Colleen Ballinger: Miranda Sings YouTuber denies grooming allegations in lengthy ukulele video

Colleen Ballinger, the YouTube star behind the favored sketch character Miranda Sings, addressed the allegations of grooming she faces in a musical, 10-minute-long video shared Wednesday (28 June).

Public allegations in opposition to Ballinger, 36, date again to April 2020 when 22-year-old Adam McIntyre released a video in which he claimed Ballinger developed an imbalanced, unhealthy friendship with him when he was 13.

This week, a number of former members of the Miranda Sings fan membership spoke to HuffPostUK, alleging that Ballinger “groomed” them.

In a video posted to her Colleen Vlogs YouTube channel, Ballinger known as the allegations “lies” and “poisonous gossip” all whereas taking part in the ukulele.

“Some persons are saying issues about me that simply aren’t true,” she mentioned originally of the video.

“Despite the fact that my staff has strongly suggested me to not say what I’m going to say, I realised they by no means mentioned I couldn’t sing about what I wish to say.”

She continued: “I used to message my followers – however not in a creepy manner, like a number of you are attempting to counsel. It was extra of a loser type of manner. I used to be simply attempting to be besties with all people.”

Ballinger admitted that “there have been occasions in DMs after I would overshare” however mentioned she “modified my behaviour and took accountability”.

She then went on to sing: “Thought you needed me to take accountability / however that’s not the purpose of your mob mentality / your purpose is to spoil the lifetime of the individual you despise / whilst you dramatise your lies and monetise their demise.

“… I’m certain you’re disenchanted in my shitty little music / I do know you needed me to say that I used to be 100% in the improper / properly I’m sorry I’m not gonna take that route / of admitting to lies and rumours that you just made up for clout.

“The one factor I’ve ever groomed is my two Persian cats / I’m not a groomer, only a loser / who didn’t perceive I shouldn’t reply to followers / and I’m not a predator even a number of you assume so / as a result of 5 years in the past I made a fart joke.”

Whereas Ballinger admitted to creating “jokes in poor style” and “dumb errors”, she added: “Was it my intention to govern? No.”

“For what it’s value, I by no means had any dangerous intentions,” she mentioned. “However I do really feel like s***.”

In a tweet addressing the video, McIntyre wrote: “As a lot as colleen discredited & made enjoyable of me, im glad her video did ONE factor, present you all EXACTLY the kind of evil girl she is, that a number of us have skilled over the previous few years behind the scenes, the masks has slipped…everybody meet the REAL colleen ballinger.”

Ballinger beforehand admitted sending McIntyre a bra and underpants in a 2020 apology video. “I don’t know what a part of my mind was lacking on the time,” she mentioned. “However I’m not a monster, I’m not a groomer, and I shouldn’t kill myself.”

You will discover all the things we all know concerning the grooming allegations Ballinger faces right here.

She didn’t reply to The Unbiased’s request for remark.