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Colleen Ballinger is an American YouTuber, singer, actress, writer, and comedian. Her road to fame began when she started posting on the internet under the guise of her character Miranda Sings.
Ballinger's fame led her to do tours worldwide and even releasing a Netflix series called Haters Back Off. However, her fame started going downhill in 2020, when she was accused by a fan of behaving inappropriately with him when he was a minor.
This led to more allegations from younger fans which led to Ballinger being called a "gr**mer." At the time, Colleen was one of the most disliked internet personalities.
Recently, Colleen posted a YouTube video titled "bye for now" where she addresses how burnt out she has been, which is why she will be taking a break from posting.
However, after two weeks from posting the video, Ballinger announced that she is back with a new YouTube video titled "I'M BAAAAACK!". A Reddit user by the username r/youtubedrama posted a link and captioned it:
"I have some bad news for everyone........." - r/youtubedrama said.
The link was to Bellinger's latest "I'm Back" video, which triggered a response from numerous Reddit users. One user commented,
"can we please stop giving her attention" - @chardongay said.
How did fans react to Colleen Ballinger's "I'm Back" YouTube video?
It is clear that after the accusations Colleen Ballinger faced back in 2021, they still follow her around to this day. It is safe to say that Colleen is not the most well-loved internet personality in the world right now. However, coming back to posting videos on YouTube two weeks after saying goodbye, this triggered many netizens.
After r/youtubedrama shared that Ballinger is back, here are some of the comments on his Reddit thread.
One user directly asked,
"is this the ukulele gr**mer?" - @pokealm questioned.
Another user commented,
"We’ll never be truly free of her 🥲" - @Electrawhore added.
One rhetorically asked whether a two-week hiatus from YouTube required Colleen Ballinger to post a goodbye video. They wrote,
"Two weeks required a goodbye video?" - @Thelatestweirdo commented.
While another user wrote,
"I don't know how you would ever do it ethically but I would love a prolonged psychological study on what millions of dollars and limitless attention from a young age does to the brain that makes these people so addicted to their audiences." - @ballknower871 pondered.
A user noted how the comments are from a specific age group of women. Their comment neither supports nor criticizes Colleen Ballinger's return. Their comment reads,
"All the comments are from middle aged white women. Take that as you will." - @thisistherevolt said.
Since 2021, Colleen Ballinger has been battling different allegations about her previous actions related to minors. She had to cancel her live shows in 2023, and many of her YouTuber friends and colleagues cut ties with her after that. In her latest video she said,
"that was a much longer break from the internet than I wanted it to be."
In her latest video, she gave a rundown of how much she hated not posting and a few other updates such as getting a new pet, writing new songs, transitioning her children's sleeping arrangements, and more.
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