Colleen Ballinger, the name behind the Miranda Sings YouTube personality, posted an apology singing video on YouTube to address the allegations of child grooming she has received.
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.
