The YouTube star mentioned people “making mistakes” several times, but never directly addressed any of the complaints lobbied against her. (Ballinger and two members of her team were asked for comment multiple times by Rolling Stone and did not respond.) In addition to 20 million subscribers across multiple accounts, the YouTuber was a fixture on the site, had several national and international tours, and starred in her own Netflix original series named after Miranda Sings’ famous catchphrase, “Haters Back Off!” But behind the scenes, former fans said Ballinger had multiple group chats where underaged participants were asked about their sex lives and alleged that power imbalances allowed for toxicity and bullying to run rampant in the fandom. Ballinger has long stood as one of the early faces of YouTube stardom. “Even though my team has strongly advised me to not say what I wanna say, I recently realized that they never said I couldn’t sing what I wanna say,” Ballinger crooned Wednesday.Įarlier this month, at least four former fans told Rolling Stone the same access that made the comedian famous opened the door for interactions they describe as toxic, exploitative, and hurtful.
Instead, in true millennial cringe fashion, Ballinger delivered her message through a 10-minute YouTube ukulele song, leaving behind probably the only time a notes app apology would have been preferable.
YouTube star Colleen Ballinger, the creator of sketch character Miranda Sings, is speaking out for the first time after fans accused the creator of spending years using her power and fame to engage in toxic parasocial relationships with underage fans.
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