Controversial YouTuber and actress Colleen Ballinger, aka Miranda Sings, recently uploaded a video titled Bye for Now on her Colleen Vlogs YouTube channel (3.01 million subscribers). In the video, she revealed that she will be taking a break from YouTube. According to her, this is a temporary change and a return at a later date is a possibility.
Those following Ballinger will be aware of the grooming allegations that came up against her in July 2023 — particularly from one of her ex-fans and YouTuber Adam McIntyre. Naturally, the news of her potential sabbatical reached the popular r/LivestreamFail subreddit, and garnered some reactions.
Talking about Ballinger’s supposed hiatus, one user said:
“It should bye forever. No one will miss her ever,” wrote u/SaltandLillacs.
Another user remarked that she should have left when the controversy was unfolding:
“She should have quit a year ago,” remarked u/hunkito.
A few comments also talked about a law that was being proposed in California requiring influencers to compensate children through a trust (if the channel in question included children in at least 30% of their videos).
One user reflected on this topic:
“Its probably because there’s talk of a new law being proposed in California that creators who feature their kids need to have money set aside for them,” said u/afireinside1991.
Here are a couple of other reactions:
“Idk if “bye for now” is click bait bye for now kinda insinuates there will be a next time,” said u/com_pare.
“Probably just for views, she fell off incredibly hard (deservedly),” wrote u/Disastrous-Radio-786.
“I need to heal in a million different ways” – Colleen Ballinger says while announcing sabbatical from YouTube
In the new video uploaded to her vlog channel, Colleen Ballinger shared how she needed a break. Despite the controversy that has surrounded her since 2023, she has remained active, consistently posting content.
While talking about her break in the newly uploaded video, Colleen Ballinger said:
“I don’t know when there is going to be a (new) video. I have been vlogging, but finding the time to edit and also, you don’t wanna hear me complain, who cares? I’m not going to be posting a vlog for a minute. I need to heal in a million different ways.”
The YouTuber clarified that she will continue vlogging but was uncertain about when the videos will be uploaded:
“I am not gonna stop vlogging. I don’t know when the vlogs are gonna go up. It might be in two days, it could be in a week, it could be in month.”
Colleen Ballinger also revealed that she won’t completely abandon the internet. She will continue uploading her Sweet and Salty Sisters podcast on Patreon.
Edited by Abhishek Manikandan
