After months of bizarre Instagram posts by founder Brandon Truaxe - including him announcing that Deciem will be shutting down operations - investor Estée Lauder has stripped co-CEO Brandon Truaxe of his role, and have replaced him with Nicola Kilner, Deciem's co-CEO, on an interim basis, according to the BBC.
The drama all started when Brandon Truaxe fired some of his senior staff members and took over the brand’s social media accounts back in February this year.
An in-depth report by Racked revealed the chaotic working conditions at the company, Truaxe reportedly sent erratic messages on social media, made all the profiles about him instead of any the company, and instilled a culture of bullying.
Since then the world has watched as Truaxe seemed to unravel on social media – posting erratic Instagram videos and screenshots of emails and news stories with lengthy captions that made little sense.
Earlier this month Truaxe used the @deciem account to announce its closure in a video where he stated; ‘Hi everyone, I'm Brandon Truaxe, founder of Deciem. This is the final post of Deciem. We will shut down all operations until further notice, which will be about two months.’
What he said next was even more bizarre.
‘Almost everyone at Deciem has been involved in a major criminal activity which includes financial crimes and much other. You have no idea what a soldier I've been for more than 13 years, I've been made fun of as a porn actor and as a f****** drug dealer and everything for 13 years. It's all ending now.’
The caption didn't offer much clarity; ‘Without filters. A revolution is coming. Every one of you who has been laughing aT me will with certainty face criminal prosecution. Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has been the biggest stock promotion.’
He then went on to list a number of people and companies including, most confusingly, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck and Dishoom.
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2 of 5Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum
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3 of 5AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
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