YouTuber Colleen Ballinger has denied grooming her younger followers.
In a YouTube video on Wednesday, the 36-year-old, also referred to as her character Miranda Sings, responded to experiences that she had used direct messaging to take care of inappropriate relationships with followers – together with minors.
“Lots of people are saying some issues about me that are not fairly true. It would not matter if it is true although simply so long as it is entertaining to you, proper?” Colleen started her 10-minute track, accompanied by a ukulele. “All aboard the poisonous gossip prepare, chugging down the tracks of misinformation.”
Earlier this month, former followers shared screenshots of textual content messages between themselves and Colleen and alleged that the messages indicated an try at exploitation.
“A few years in the past I used to message my followers, however not in a creepy approach like a whole lot of you are attempting to counsel. It was extra of a loser form of approach, however I used to be simply making an attempt to be besties with all people,” she sang.
Calling the expertise “bizarre”, Colleen admitted, “I’ve poured my coronary heart out to you, and due to that I really feel like I am speaking to my buddies, however at first of my profession I did not actually perceive that perhaps there ought to be some boundaries there.”
Colleen insisted she hasn’t messaged her followers for years as a result of she “took accountability” for her behaviour after which refused to confess to the “lies and rumours that you just made up for clout”.
“It would not matter that this stuff aren’t true, everybody simply believes that you’re the kind of individual that manipulates and abuses kids,” she continued. “The one factor I’ve ever groomed is my two Persian cats. I am not a groomer, only a loser who did not perceive I should not reply to followers.”
