Colleen Ballinger is seemingly doubling down on her apology video, which has gone incredibly viral in recent weeks.
29.06.2023 - 02:05 / nypost.com
a 10-minute video Wednesday entitled “hi.” She flippantly took “accountability” for her actions while simultaneously criticizing cancel culture. “Some people are saying things about me that just aren’t true,” she said in a sing-song voice.
“Even though my team has strongly advised me not to say what I’m going to say, I realized they never said I couldn’t sing about what I want to say.”Ballinger, who has been on YouTube for more than 15 years, stated that early in her career she “used to message my fans — but not in a creepy way, like a lot of you are trying to suggest. It was more of a loser kind of way.
I was just trying to be besties with everybody.” She admitted that “there were times in DMs when I would overshare,” but said she “changed my behavior and took accountability.”Her statements are in response to accusations by YouTuber Adam McIntyre, 20, who first claimed in a 2020 YouTube video that Ballinger allegedly formed an inappropriate personal friendship with him while he was 13 to 16 years old.He alleged Ballinger sent him lingerie as a joke, gave him access to her social media and exchanged text messages with him for years.This month, McIntyre uploaded another YouTube video, “my relationship with colleen ballinger,” in which he accused her of “grooming” him and other teenagers in the 2010s.The video, which is nearly two hours long, has over 541,000 views. The Post has contacted reps for Ballinger and McIntyre for comment.“I just wanted to say that the only thing I’ve ever groomed is my two Persian cats,” Ballinger claimed Wednesday.
“I’m not a groomer, I’m just a loser who didn’t understand I shouldn’t respond to fans. I’m not a predator even though a lot of you think so because five years ago I made a fart
.Colleen Ballinger is seemingly doubling down on her apology video, which has gone incredibly viral in recent weeks.
Upcoming live shows of comic Youtuber Colleen Ballinger, also known by her stage name Miranda Sings, have been canceled following allegations of inappropriate relationships with underage fans and dancing to “Single Ladies” in an old video wearing what some thought to be blackface.
who is best known for her alter ego Miranda Sings, had been performing a string of live dates across the US in May and June. Her tour was scheduled to resume in Boise, Idaho this Thursday (July 13).However, as The Independent has highlighted, despite the fact that many tour dates are still listed on Ballinger’s website, each link clicks through to websites stating that the shows have been cancelled.According to her website, her show was “open to all ages and rated PG13 due to some adult references and expletives that appear briefly on a screen”.Last month Ballinger was accused in an Huffington Post UK investigation of sending sexually explicit messages to young fans, which she denied at the end of the month via song in a video posted to her Colleen Vlogs YouTube account.She said in her video: “Some people are saying things about me that just aren’t true.
Consequences are finally catching up to Colleen Ballinger.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The 11 remaining dates on Colleen Ballinger’s Miranda Sings live tour have been canceled, and the “Oversharing” podcast she co-hosted with YouTube creator Trisha Paytas has come to an end. The cancellations come after Ballinger, the YouTuber and performer who rose to fame with the awkward, lipstick-smeared Miranda Sings character, has faced accusations that she engaged in inappropriate conduct with young fans several years ago. Ballinger last month responded to the allegations that she formed improper relationships with teenagers, denying that she had “groomed” fans who were children. In a June 28 video, she denied the “lies” and “gossip” about her partly in song, while accompanying herself on a ukulele. “The only thing I’ve ever groomed is my two Persian cats / I’m not a groomer, just a loser / who didn’t understand I shouldn’t respond to fans / and I’m not a predator even a lot of you think so / because five years ago I made a fart joke,” Ballinger sang in the video.
Colleen Ballinger has seemingly cancelled all of her remaining tour dates amid various controversies.
Trisha Paytas is distancing herself from all the controversies surrounding Colleen Ballinger, the YouTube star known as Miranda Sings.
Trisha Paytas is ending her podcast with Colleen Ballinger after three episodes.
Controversy surrounding “Miranda Sings” YouTuber Colleen Ballinger continues to grow, and now her podcasting partner and longtime friend is cutting ties with her.
The accusations against Colleen Ballinger are mounting.
Beyoncé song has surfaced online.Last month Ballinger was accused in an Huffington Post UK investigation of sending sexually explicit messages to young fans, which she denied last week through song in a video posted to her Colleen Vlogs YouTube account.Now, the musician, actress and comedian has made headlines again for what could well be regarded as her wearing blackface. In the clip she’s seen performing ‘Single Ladies’ with dark paint on her face, backed by two dancers who aren’t wearing any face paint.The video shared to her Miranda Sings YouTube channel in February 2018 is unlisted but is still viewable.
One of the biggest questions on everyone’s minds right now: How did Colleen Ballinger get away with so much for so long, especially given all of the accusations that have come out and videos of her skits that have resurfaced?!
was posted by social media influencer @PaigeChristieUK on Twitter Wednesday, and showed the scandal-plagued Ballinger — as Miranda Sings — performing the 2008 song with what looks like dark paint or makeup smudged all over her face, accompanied by two backup dancers.The dancers do not appear to be wearing the paint. On Twitter, Christie further claimed that the video was found through a QR code link in Ballinger’s 2018 book, “My Diarrhe,” authored under her character’s name.Christie showed a screen recording of someone scanning the QR code in the book, which led them to an unlisted YouTube video that was posted in 2018 and titled “Single Ladies,” in which Ballinger is seen on stage.Per TMZ, some also claimed that the clip was offered as an “exclusive sneak peek” to people who bought the book.
How’s Colleen Ballinger gonna sing this trouble away…
A new video of Colleen Ballinger from the past has resurfaced on social media.
Trisha Paytas is speaking out about THAT Colleen Ballinger controversy…
Trisha Paytas is speaking out about the allegations against friend and podcast partner, Colleen Ballinger, after Ballinger was accused of forming «inappropriate personal relationships» with teenagers. Multiple longtime fans of Ballinger, otherwise known as YouTube's Miranda Sings, came forward in a recent report by the expressing that the 36-year-old «maintained uncomfortably close relationships with them when they were teens,» even accusing the social media personality of «grooming» them.Paytas, a fellow YouTuber, uploaded a new video to her channel Monday titled «colleen,» in which she claimed that she was «unaware» of the allegations made against Ballinger until recently.«I wasn't aware of these most recent things that are coming out,» Ballinger said in the video. «Everyone knows I have a very, very, very firm stance on talking to anyone underage, platonic or not.»She continued, «I have a lot of trauma when it comes to my relationships I had when I was underage.
Trisha Paytas has released a 21-minute video in which she responds to allegations about Colleen Ballinger.
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Last week, Colleen Ballinger returned to YouTube, with the “Miranda Sings” creator performing a song addressed at allegations that she “groomed” an underage fan.