Colleen Ballinger Defends Herself Against Accusations With a Song – Billboard

Colleen Ballinger, YouTube star and creator behind comedy persona Miranda Sings, took to YouTube on Wednesday (June 28) to share a long-awaited video in response to accusations from followers that she engaged in poisonous, inappropriate parasocial relationships with underage followers and groomed them.

Nevertheless, the 10-minute video was a bit uncommon compared to different movie star statements after an issue, as she selected to precise her ideas with a 10-minute music carried out on ukulele.

“Lots of people are saying some issues about me that aren’t fairly true. Doesn’t matter if it’s true, although, simply so long as it’s entertaining to you, proper?” the 36-year-old content material creator sang within the clip posted to her Colleen Vlogs channel. “You guys having enjoyable? All aboard the poisonous gossip prepare, chugging down the tracks of misinformation. The poisonous gossip prepare.”

All through the video, Ballinger did admit to having “bizarre” relationships along with her followers earlier in her profession however “for what it’s value, I by no means had any dangerous intentions however I do really feel like s—.”

Allegations surrounding Ballinger’s conduct along with her followers first started in 2020, when YouTuber Adam McIntyre made a video claiming that the comic had a private friendship with him whereas he was simply a youngster and she or he was in her 30s, including that at one level, she despatched him lingerie as a joke. On the time, Ballinger responded to a few of his allegations in a video.

Nevertheless, the allegations resurfaced only a few weeks in the past when one other YouTuber, KodeeRants, who defended Ballinger towards McIntyre in 2020, alleged that Ballinger privately shared screenshots of messages with McIntyre in a fan group chat. She additionally confirmed screenshots in her now-deleted video, through which Ballinger requested the group of followers their “favourite place,” amongst different inappropriate questions.

Ballinger didn’t handle KodeeRants’ claims in her response music, which you’ll watch beneath.