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Adam McIntyre, who accused YouTuber Colleen Ballinger of inappropriate behavior, spoke retired aft the Miranda Sings creator denied the allegations successful a ukulele song.
YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Apologizes for Racist Remarks
YouTube star Adam McIntyre is not singing Colleen Ballinger's praises aft she responded to allegations of grooming with a ukulele performance.
Back successful 2020, McIntyre accused the Miranda Sings creator of having inappropriate relationships with underage fans—including himself. In a 25-minute video, he said Ballinger enactment him successful uncomfortable situations erstwhile helium was betwixt the ages of 13 and 16, specifically calling retired an lawsuit successful which she sent him lingerie during a livestream. (At the time, Ballinger admitted she "should person ne'er sent that.")
"Are you kidding me?" McIntyre said successful a Twitch watercourse connected June 28, soon aft Ballinger denied his claims successful a song posted to her YouTube channel. "This is your response? Your effect is making amusive of us? I'm successful awe."
McIntyre went connected to blast Ballinger's denial connected his Twitter, writing, "im gladsome her video did ONE thing, amusement you each EXACTLY the benignant of evil pistillate she is, that a batch of america person experienced implicit the past fewer years down the scenes, the disguise has slipped…everyone conscionable the REAL colleen ballinger."
In her June 28 video, Ballinger explained that she utilized to connection fans earlier successful her career, but "didn't recognize that possibly determination should beryllium immoderate boundaries" and oftentimes overshared details astir her life.
"I haven't done that successful years due to the fact that I changed my behaviour and took accountability," she sang, adding that she was not going to apologize to "lies and rumors."
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"Your extremity is to ruin the beingness of the idiosyncratic you despise portion you dramatize your lies and monetize their demise," she continued. "I'm definite you're disappointed successful my s--tty small song, I cognize you wanted maine to accidental that I was 100 percent successful the wrong."
While Ballinger did confess to making "jokes successful mediocre taste" and "lots of dumb mistakes," she denied ever sending inappropriate messages to teenage fans with the volition of grooming them.
"I'm not a groomer," the 36-year-old added. "I'm conscionable a loser who didn't recognize I shouldn't respond to fans."
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Earlier this month, McIntyre's accusations resurfaced erstwhile chap YouTuber KodeeRants shared alleged screenshots of Ballinger asking fans their "favorite position" successful a radical chat named "Colleeny's Weenies." Per NBC News, the unverified screenshots besides showed Ballinger allegedly asking McIntyre if helium was a virgin.
E! News has reached retired to Ballinger's rep for remark but hasn't heard back.
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