![]() ![]() While apology videos are a dime a dozen in a culture where creators with online fandoms have often been accused of abuse, this one stood out - if not only for the haphazard dismissal of serious allegations and the stated disregard of her own team’s apparent advice, but for just how cringe-inducing it is to address these allegations through a corny song. Even though my team has strongly advised me to not say what I want to say, I recently realized they never said that I couldn’t sing what I wanted to say.” I’ve been wanting to come online and talk to you about a few things. ![]() Instead of a traditional apology video, however, Ballinger instead pulled out her ukulele and gave a defense of herself in an original song.īallinger began the video with a spoken introduction: “Hey everyone. The video was released amid several allegations that the creator used her celebrity to allow for toxic, exploitative, and hurtful interactions with fans, as described in reporting at Rolling Stone and numerous other outlets. ![]() Colleen Ballinger, a popular YouTuber and comedian known by the character name Miranda Sings, shocked fans with a video posted on June 28. ![]()
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