The Beauty Guru That Wasn’t

Wait, who? Unless you are an active follower of BeautyGuruChatter on Reddit, you probably haven’t heard of Lillee Jean. Lillee Jean is a cute and bubbly self-proclaimed beauty guru with over 1 million Instagram followers. But this story isn’t about Lillee Jean — it’s about her mother Laura Trueman.  Laura Trueman, also known as “Laur,” is 52-year-old woman living in Queens. Laur supposedly sells, or at least sold, antiques online. Her claim to fame is allegedly providing props for major motion pictures such as Men In Black . Laur also says she has worked in the legal field for at least a decade. Now, Laur owns Jeaniez Inc., a corporation dedicated to managing budding social media star Lillee Jean. Since Summer 2019, Laur has attracted the attention of drama-lovers on Reddit, LOLCows, and KiwiFarms due to her rabid defense of her daughter, which often comes off as less momma bear and more as insane rantings. Laur claims online bullies have harassed ...