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In 2016, Miranda Singswas borderline inescapable.
And not liking Miranda Sings was always part of the brand.
But now, former fans of the YouTuber and 36-year-old mother of three are more than annoyed.
On their YouTube pages, in their profiles, theyd be like Im doing this to become famous.
Heres a breakdown of everything we know so far about the controversy around Ballinger.
What were the first allegations against Colleen Ballinger?
I have a present for you today.
Right now Im considering you my social media intern.
Did Colleen Ballinger respond to the initial allegations against her?
She apologized for all of these videos in avideo titled addressing everything,released May 12, 2020.
But, I am not a monster and I am not a groomer.
She said that McIntyre wanted to move on, and so did she.
The matter was scarcely discussed after 2020, until Kodee Tyler Dahl brought the conversation to 2023.
Why have allegations against Ballinger resurfaced?
But the bulk of the new allegations come from a group message on Twitter called colleenys weenies group chat.
Wait, what is colleenys weenies group chat?
and also asked McIntyre what his favorite sex position was.
Ballinger has yet to comment on these screenshots.
In Ballingers 2023 response, she did not directly comment on the screenshots.
He says they ended up meeting for only five minutes.
Ballinger has yet to directly respond to these claims and did not respond when asked for comment.
Since Dahls video was posted, McIntyre has made 12 YouTube videos on the controversy.
In a recent video, he claims Ballinger grooms her fans emotionally.
Ballinger did not respond to the accusations in the video.
So, Becky chose to dress for the Miranda gaze and wore a romper.
She alsotweetedabout the incident.
Instead of being chosen for theporn bit, she was chosen for the yoga bit.
What is a porn bit and what is a yoga bit?
Both the porn bit and yoga bit required audience volunteers.
For the porn bit, it was usually a young girl wearing something that showed skin.
The girl showing even the slightest bit of skin was porn and the Miranda Sings clone was not.
For the yoga bit, Miranda and an audience volunteer copied bizarre-looking, difficult yoga-inspired poses.
ive been debating posting this picture, but this was me on stage.
she encouraged her fans to wear revealing clothing so we would get called on stage.
and then she exploited us and our bodies for her own gain.
Another portion of the show had Miranda going on dates with audience members during a search for a baesegment.
Oliver claims they were 13 to 14 at the time, while Trent was in his 30s.
Oliver said the conversations centered around their sexuality.
DeSoto and Ballinger met as freshmen at Azusa Pacific University.
He eventually ended up working for Ballinger, and even lived with her for a time.
He was widely known in the fandom, and even has his own online presence and fanbase.
Some of his fans created a group chat, named korys klit.
DeSoto deleted his Twitter around June 11, 2023.
In this, he claims that DeSoto was a bully.
Evansissued a public apology to Johnny.
Ballingers response did not specifically respond to Johnnys claims and DeSoto has yet to respond entirely.
Has Colleen Ballinger/ Miranda Sings released an apology?
This video has a decidedly different tone than her 2020 response.
The video/song ends with Ballinger resigning both the chorus and herself: Well, what do I know?
Fuck me, right?
Vulture reached out to Ballinger for comment.
We were made aware of this previously and have decided to cease the relationship completely.
As of publishing,she has lost 30,000 followers since June 15.
Currently, Ballinger has six other shows set before August 10.
Vulture reached out to the concert promoter for additional comment.
Have there been any further accusations?
In a21-minute videotitled colleen, Paytas addressedBallingersallegedmessages, calling them disgusting and illegal.
Referencing a fansdescription, she claimed Ballinger held viewing parties of my adult content to make fun of me.
Paytas said she is embarrassed to be associated with Ballinger.
I will never speak on Colleen again, Paytas concluded.
She just does not exist to me anymore.
Ballinger has not publicly responded to Paytass video.
(Uncle Jim, part of Miranda Sings lore, has an implied sexual relationship with Miranda).
This post has been updated.
