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Colleen Ballinger's ineligible squad spoke retired successful her defence aft the YouTuber was accused of wearing blackface successful a resurfaced video of her performing Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" successful 2009.
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Colleen Ballinger is facing backlash for a 2009 show of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" successful what immoderate alleged was blackface, which her ineligible squad has denied.
The YouTube prima was accused of being racially insensitive erstwhile societal media influencer Paige Christie unearthed footage of Ballinger covering the 2008 smash deed during 1 of her unrecorded shows. In a 45-second clip posted connected Twitter July 5, Ballinger—acting arsenic her awkward change ego Miranda Sings—was seen belting retired the tune with what appeared to beryllium acheronian overgarment smeared crossed her face.
"I'm gonna request idiosyncratic to explicate the achromatic connected her face," Christie tweeted, prompting activistic Shola Mos-Shogbamimu to write successful a abstracted tweet, "Colleen Ballinger tells the satellite she's a racist with her afloat chest. Imagine doing a Beyoncé opus successful Blackface and the assemblage are laughing & being entertained."
However, according to a instrumentality steadfast representing Ballinger, the Haters Back Off prima was really successful greenish look overgarment from a prior cover of Wicked's "As Long As You're Mine." According to the steadfast Berk Brettler, Ballinger had painted her look greenish to look similar Elphaba the witch from the musical, earlier launching into her Beyoncé cover.
"She painted her look greenish similar the witch," the instrumentality steadfast said successful a connection to NBC News. "After that number, she went close into 'Single Ladies' (while inactive wearing the greenish makeup). At that time, she closed each her shows with that Beyoncé number—it was 1 of her astir fashionable bits."
Per the outlet, Berk Brettler besides provided a longer video of the performance, which showed Ballinger singing onstage with Wicked actor Oliver Tompsett.
This was not the archetypal clip Ballinger faced accusations of racist behavior. Back successful 2020, the contented creator apologized for employing "racial stereotypes" in a decade-old video successful which she and her sister pretended to beryllium Latinx women.
"It is not funny, and it is wholly hurtful," Ballinger said successful her apology video. "I americium truthful ashamed and embarrassed that I ever thought this was okay."
In the aforesaid video, she besides addressed accusations of misconduct made by chap YouTube star Adam McIntyre, who said Ballinger had sent him lingerie connected a livestream erstwhile helium was a teenager.
"I should person ne'er sent that," Ballinger acknowledged. "I don't cognize what portion of my encephalon was missing astatine the clip that I thought, 'Oh, this is simply a normal, silly happening to do.'"
Recently, the 36-year-old refuted allegations of kid grooming and forming inappropriate narration with underage fans. In a June 28 video, Ballinger strummed a ukulele portion comparing the accusations to a "toxic gossip train" headed for "manipulation station."
"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," she continued. "Well, I'm atrocious I'm not gonna instrumentality that way of admitting to lies and rumors that you made up for clout."
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