Colleen Ballinger’s upcoming tour dates have been canceled following accusations of grooming and inappropriate parasocial relationships with underage followers.
The tour, which had already been underway earlier than the allegations surfaced, was scheduled to renew on Thursday (July 13) in Boise, Idaho. Nevertheless, whereas the tour dates are nonetheless listed on Ballinger’s web site, when the hyperlink is clicked, the web site states that the reveals are canceled, as initially reported by The Unbiased.
Allegations surrounding Ballinger’s conduct along with her followers first started in 2020, when YouTuber Adam McIntyre made a video claiming that the comic had a private friendship with him whereas he was simply an adolescent and he or she was in her 30s. He added that he would assist along with her social media and could be steadily put in uncomfortable conditions, particularly noting that at one level, Ballinger despatched him lingerie as a joke. On the time, Ballinger denied a few of his allegations in a video.
The allegations resurfaced final month when one other YouTuber, KodeeRants, who defended Ballinger in opposition to McIntyre in 2020, alleged that Ballinger privately shared screenshots of messages with McIntyre in a fan group chat. She additionally confirmed screenshots in her now-deleted video, through which Ballinger requested the group of followers their “favourite place,” amongst different inappropriate questions.
In response, Ballinger uploaded an uncommon 10-minute video to YouTube, selecting to handle the allegations by a ukulele music. “For what it’s price, I by no means had any unhealthy intentions however I do really feel like s—,” the 36-year-old sang, proclaiming, “I’m not a groomer. I’m only a loser who didn’t perceive I shouldn’t reply to followers.”
“Your purpose is to break the lifetime of the particular person you despise whilst you dramatize your lies and monetize their demise,” she sang, taking part in the ukulele and repeating a “poisonous gossip prepare” refrain. “I’m certain you’re upset in my s–tty little music, I do know you needed me to say that I used to be one hundred pc within the flawed.”
