Colleen Ballinger returns to YouTube months after being accused of racist and inappropriate behavior.
The 36-year-old content creator, best known by her alter ego Miranda Sings, was accused of maintaining exploitative relationships and grooming her young fans in June. At the time, she responded by uploading a 10-minute song about the allegations.
It followed a report that accused her of being racist on the set of her Netflix show. Haters retreat. A video of a previous performance also resurfaced, raising questions about whether she was wearing blackface.
Amid the backlash, Colleen’s tour dates were cancelled. However, she did not issue another public response. That changed on Saturday (Nov. 18), when she returned to YouTube with a new vlog and extended intro.
In it, he talked about everything from the song he released to what he’s been up to between videos. Colleen also addressed her past mistakes and her plans for the future.
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“Sorry I’ve been away for so long. I really missed this. I missed talking to everyone every day,” Colleen said at the beginning of a 13-minute vlog.
He spent several minutes speaking candidly to his fans via camera about the controversies.
“Obviously the last video I posed here… it’s really embarrassing to say the least. They were accusing me of some pretty horrible things and I was just angry and should have handled that situation with maturity and empathy. But instead, I let my ego take over and I’m really disappointed in myself,” the YouTuber said of her initial response to his reaction.
She went on to say, “Over the last 15 years of my career, there have been times where I was immature and inappropriate with some of my comedy. And there were times when I didn’t think enough about some of the interactions with my fans and because of that behavior people got hurt. Very sorry.”
“I never wanted to hurt anyone, but clearly I did, and I feel like there are probably people who are disappointed or feel abandoned by my silence over the past few months,” he said.
As for why he was absent for so long, the reason is twofold. “I needed to take some time to make sure I listened and learned as much as possible,” Colleen explained. “I also needed to get the help I needed to be well.”
Elsewhere in the vlog, he said, “I have spent most of the last few months in therapy.”
“I’m back and I’m here now. “I am not a perfect person and there are many things in my past that I wish I could go back, redo, fix and change,” she admitted. “I have no control over what people say about me. I only have control over my actions in the future, so I will do everything I can to ensure I create a positive, kind, inclusive and safe online space with my content. If you want to be a part of my online journey, I would love to have you. And if not, I completely understand,” she said.
Colleen continued, adding, “I don’t expect anyone to welcome me with open arms. I don’t hope to change anyone’s opinion with this video. “I just wanted to come here and say I’m sorry, and I wanted to try to show people that it is possible for someone to grow and learn and be better after making mistakes many, many years ago.”
After the extended performance, Colleen took her fans on a day in her life, talking about her kids, her chickens, and more.
The clip was met with surprise but excitement from fans. It was viewed almost 40,000 times in its first hours of broadcast.
If you missed it, amid the backlash towards Colleen, her ex-husband Joshua David Evans also spoke out and made some accusations of his own.
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