Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings) Ukulele Apology Video

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Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings) Ukulele Apology Video is a viral video posted by YouTuber Colleen Ballinger (formerly known by her online persona Miranda Sings) in late June 2023 in which she addresses the then-recent controversy revolving around her allegedly engaging with young fans in inappropriate ways. The video came weeks after YouTuber Adam McIntyre shared his experiences of Ballinger purportedly having age-inappropriate conversations with him and various other young children in a group chat. Ballinger's decision to deliver her apology in the form of a ukulele song drew the ire of many internet commentators that believed the format to be too lighthearted to address the serious allegations levied against her, prompting viral discussions and reactions in the following days.

Origin

Colleen Ballinger came under fire in 2020 and 2023 after fellow YouTuber and former Miranda Sings fan Adam McIntyre shared her alleged history of engaging in inappropriate conversations with her minor fans.

On June 28th, 2023, Colleen Ballinger took to her YouTube^[1] to issue an apology for her actions. In the video, Ballinger notes that her management team had advised her against speaking about the allegations levied against her, so she decided to sing about them instead. The approximately 10-minute-long video shows Ballinger strumming on a ukulele while recounting her side of events. The video gathered over 2.5 million views in a day (seen below).

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Several Twitter users reacted to the news about Ballinger's ukulele apology video as it went viral, with Twitter^[2] user @rosesdodie posting a tweet on June 28th, 2023, that read, "'the only thing I’ve ever groomed is my two persian cats' ?? SHE CAN’T BE SERIOUS ?." Ballinger says the line at the 6:26 timestamp. The tweet gathered over 85,000 likes in a day (seen below, left). Also on June 28th, Twitter^[3] user @SaeedDiCaprio posted a tweet showing Ballinger's video with the title edited to read, "slowed+reverb," gathering over 120,000 like in a day (seen below, right).

Various TikTokers reacted to Ballinger's video as well, with TikToker^[4] @holdensmith962 posting a video on June 28th, with the caption, "addison rae when she makes a dance to colleen ballinger's ukulele apology video." The post gathered over 400,000 plays and 80,000 likes in a day (seen below, left). On June 29th, Howie Mandel took to this TikTok^[5] @officialhowiemandel to post a video parodying Ballinger's apology, gathering 700,000 views and 160,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).

Upload Of 'Toxic Gossip Train' And Copyright Strikes

On July 10th, Ballinger uploaded "Toxic Gossip Train" to streaming services through CD Baby. Ethan Klein alleged his video that used portions of Ballinger's video in order to discuss it was hit with a DMCA notice because Ballinger now held the copyright to the track.

Second Apology Video

On November 18th, 2023, Ballinger posted a second apology vlog, this time giving a more sincere apology both for the ukulele video and her past actions that led to the allegations against her. This was also poorly received on social media, as Ballinger transitioned into a regular vlog for the second half of the apology, rankling several of those following the story.

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