Colleen Ballinger Responds To “Grooming” Allegations By Pulling Out A Ukelele And Singing A 10 Minute-Song About the “Toxic Gossip Train”

Colleen Ballinger, the creator of YouTube personality Miranda Sings, who launched her comedic alter ego’s YouTube channel in 2008, has been put under fire over the past couple of years due to allegations of engaging inappropriately with fans.

In response to the allegations, Ballinger posted a ten-minute and nineteen-second-long YouTube video today titled “hi.,” in which she takes out her ukulele and sings an apology song addressing what is being said about her. The video’s caption is as follows: “I do not condone or support any kind of online bullying or hate towards anyone. ever.”

She opens up the video by singing, “Hey, it’s been a while since you saw my face. I haven’t been doing so great, so I took a little break.”

She continues in a subdued speaking voice, “A lot of people are saying some things about me that aren’t quite true. It doesn’t matter if it’s true though,” then she switches back to singing, “just as long as it’s entertaining to you.”

The song progresses into the chorus, beginning with, “All aboard the toxic gossip train,” which is “chugging down the tracks of misinformation.”

During the video, Ballinger switches between singing and speaking, explaining the context of the allegations, which stem from the reportedly inappropriate interactions she has engaged in with fans. She compares her interactions in private group chats with her fans to the uncomfortable antics of a “weird aunt” at a family gathering, who’s constantly “coming up to you and going, ‘Hey girl, what’s the tea?'” Ballinger also says, “the only thing I’ve groomed is my two Persian cats,” denying the accusations.

According to The Tab, Ballinger resumed her tour as Miranda Sings despite previous fans making such claims, including Adam McIntyre, a fellow YouTuber and social media influencer who had created a fan account dedicated to Miranda Sings in 2013. The outlet shared that Ballinger “supposedly sent him lingerie as a joke” after one of her livestreams, during which she told fans that some of them would receive her “ugly” and “unused” clothing.

McIntyre and some other fans were a part of a private Twitter group chat called “Colleeny’s Weenies,” where Ballinger reportedly shared intimate details of her divorce from Josh Evans, calling him “emotionally abusive,” per The Independent.

According to HuffPost UK , in 2016, when McIntyre was 15, he messaged in the group chat that his “ass looked good,” to which Ballinger replied, “pics Adam.”

McIntyre responded to the apology video via Twitter, writing, “she did this to me in 2020, i can deal with this again but i just can’t believe how truly evil this woman is, i’m so upset.”

she did this to me in 2020, i can deal with this again but i just can’t believe how truly evil this woman is, i’m so upset

— adam mcintyre (@theadammcintyre) June 28, 2023

“But what do I know, fuck me, right?” Ballinger exclaims at the end of the video.

However, as many of the video’s critics have pointed out, the video comes off “unserious” and gives off a sentiment that she is in fact “not sorry.”

This is not the first time that Ballinger has addressed allegations against her via YouTube. In 2020, she posted a video addressing these allegations.