Colleen ‘Miranda Sings’ Ballinger respond to numerous grooming allegations against her by singing and playing ukelele

Colleen Ballinger, better known as her internet character Miranda Sings, denied the grooming allegations against her by singing a song on her ukulele. The YouTube star posted the 10-minute-long video on Wednesday, June 28.

Ballinger faced public allegations of grooming in April 2020. Adam McIntyre, a former superfan, released a video titled, “colleen ballinger, stop lying”. He claimed that Ballinger developed an “imbalanced, unhealthy friendship” when he was just 13 years old. He revealed that the YouTuber sent him her underwear.

McIntyre explained how he was part of a small Twitter group chat, named “Colleeny’s Weenies”, with Ballinger and some of her other fans. Earlier this month, McIntyre shared screenshots of Ballinger asking him what his “favourite position” was.

Ballinger released an apology video in 2020 in which she admitted to sending McIntyre her bra and underpants. Fans accepted her apology and continued to support her. McIntyre’s allegations were dismissed and he faced harassment from Ballinger’s fanbase.

However, the issue resurfaced after YouTube personality Kodee Tyler, known as KodeeRants, shared a lengthy video on June 3 defending McIntyre’s claims. Her description of her relationship with Ballinger and her “toxic” fanbase corroborated McIntyre’s allegations. She shared screenshots of the Miranda Sings star asking minors in a group whether or not they were virgins and what their favourite sex positions were. The video was later deleted.

Earlier this week, several former members of the Miranda Sings fanbase spoke up against the star and shared their own distressing interactions with her. They claim that they were “groomed” and “used” for their labour. McIntyre revealed how Ballinger would often “trauma dump” on him. He was further supported by others who shared similar experiences.

McIntyre stated, “I was so involved in this woman’s life that it’s embarrassing to look back on. There were some days, on a school night, I would be up until like 4 a.m. trying to calm her down or try to give her advice… It was a private thing.”

Ballinger has now posted a video titled “hi.” on her Colleen Vlogs YouTube channel. She cheekily said, “Even though my team has strongly advised me not to say what I’m going to say, I realised they never said I couldn’t sing about what I want to say,” in reference to all the allegations.

She denied the claims, singing, “A lot of people are saying some things about me that aren’t quite true/Doesn’t matter if it’s true though/Just as long as it’s entertaining to you, right?”

The second verse of the song stated, “I thought you wanted me to take accountability/But that’s not the point of your mob mentality is it, no/Your goal is to ruin the life of the person you despise/While you dramatize your lies and monetize their demise”.

“The only thing that I’ve ever groomed is my 2 Persian cats/I’m not a groomer, I’m just a loser,” she went on.

However, she did admit to “trauma dumping” on the fans as she sang, “I didn’t really understand that maybe there should be some boundaries there/There were times in the DMs when I would overshare… I changed my behaviour, andI took accountability”

In 2019, Ballinger held a live ‘yoga challenge’ event in character as Miranda Sings. She called a young fan called Becky onstage during the event. Miranda Sing then lifted her legs over her head, spread them wide open, and proceeded to play a fart sound.

Becky said, “I looked up to her so much and I just trusted her so much that I did it. I laid down and she just spread my legs wide open for everybody to see,” in conversation with HuffPost.

In a separate interview, she told Rolling Stone, “I was mortified in that position. I was in shock. But I had so many like friends through [the fandom] that I didn’t want to necessarily lose.”

The song addressed this controversy in its sixth verse, “And I’m not a predator even though a lot of you think so/Because 5 years ago, I made a fart joke”

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Colleen Ballinger is facing backlash for the music video. Fans expressed their disgust for Ballinger’s insensitivity. Many noted how singing on a ukulele undermined the grave nature of the issue.

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