YouTuber Colleen Ballinger, 36, has spoken publically for the first time after being embroiled in a series of claims in recent weeks and months.
The internet sensation, who rocketed to fame in 2008 for her whacky and silly Miranda Sings character, has recently been accused of “grooming”.
The comedian, who has more than 20 million followers across her multiple YouTube pages, was accused of the allegations as resurfaced clips of her internet persona making sexual comments made it’s way online.
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But speaking out in a new video, Colleen has now broken her silence, with her admitting to messaging her fans but urging “not in a creepy way”.
Taking to YouTube to share her side of the story, Colleen said: “Many years ago, I used to message my fans. But not in a creepy way, like a lot of you are trying to suggest.”
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Adding: “It was more of a loser kind of way, where I was just trying to be besties with everybody.”
She then went on to say how she was the “weird aunt” of her fanbase and admitted that there “should have been some boundaries” between herself and the people who followed her.
The YouTuber then branded the very serious allegations as a “toxic gossip train” which is “fueled with hateful accusations”.
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The accusations began on June 7 when YouTuber Adam McIntyre posted a video about his “relationship with Colleen Ballinger”, which had a run time of almost two hours.
In the video, he alleged that Colleen had “groomed” him and a group of teens when she was in her 30s back in the 2010s, with him showing several screenshots of messages that Colleen sent or was involved in.
Adam alleged that Colleen had asked him about his virginity and also asked people in the group chat to send “inappropriate videos”.
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A different person also spoke out this month, with a girl named Becky sharing her story on June 13.
Taking to TikTok to share a video, the clip saw Colleen opening an audience member’s legs during a yoga challenge.
In other videos now circling social media, the Miranda Sings character can be seen making seemingly sexual comments about vaginas and menstruation.
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