accused Wallace of, and Wallace has not been criminally charged for the doxxing allegation.

Disparaging comments on Bozeman residents In 2023, Business Insider published an article three years after Lester's move to Bozeman, Montana. Lester received backlash from local residents for, what they believed to be, making infantilizing, out-of-touch comments about the city's male residents' dating preferences where she perceived that they preferred "girls who need saving, or [girls] who may have jobs but not careers" instead of "her type of intelligence", and comments downplaying the city's residents moving away due to rising housing costs by stating that "it's common to see employees not show up to work if it's a good ski day or the first day of elk-hunting season." Lester responded to an Instagram page, that criticized her, by calling the account owner a "goblin" and an "anonymous, broke, dumpy pigeon".

Personal life Since June 2020, Lester currently resides in Bozeman, Montana, and has a dog named Cowboy.

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Books