Colleen Ballinger is seemingly doubling down on her apology video, which has gone incredibly viral in recent weeks.
05.07.2023 - 21:23 / variety.com
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor YouTuber and performer Colleen Ballinger, best known as the creator of Miranda Sings, is facing new criticism over a years-old video in which she sings Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” while apparently in blackface. It’s not clear when the video was shot, but it was shared February 2018 on her Miranda Sings YouTube channel (where it remains viewable but is unlisted). In the video, Ballinger — as her Miranda Sings persona — seems to have black greasepaint smeared on her face as she performs the Beyoncé hit. A clip from the video was shared Wednesday by social media influencer Paige Christie on Twitter, who wrote, “I’m gonna need someone to explain the black on her face…” Christie said it appeared that Ballinger performed the Beyoncé song at a show in London’s West End around the summer of 2010.
I’m gonna need someone to explain the black on her face…
Colleen Ballinger is seemingly doubling down on her apology video, which has gone incredibly viral in recent weeks.
who is best known for her alter ego Miranda Sings, had been performing a string of live dates across the US in May and June. Her tour was scheduled to resume in Boise, Idaho this Thursday (July 13).However, as The Independent has highlighted, despite the fact that many tour dates are still listed on Ballinger’s website, each link clicks through to websites stating that the shows have been cancelled.According to her website, her show was “open to all ages and rated PG13 due to some adult references and expletives that appear briefly on a screen”.Last month Ballinger was accused in an Huffington Post UK investigation of sending sexually explicit messages to young fans, which she denied at the end of the month via song in a video posted to her Colleen Vlogs YouTube account.She said in her video: “Some people are saying things about me that just aren’t true.
Consequences are finally catching up to Colleen Ballinger.
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Colleen Ballinger was not wearing blackface in the viral video from a performance in her past.
The accusations against Colleen Ballinger are mounting.
Beyoncé song has surfaced online.Last month Ballinger was accused in an Huffington Post UK investigation of sending sexually explicit messages to young fans, which she denied last week through song in a video posted to her Colleen Vlogs YouTube account.Now, the musician, actress and comedian has made headlines again for what could well be regarded as her wearing blackface. In the clip she’s seen performing ‘Single Ladies’ with dark paint on her face, backed by two dancers who aren’t wearing any face paint.The video shared to her Miranda Sings YouTube channel in February 2018 is unlisted but is still viewable.
One of the biggest questions on everyone’s minds right now: How did Colleen Ballinger get away with so much for so long, especially given all of the accusations that have come out and videos of her skits that have resurfaced?!
was posted by social media influencer @PaigeChristieUK on Twitter Wednesday, and showed the scandal-plagued Ballinger — as Miranda Sings — performing the 2008 song with what looks like dark paint or makeup smudged all over her face, accompanied by two backup dancers.The dancers do not appear to be wearing the paint. On Twitter, Christie further claimed that the video was found through a QR code link in Ballinger’s 2018 book, “My Diarrhe,” authored under her character’s name.Christie showed a screen recording of someone scanning the QR code in the book, which led them to an unlisted YouTube video that was posted in 2018 and titled “Single Ladies,” in which Ballinger is seen on stage.Per TMZ, some also claimed that the clip was offered as an “exclusive sneak peek” to people who bought the book.
How’s Colleen Ballinger gonna sing this trouble away…
A new video of Colleen Ballinger from the past has resurfaced on social media.
Trisha Paytas is speaking out about THAT Colleen Ballinger controversy…
Trisha Paytas is speaking out about the allegations against friend and podcast partner, Colleen Ballinger, after Ballinger was accused of forming «inappropriate personal relationships» with teenagers. Multiple longtime fans of Ballinger, otherwise known as YouTube's Miranda Sings, came forward in a recent report by the expressing that the 36-year-old «maintained uncomfortably close relationships with them when they were teens,» even accusing the social media personality of «grooming» them.Paytas, a fellow YouTuber, uploaded a new video to her channel Monday titled «colleen,» in which she claimed that she was «unaware» of the allegations made against Ballinger until recently.«I wasn't aware of these most recent things that are coming out,» Ballinger said in the video. «Everyone knows I have a very, very, very firm stance on talking to anyone underage, platonic or not.»She continued, «I have a lot of trauma when it comes to my relationships I had when I was underage.
Trisha Paytas has released a 21-minute video in which she responds to allegations about Colleen Ballinger.
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Last week, Colleen Ballinger returned to YouTube, with the “Miranda Sings” creator performing a song addressed at allegations that she “groomed” an underage fan.
Last week, Colleen Ballinger returned to YouTube, with the “Miranda Sings” creator performing a song addressed at allegations that she “groomed” an underage fan.
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There’s been another negative report about YouTuber Colleen Ballinger, this time about her behavior on the set of her Netflix series Haters Back Off.