Ballinger admitted to sending underwear. Photo: YOUTUBE. she denies the allegations while playing the ukulele.
Colleen Ballinger, who rose to fame with her satirical character Miranda Sings in 2008, released a 10-minute video in which she sings, “I'm not a groomer, I'm just a loser” .
The 36-year-old mother-of-three has amassed close to 20 million followers thanks to her comedy sketches as Miranda, a nasty, untalented YouTuber who puts on bad red lipstick and thinks she's destined for stardom.
Ms. Ballinger has been on international tours and filmed her own Netflix original series named after her character's tagline “Haters Get Off”.
But since then, several fans have accused her of abusing her power to shape with them inappropriate relationships when they were children.
Former fan Adam McIntyre, 20, spoke about his ordeal with the star in 2020. He said she had been friends with him since the age of 13 after he met her at a live event.
He and other former fans claim they were in a private group chat with Ms. Ballinger called Colleeny's Weenies, where she sent sexual messages asking them if they were virgins and what their “favorite position” was. She mailed a lace thong and bra to Mr. McIntyre when he was 15.
Ms Ballinger denied the courtship allegations at the time but admitted to sending underwear, saying it was “stupid”.
Colleen Ballinger has over 20 million followers. Photo: NBCUniversal
Now, several other fans have spoken out about their strained relationship with the star, claiming she gave them free tickets to her live performances.
One fan, known as Becky, called Ms. Ballinger a “cougar” who “exploited” her at an event when she was 16 years old. Becky said she was called on stage and asked to lie on the floor while Ms. Ballinger stretched her legs to the sound of a fart.
Footage of the moment resulted in TMZ reporting that some brands are dropping sponsorship deals with Ms. Ballinger.
She also reportedly gave the group personal details about her relationship, accusing her former partner Joshua David Evans of being “emotionally abusive” and urging them to bully him online. Mr Evans, who denies being abusive, told HuffPost that after the divorce, he began receiving death threats from fans.
On Wednesday, Ms Ballinger responded to the latest allegations in a bizarre video that seemed to refutes the seriousness of the allegations. with the song.
Ballinger, playing the ukulele, says her team “strongly advised” her not to speak, but “they never said I couldn't sing what I wanted to say.”
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She further admits that she “used to message my fans, but not in the creepy way that many of you are trying to suggest,” adding, “It was more of a loser's path.”
She added, “There were times in the private messages when I shared the details of my life, which was very strange of me.”
She sings the chorus about the “poisonous gossip train” heading for the “manipulation station” and the “mob mentality” . .
Ballinger on The Jimmy Fallon Show in 2017. Photo: NBCUniversal
There are moments in the song when she speaks directly into the camera.
“So I just wanted to say that the only thing I've ever looked after is my two Persian cats,” she said.
“I'm not a groomer . I'm just a loser who didn't understand that I shouldn't reply to the fans. And I'm not a predator, although many of you think so.”
She said she was “just trying to make friends with everyone” and likened herself to the gossip-hungry aunt in the family.
She said that everyone now sees her as “a person who manipulates and abuses children.”
Mr. McIntyre responded to the video by saying, “I'm glad that her video did ONE thing, show you all EXACTLY the type of evil woman she represents that many of us have experienced over the past few years backstage, the mask has come off…everyone meets the REAL Colin Ballinger.”
We reached out to to Ms. Ballinger's representative for comments.
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