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[@cosmosadorabilis7677]

Yes, you look much better now. Not that there was anything wrong with you before.

[@tabby92]

Why is my comment gone? I just sent a heartfelt comment to Adam and now it's not here.

[@honeybellmusic888]

Hi Adam, I feel for you, glad you can get it all out on someone who deserves it

[@PrincessPeyten]

@AdamMclyntre Adam you look good no matter what😁😁😁

[@Em.jay77]

How this chick has not been Shane Dawson level cancelled is BEYOND ME The amount of inappropriate behavior towards children is extremely disturbing

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

I agree W you here!

[@riellejensen4904]

This comment aged ✨beautifully✨! Hoping the ongoing cancellation sticks 🙏

[@MultiCheeseme]

It’s happening!

[@ThyKosmikTym]

Wonderfully aged comment I live for this one.

[@_kikizaman_]

Sadly, because female predators aren’t taken as seriously as male predators.

[@kaylaschwendiman6837]

As someone who has been groomed, remember that SHE is the one in the wrong. You just trusted the wrong person

[@babygirrrl5147]

I was groomed online ages 12-15 and then at 15 I got groomed irl by a 35 yr old man. It's never your fault! They are the nasty ass adults that should know better. Sadly the guy only served 3.5 yrs in prison :/

[@cc-terfay]

I don’t even love saying “you trusted the wrong person” You and Adam didn’t trust the wrong person, the wrong person took advantage of your trust. The wrong person exploited you. I’m so sorry this happened to you and Adam

[@jetnight88]

You was sexually assaulted?

[@svereecke97]

No grown women should ever be in a group chat with 14-17 year olds in that context. It sounds like you were groomed Adam, I understand the guilt but none of this was your fault. It all just feels so creepy to me. Proud of you for speaking out!

[@lauchzwiebel]

that is the parents problem

[@white_isnt_a_race2338]

@@lauchzwiebel no…. Its the problem of people who groom others…..

[@ellewould2183]

Yeah, imagine if this was a adult man talking to a group of kids about this stuff. This woman is disgusting predator.

[@taylorrenee4880]

Adam is a clown. A major douche bag

[@reyrats]

@@lauchzwiebel parents do play a role and have power in these situations, but the number one perpetrator is…and get this…… the perpetrator

[@lizzieautismsupportmom2910]

I have always questioned, why does everyone get canceled but no one fights Colleen. No one questions her. She was horrible to Josh, she was horrible to you. She is giving creepy vibes and you all show proof.

[@meowJACK]

Lots of people do question her, but unfortunately she just has a HUGE audience of loyal fans who are totally brainwashed by this idea that she's such an amazing person who's just a pwoor sad victwim of meanie haters on the internet. And they'll fight to defend her nonstop.

[@lizzieautismsupportmom2910]

@@meowJACK that is sad. I felt so bad for Josh when that whole divorce thing happened. And what happened to happen. Oh my gosh, my heart broke.

[@jhoey2058]

@@lizzieautismsupportmom2910 how was she horrible to josh??

[@lizzieautismsupportmom2910]

@@jhoey2058 she belittled him and she cheated on him

[@vascanj]

@@meowJACK And she cultivated this on purpose is the whole thing about it. And as soon as those underage fans hit adulthood they age out of the fandom and realize how f'd up everything all was...but by the time they do that the new batch of fans defending her has arrived. Like they just...it's a revolving door. On purpose. So she never has even one moment of vulnerability.

[@SHammond-ox6cp]

the only reason she isn’t completely canceled is because she isn’t famous enough for most people to care.

[@DeluluNews]

This is a case study on grooming... Dude for real..... It's making me so much more aware and WHAT to teach my OWN KIDS what to be on the look out for with these predatory internet personalities..... It is SO scary...

[@xjanetzy]

I’ve been a fan of her and watched her vlogs everyday she uploads and listened to her podcast with Eric every week until now. Seeing all of these things come out about her has honestly made me so sad and made me realize a lot of things I didn’t even think about before. I’ve donated to her Fundly for about 2 years in a row as well. It honestly sucks seeing this whole other perspective on her, but i’m glad it was brought to my attention. Thank you ❤️

[@TA-zy7lg]

proud of you ❤

[@vivianarnone]

I feel the same way. I was definitely blinded by the facade and im coming out of the fog

[@malaikawazeer5913]

ikkk i’m in the same situation it’s so weird i’ve been watching her religiously for years and i don’t know how to feel anymore

[@littleekellyy]

i was a big fan as well. but so much has come out that is just weird. don't get me started on how she treats her kids and is projecting her own ED onto her daughter. this grown woman literally described herself as a "petite little girl" in a serious context. one look at her subreddit and you have enough shady shit to read for days. surprised not many people have called her out. might be because she's just too irrelevant now compared to years ago?

[@BunniBeshara]

Those Ballingers are inexplicably slippery when it comes to controversy. When Rachel went to Hawaii last year or the year before despite the locals pleading for people not to, people were calling her out one day, then completely forgot about it the next.

[@cherryflavoredplaylist753]

THIS. we need to advocate for Hawaiians, so many white influencers especially will blatantly ignore natives telling people not to go because of how much the tourism is destroying their homes and resources. and so many people get defensive, like all they are asking you to do is NOT GO, why is that so difficult for people to understand? so many privileged individuals lack empathy and understanding and it really scares me. we all need to stand with black and indigenous people.

[@alyssadana5011]

Wait what happened with Rachel?

[@BunniBeshara]

@@cherryflavoredplaylist753 entitlement. There are plenty of tropical locations on the mainland. Are they as pretty? No. But this is their home, not your vacation. I’ve never been to Hawaii, and I never will. Some things are more important than our good time. (Don’t get me started on people who MOVE there. *side eyeing Matt and Abby*)

[@cherryflavoredplaylist753]

@@BunniBeshara that’s what my comment was saying, White people should stay out of Hawaiian people’s land

[@BunniBeshara]

@@alyssadana5011 aside from going to Hawaii at the beginning of the pandemic, people have been noticing how snobby she is and how rude she is toward girlfriend and her family, under the guise of “joking.”

[@murillol408]

If a middle age male entertainer had 13 year old girl reach down his pants for “comedy” ppl would be PISSED

[@emilybenjamin3644]

Tbf Shane Dawson did shit like that for yearssssss before he was called out. Onision too.

[@ihateithere6432]

@@emilybenjamin3644 i was about to say the same thing- yall only care about and bring up male predators when we're talking about a female one...

[@LANDE33]

@@ihateithere6432 you say “y’all” but it’s obvious that no one cares until it becomes a “controversy.” I watched heaps of Shane’s videos and didn’t even mind his dark humour, because no one said it was wrong, I thought it was fine, and I still think a lot of it is, but as soon as one person gets offended and makes a vid, everything changes. That’s not how the world works. It’s either offensive or it isn’t. And someone being offended doesn’t make it offensive.

[@allison257]

@@LANDE33 … you’re so stupid and shitty, no one gives a fuck what you think, the shit Shane was doing WAS offensive and wrong, I cannot believe you are legitimately defending racist and pedophilia jokes. He’s kissed his under age fans. Obviously your sense of humor is as disgusting as you are and your existence is a waste of oxygen unfortunately.

[@amenenema474]

You know what, no offense to you...but I'm tired of this type of disingenuous and false idea, this type of "gotcha" attempt to insinuate that people always take female victims or male perps seriously. Because no they absolutely still don't in the real world and even often in the media...even in the me too age, most girls and women are NOT believed and do NOT get justice. Most rape kits in this country are never even tested because the police cannot be bothered. Child marriage is still legal in many states, and guess what sex the victims usually are? Countless cases in my OWN life where everyone knew the creep was messing with a teenage girl and did nothing. I'm glad the world is waking up to male victims of grooming and SA...but it's complete crap to dismiss how ignored female victims have always been and CONTINUE to be in the real world by saying things like, "if he was a girl that guy would be in JAIL" or something. Is Onision in jail? Is Shane Dawson in jail?

[@Hai_Lello]

25:40 She was gonna get with him regardless of your advice. I think she was warming you up to the idea of them being together and making you feel important about it so that you and her stans wouldn’t clobber her for being a cheater and/or moving on so fast. She knew how bad it looked.

[@SnarkAfterDark]

Thanks again for covering my video! You're amazing. It's so important that as many eyes as possible, see all of these videos. Both of yours, Paige's and mine. Hopefully, more people will start to cover this stuff!

[@Laurieyahi]

Its a great video, amazing job 🤗

[@mandybrochtrup5107]

OK

[@xxbeerice9360]

I hope so.

[@allison257]

Paige? 🤣

[@anewrae]

You got what you wanted😂❤

[@whims6278]

I just recently found out about this entire situation and was shocked and disgusted. I'm glad to get some more context.

[@zoelynnesage]

in the same boat!!

[@itsjustleo3125]

What context? This is a livestream of him reacting to compliation videos. Whitch are 5second clips. Like wtf is wrong with yall😭😂

[@FukaiKokoro]

I feel bad for things I did when I was a teenager and in a relationship with a abusive older guy. He was a seriel cheater and would manipulate me to feel like it was the other girls fault. When in reality it was his fault. He gaslit me and manipulated me so deeply I lost touch with reality. When you're being used or manipulate by older people as a teenager you're definitely not to blame.

[@BrookeAnderson-fh6iv]

I Still cant get over “hey sweetie sorry I ruined your birthday”😭😭😭

[@Cannablessed]

5:15 I think most of us look back and think about the things we said and did to others while we were teens/preteens. It breaks my heart remembering even the snarkiest comments I made to my mom, let alone to human beings who I can't even remember the names of. I wasn't a bully, but trust this, I was a bitch lol. We live, we learn, and we grow.

[@kmari9819]

Oh most definitely! I’d certainly give anything to take back all of the negative things I did at that age! If I had an adult brain back then life could have been so much more positive, but we do all have to grow in a bit of a messy way to get where we are now 😊

[@otiphanyv]

It’s a developmental stage, and a really important one! Adolescents need to separate from their nuclear families and find community with peers - it is a psychological necessity. An easy pathway to differentiation/separation is anger; tantrums perform a similar function for toddlers, literally defining the boundaries between themselves/their needs and the outside world. Hormones and the fact that the prefrontal cortex is still super malleable play a big role here, too, because they make feelings that might otherwise feel trivial feel *huge*. It’s wonderful as an adult to reflect on the ways you’ve grown, and to make amends or forgive yourself and others where necessary. But please don’t break your own heart too much. I use those memories to inform my empathy toward teens, to create healthy boundaries with them, and to extend them grace when I can - I also do this for a living, so I get to see the emotional development happen in real time all the time! I try to extend it to adults, too, because a lot of us stop developing emotionally in child- or teenhood if we encounter trauma or begin cycles of addiction. We can recover and begin to develop adult skills at any time, but it helps me deal with difficult people to remember that when they get dysregulated, I’m probably actually talking to their upset kid selves who are just trying to get their needs met.

[@snoozyq9576]

Omg me too. Who was that person?! Thank goodness we grow 😂

[@lik--]

@@otiphanyv Thank you for this comment, honestly one of the best I’ve read. It must be wonderful to be a relative to you ❤️

[@otiphanyv]

@@lik-- Thank you so much! You are so kind. You seem like a wonderful family member as well.

[@nexithedestroyer]

Colleen is an extremely weird person for using a child as therapist

[@aaolsen1]

This is what I keep thinking??? Do you not have friends? Why are you asking a child for relationship and sexual advice… that’s so weird and gross

[@nexithedestroyer]

@@aaolsen1 she has friends for sure, her sister too, that's what's so weird. She wanted to speak to kids about it I'm sorry but that's the only explanation

[@snoozyq9576]

​@@nexithedestroyer that's not really an explanation. The question is why she would want to speak to kids about it

[@nexithedestroyer]

@@snoozyq9576 right that's what my comment is saying, there's no point for her to be doing this, she's doing it because she wants to

[@AnotherTruth]

No boundaries whatsoever.

[@CieraMychele]

"Sorry for ruining your day with my bad news" tell me u think you're the center of the universe without telling me

[@hipsterracoon2159]

She is awful…anybody who exploits their child online is badddd…if you defend child exploiters on YT you are part of the problem … kuddos Adam for speaking against these peps

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

Yup! I agree! Do you watch The Dad Challenge Podcast’s videos?

[@hipsterracoon2159]

@@TheKatarinaGiselle oh yes

[@pragmaticgrape]

i honestly think you should post another video with the receipts, adam. i understand it wasn't safe to do so before, but now there is a larger conversation going on about how problematic she is and i know more people will rally around you than the ones who won't. her few remaining stans are vocal but they are outnumbered now. even if you don't, that's okay. the truth about her is coming out, just like the truth always does.

[@momentofzen]

i agree. people are starting to catch on to her groomer behavior and it might encourage other former fans to speak up

[@AlmsG8]

This

[@jenpenn22]

I'm so sorry you went through that, I remember being upset for you as a mom, for all the ways you were manipulated and exposed to adult things. Then being concerned by how everyone treated you after. I was very happy to see you on here during the pandemic, seeing you thriving and so well balanced. Very proud of you

[@LeahMouseVlog]

I unfollowed her years ago when she showed her true colors, when she threw an entitled KZbinr fit over Disney not letting her in for free. Made me raise an eyebrow and then I noticed lots of other sneaky and dishonest and entitled behavior from her over all her other videos. Glad to be validated. Thank you, as always, for covering these topics for us!

[@christinarooz5115]

Really? That’s actually embarrassing she would get upset like that

[@LeahMouseVlog]

@@christinarooz5115 Yeah, she and Ariana Grande's brother were in Orlando, and they wanted to go to Disney, and she ranted in a vlog about how Disney wouldn't let them in for free, so they went to Universal Studios, instead (who did let them in for free). It was during Celebration Harry Potter in 2018 (which I was also there for, but didn't see her), and she was on and on about how much she loved Harry Potter... even though in a previous video she said she didn't like Harry Potter. And they were both running around acting like entitled jackasses. It was stupid, and that was the last video I watched of hers.

[@FreeTheTrolls]

Wait, what?! She did?! Wtf!

[@kkrb1212]

She makes so much money why would she need in for free???

[@bobococo89]

@@kkrb1212she’s wicked greedy

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

I’VE WANTED YOU TO DO THIS FOR YEARS! Take her down. Call out EVERYTHING. You should interview her ex.

[@halahalahala2015]

Ohhh how would like to hear his side of the story

[@Crystalchildsarah]

Her ex was an ex addict. Might be hard for him dredging up the past just saying.

[@FreeTheTrolls]

They’ll slap him with a cease and desist. He would have to be cautious what he says.

[@jessicawhite3810]

He's happy and moved on. I don't think he has ANY desire to do that whatsoever.

[@SakiLuvzRocco143]

He don’t care about her ass anymore. He’s got a beautiful wife that loves him. They have a real relationship and connection.

[@hiccup28]

what business did a 30 yr old woman have asking a 14/15 year old things about flirting and all the other stuff?? that alone is enough for me to not like Colleen.

[@teshafreeman4019]

She’s not thirty. Much older.

[@ChristopherGarcia-oj4oq]

This happened 3 years ago in 2020 he is literally 17 he is looking for attention now he still wants that 15 mins of fame

[@toripalacios1035]

She set herself for all of this to come out.. she was in a group chat with CHILDREN talking about her divorce and Eric?? What in the world

[@s.a.6082]

Divorce with *Josh

[@Sleepingwei]

The way she groomed you was horrific, Adam. I understand you feel embarrassed but none of it was your fault

[@diaryofafreebitch]

This!! Her behavior was so unbelievably inappropriate and embarrassing…

[@FaustinaFinnerty]

This

[@ChrisOdinson132]

This! 31 year old lady here, I have a 14 year old niece and would never talk to her or her friends in detail about my relationships, ask them sketchy questions, send them adult gifts. What Colleen did was straight up nasty and manipulative to groups of tweens.

[@BaconNMegs]

Is this the the lady that Trisha did her labor stories with and it ended up just being that womans stories the whole time?? I got awful vibes from her then man lol

[@loconopollo]

@@BaconNMegs yes it was !

[@torilao8760]

Hearing him talk about the Holly girl makes me so sad bc you can tell how much she hurt him. Being backstabbed by a close friend hurts just as bad as a break up 💔💔💔

[@dovestone_]

44:44 that is so toxic Also it’s not at all fucked up that you as a child thought you were friends, it’s fucked that she treated you, a child, as a friend.

[@Jenn-ie5vf]

Just recently she had Trisha paytas on, whom I'm not a fan of, to talk about her recent birth. However, Trisha almost never got to speak, Colleen controlled the whole convo and just kept constantly talking about her experiences with her births. She then talked down to Trisha about the fact that she ended up with a c section, telling Trisha how great she felt after her vaginal birth and how c sections don't really have the same experience. I honestly felt bad for Trisha for a second, then realized it was her fault for going on Colleen's channel in the first place. Life must not be treating Colleen that well however because she looks a good 10 years older than she really is

[@rose-2453]

I feel like two things can be true at once. It’s ok to be proud of a vaginal birth and it IS a different experience. That doesn’t mean one is good and one is bad. Being rude is one thing but I do feel like those aren’t damning statements if that’s how she portrayed her experiences. Talking over somebodies experience is disrespectful though

[@brittdani1213]

Disgusting. I’ve had 3 children all vaginally and I’ve NEVER felt this nor understood why women think they are better or more “mothers” for this. I don’t like Trisha either but that’s so nasty. Sad world.

[@pixie9499]

you don’t like to have trisha to acknowledge that it was not cool to do. “it was her fault for going on the show” how was she to know she would be disrespected on camera? it sets precedent. how do we differentiate between “they deserved” or “they didn’t?” if coleen had done that to NOT trisha, would it be somehow worse? ignore that it’s trisha - you don’t talk down on how someone birthed their own baby from their own body. it’s like only choosing to respect the pronouns of someone you like. things like this shouldn’t be conditional.

[@hagathachristie]

Maybe she wasn't being outright sexually inappropriate TO her fans (i.e. sexualizing them), but her whole "asking teenagers for life advice" and being involved in her relationships/flirting advice and talking about her sex life is giving me Shane Dawson vibes 🤢 EDIT: Okay just got to the Miranda Sings part and I take it back, she was definitely sexually inappropriate. Welp!

[@FreeTheTrolls]

She is literally shown at her show calling up minors to the stage, and having them reach into her pants for snacks.

[@momentofzen]

I’m loving all the chatters finally realizing that she is just the female Shane Dawson

[@RowanMoonglow]

There’s a reason they get along so well 🫣

[@christina74829]

@@RowanMoonglow I think she’s also friends with Trisha Paytas.

[@knaesh]

@@kina5542 a treasure trove isn’t quite the term i’d use..

[@aniram.mp4]

why did colleen think her “horrible news” would ruin your whole day? who does she think she is? she has one of the biggest god complexes i’ve ever seen 😂

[@catnus]

narcissist self report 👏🏻

[@courtneyjaynex]

I always felt so bad for Josh, he seemed so genuinely sweet 😢 and I remember the whole video about the panties… just disgusting, her vibes have never been great - I’m so sorry you went through that 💔

[@heavenli444]

i believe every word you say💀 i’m forever sorry you were close to that woman.

[@supernatural5354]

The dog story is so telling about her who she is as a person. She reminds me of my entitled cousins that could literally get away with murder when they were kids like they were such ugly brats because their parents just would not discipline them. She's an adult and she's responsible for her own actions but it also is telling about how horrible her parents were.

[@apll9146]

I feel for Joshua... The divorce caused such a wave in the community and we all saw Colleen crying, bawling her eyes out yet Joshua LEFT KZbin. Later, he quite literally came out about his horrific downfall into alcoholism and depression. To me, Colleen was crying to look like a victim and manipulate her audience. In their vlogs before the divorce, Colleen always looked somewhat unbothered/annoyed at Josh while he looked uncomfortable around her. Joshua definitely struggled enormously after their breakup and it seems like it truly has scarred his character.

[@mblabezza]

I did bag him out last night but with this perspective I feel terrible. That’s so awful :(

[@jeanettemaya9753]

That’s true. Before the divorce happened, you could tell she was already done and over their marriage. It’s mind blowing to me how publicly, she told people to “spread happiness and not hate” when behind the scenes she was manipulating her young fans to do the dirty work for her. That’s so disgusting

[@cheryl1182]

Oh Adam. I’m 40 and being a mom is my life. My son is your age and so I kinda see you that same way. I remembered your video about Colleen and that changed her in my eyes. I’ve always felt that the more the child fans of hers grew up that then all the real damage would be shown and all the effects. Breaks my heart and I’m sending a nice mom hug your way.

[@SaraRinger]

The fact that she hasn’t been cancelled is mind boggling. If she were a man doing this she’d have been cancelled so long ago and it’s a shame she’s gotten away with her behavior and the many many other awful things she’s done.

[@maddygrace17]

EXACTLY this.

[@jsevestjanova]

Thank you for bringing more attention to this. I was one of the people who disliked your original video and left a mean ass comment. I deleted and have since un-disliked the video lol. I've come to realize how horrible Colleen is. I'm sorry you went through this.

[@xSmartassxChibix]

1:07:00 Nothing wrong with how you looked!!! You were upset AND, like, what, 16? 17? Your face changes a lot between 16-22 (in my experience), but you B-E-A-UTIFUL 💙

[@steviearielle5249]

I was never a Miranda fan but my little sister was & i enjoyed watching Colleen vlogs. However recently she’s been so annoying. Shes always so miserable and negative & always trying to prove something. For Christmas she got her brother and sister in law and all their kids Disneyland tickets and she kept saying “I PAID for my family to go to Disney for christmas” over and over in so many vlogs like Girl just say “my family & I are going to Disney” it doesn’t matter who paid

[@reu2002]

Complimenting and commenting on a child’s body you’re snap chatting with as an adult is absolutely crrraaazzyyy 😭😭 I’m so sorry Adam

[@Brittanyknuckles1427]

Adam I’ve been following you for a long time, I watched a lot of this drama play out. I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of you for opening up back then and how proud I am to have watched your channel grow over the years. Im so happy you got out of that toxic fandom. Thanks for being you and thanks for keeping it real, love ❤

[@truecrimenwine489]

When you look back you can see she has been like this the whole time. No one was looking for this stuff at the beginning, now people question and think critically about creators and she's just shocked that she is being held accountable. Gives me... someone who doesn't have empathy, can't see things from others perspective, enjoys the spotlight on her terms and constant lying... personality disorder red flags IMO!

[@toripalacios1035]

Wait why was she sharing her relationship details with a 14 year old

[@cosmosadorabilis7677]

You're right about normalising "holding a grudge." Forgiveness can be very toxic, and is often used as a weapon to use and manipulate empathetic and compassionate people. In a world that constantly encourages us to be forgiving and taking the high road, be proud to protect yourself and be unforgiving.

[@whereisconstance]

THIS is the advice I needed to hear rn. Even though this is pertaining to the video and Adam’s experience, thank you so much for wording it the way you did

[@bornthiswhey]

Forgiveness isn’t meant to be for anybody else but yourself. It also doesn’t mean that what someone did was okay or that you’ll forget about what happened. It’s essentially a way to no longer allow something or someone to negatively impact you and your emotions/life anymore. With that being said, I do agree that nobody should feel forced or pressured to forgive, and holding grudges is normal and part of the process!

[@cosmosadorabilis7677]

@@Raya-ir4tm letting people continuously abuse you and take advantage of you, is the best way to kill humanity in yourself. I also never said that showing love or forgiveness was weakness. I don't know in what world you live in, but in mine I was always admonested to forgive or else I would be labelled as bitter. The idea that you MUST forgive has been embedded into us from a young age either to make peace, or " for yourself". As if forgiveness was some sort of panacea, or some bleaching agent that could clean us from pain and resentment. Be as forgiving as you want, but the idea that the world encourages us to be ruthless isn't true at all. People will pressure you into forgiving those who hurt you, without any consideration for your own feelings.

[@cosmosadorabilis7677]

@@bornthiswhey this has nothing to do with that, and dealing with trauma is way more complicated. Forgiving my abusers would not alleviated my pain but being unforgiving lets me keep tougher boundaries and forces me to keep my bar high when it comes to what constitutes a valuable human being. Being unforgiving doesn't meant holding onto the hurt, it doesn't mean getting revenge or trying to. It means you have finally become more descerning, and realise forgiveness isn't automatically going to make you feel better, nor is it something everyone deserves. I am a firm believer of that Maya Angelou quote: "when someone show you who they are, believe them the 1st time."

[@cosmosadorabilis7677]

@@whereisconstance ❤️❤️❤️ so glad I could help ☺️

[@cheesebread3]

I always forget that Colleen was getting relationship advice from you when you were 15 and she was in her 30s. And every time it comes up it’s more and more shocking. So inappropriate and weird 😕 Edit: oh god, it keeps getting worse. I’m so sorry Adam 😣

[@GOLDGANG52]

Good for you for talking about this whole situation, I know I would be terrified to come forward with all of this. You seem like a cool dude and your super funny, its good to see people are actually believing you and its cool to see your channel get bigger

[@acsw]

I just started watching Colleen when she was pregnant with the twins cause I was pregnant at the same time, we were due around the same time, & both of our babies wound up in NICU. But it didn't take long before I just got annoyed by her. She comes across so fake & you can tell the person she portrays herself to be online is a character. & I'm not talking about Miranda Sings... what Colleen did to you was wrong & i think it's pretty freaking cool that you're now able to see that & are telling your story, giving your insights into the way these influencers manipulate their stans. It's gonna help so many people & I will totally be showing my kids this so they understand why these influencers they idolize are *not* people to look up to.

[@KrystalTwilight]

If a child asks a random adult to send them underwear and the adult does it... that's not on the kid. Shouldn't she have felt a little creeped out at the idea of sending underwear to a random child online? Like, there is a reason family members don't buy their niblings and little cousins that stuff and get other types of clothes

[@selggiw]

She actually addressed this three years ago and apologised for that

[@ColleenD78]

Stay as honest, curious, genuine and loyal as you are. Don't let this situation ruin those beautiful traits you have... Then again, you don't need my 2 cents because your maturity and intelligence throughout this is absolutely staggering. You will do more great things 🤗❤️

[@haiw72j]

he's been handling everything so well! he's very level-headed and emotionally mature.

[@laurenapackard]

I subscribed after this, thank you for your coverage! I had already gone down the rabbit hole after your earlier video and watched both of the currently recommended videos. 😂❤

[@Genny-Zee]

Josh choosing not to tell Adam about their divorce says a lot about the type of person he is compared to Colleen. You don’t have to like him or loathe him to realise that he actually is quite right there. I loved listening to your take, very well said.

[@busterbrown7087]

58:45 Wow. The fact that you’re only 20 and yet you’re already able to look back have this perspective is insane. It goes to show just how young you were when all of this was going down. Jeez 😬

[@busterbrown7087]

1:09:00 yuuuuuuup

[@busterbrown7087]

1:11:33 yikes

[@oneofthethreerolypolyjays4569]

she's literally the female version of shane dawson

[@secret99826]

if i would’ve never found you I WOULD HAVE NEVERRRR everrr thought or expected her to be that way. i always thought she was like the one person to be wholesome and “uncancelable”, i guess i forgot the videos from my childhood bc i was obsessed w her and miranda… ugh it’s so gross

[@SteppingOnAcorns88]

Thats so insane. I had no idea you were the child that colleen sent her underwear to. I was never really into her so i had no idea about any of her other controversies but I do remember the underwear situation because it was so weird and shocking. Love your content btw! ❤

[@bellaforman7014]

I wonder if she still has a group chat that is like the current version of your old group chat. All of that sounds like it must’ve been awful to experience Adam

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

She definitely does. And Kory.

[@spookyfish24]

I stopped watching her about 4 months ago.. She has routinely referred to her fans on her Vlog as "therapy". I have been following snark channels since I stopped watching her, and it's sad how much she gaslights her followers.

[@BMarie774]

Let’s put ourselves in the 1990’s. 1999 even. Now imagine you, a 15 year old in 1999, know that 33 million people watched a video from your birth. That.. seems impossible. Everyone would say that’s impossible. Yet now in 2010’s up… there’s thousands of kids who can say that hundreds of thousands to millions of people watched their birth video. ..bizarre Edit* bizarre not buzzard.

[@georgia673]

Truman Show shit

[@BMarie774]

20:53 the funny thing is, no matter what Kory says… the defense here for Adam is “yeah well I was 14”. Anything he says… anything he tries to put against Adam… “yes, but I was 14”. It doesn’t matter. This was the child. You were a grown ass man (and woman, Colleen)

[@GrapefruitCat2]

I have watched you ever since that video we are around the same age and I can’t imagine all that you went thru! Your situation is horrible!!!! I’ve always just felt like you are good when watching and I love how you view perspectives, like it’s not just drama you cover! I’m proud of you sticking up for yourself at 17!!! Look at how far you have come!

[@maximumbees]

colleen's happy birthday message to you was UNHINGED

[@DeluluNews]

All I can think is... Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girl Boss....🙄🙄👀👀

[@CerealXperimentsLain]

If she really cared about the causes she would match donations or at the very least donate some of her own money. She has some nerve to donate other people’s money in a way that benefits herself ! Literally giving less money to the charities by using fundly, just so she can get a tax break. Shameful

[@maddygrace17]

Literally, since she wants to divvy up the money to multiple charities, why doesn’t she just set up donations directly through one of the charities and then match whatever the amount is to donate of her own money to the second one? She’s a multimillionaire ffs

[@lilfairykiki122]

I’m sorry but even if her ex husband did cheat (not saying her did or didn’t idk the situation but i know she moved on fassssttt) involving fans and especially children in your personal drama makes you the bad guy, rewarding fans for attacking another person and telling underaged FANS not friends about your love life is gross and predatory. She used her power advantage to create an army of children against a man who didn’t have the platform she did and to me that looks super abusive and creepy. She had a new man, why were the even concerned with him anymore? Wild.

[@BMarie774]

It kinda makes me said that everything Adam says lines up. Because he was a kid, kids exaggerate, they lie, etc. but this kid really was subjected to all this shit they shouldn’t have.

[@moshroomba]

the first video you posted was very informative, but thanks for the extra context and just going more in depth in general. love ya

[@FukaiKokoro]

The narrator voice makes it sound like a true crime documentary about a couple who murdered each other.

[@momentofzen]

also Adam you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for you to really unload about all the shit she was up to when you were in the fandom

[@otiphanyv]

Adam, you should be so, so proud of yourself and how intelligent and strong you were at every stage of this situation from your early teens to now. I work with kids, and I really distrust “cool adults” because they are the most likely to prey upon youth. Eventually, the Cool Adult uses emotional rewards to get the student to feed their ego. Instead of the adult being focused on the needs of the youth, they are focused on more selfish concerns. It always starts very small, and even if it never progresses to full on CSA, it’s manipulative and sets the stage for youth to engage in repetitive cycles of these relationships with other people. As someone who is Colleen’s age, I’m sorry this happened to you. I’m so glad you had such amazing advocates in your parents and that you trusted them enough to break away from the person taking advantage of you to meet her own needs. Also, minor thing, but try not to down your teenage self emotionally or physically. You were still growing into the person you are today - in fact, you’re still growing into the person you will be. One day, you’ll look back and see your light and your strength and you’ll appreciate 16-you much more than you can now. Try to be patient with yourself as you get there.

[@maddygrace17]

This is such an insightful and important comment!!! I hope he sees it ❤

[@otiphanyv]

@@maddygrace17 Thank you! ❤️

[@cinnamonbun1354]

Proud of you for speaking about it hope you can begin to heal from the situation

[@mariahardisson6954]

The kids pants bit at her shows is really disgusting. I'm sorry that's not normal or okay. She shouldn't have been able to joke like that

[@TruthToday-bk3co]

Colleen needs to be called out for more than her "fundraisers" lack of transparency. In Colleen and Erik’s Relax podcast she has been inappropriate with sharing information about their young son. Relax podcast episode 77, Colleen discusses their 3 year old son's song about his privates. Erik (Colleen’s husband) then proceeds to take the child’s song and directly sing a song derived from his sons about his own (Erik’s) privates in regards to Colleen and Erik when they first met.YIKES! In Relax podcast episode 38, Colleen and Erik included actual audio and video of their 3 year old son’s fears of going to the bathroom. Both exploitative and wrong. This is so wrong on so many levels and is still available to hear. Its all out there, I hope you do a video on this.

[@hannahsor123]

This is actually why I respect you SO MUCH. You didn’t have to reach out to apologize to Josh but you did, Adam, you are a wonderful person.

[@CARRILLO-333]

omg i’m around the same age as adam and when this drama happened, everyone had turned on adam. i never realized how gross colleen was to him. i even disliked adam for a while because of it. but i’m here now better late than never

[@viperholmes172]

The way the video is edited like a true crime doc speaks volumes

[@lizardqueensam]

I know you don't do documentary style content but I'd love to see a deep dive video on parasocial relationships using multiple creators as examples

[@amberweber88]

I wanted so badly for Josh to make a video about what happened, I was soooo sad for him.

[@nicoleb6]

Same!

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

Josh is an alcoholic. He ruined his own marriage

[@amberweber88]

@@Jeremy-wp4yh I disagree. Josh used alcohol to cope after the collapse of his marriage. It’s very common. iThankfully he seems to have recovered. 🙏🏻

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

@@amberweber88 no matter when it started. He's still an alcoholic.

[@amberweber88]

@@Jeremy-wp4yh Yes. Thankfully he seems to have acknowledged this and has taken steps to maintain sobriety. It’s a hard battle, but people do recover. 🤍

[@miabarton3623]

Adam your the first person I’ve watched about this situation and it’s because you had a kinda close connection with her because she was grooming you. It is not your fault nor will it ever be your fault. It’s only her fault, I’m so sorry you went through this.

[@sashanatal6330]

The dog story.. Wtf, how disturbing

[@kaycarlin1379]

I never got the best vibes from her even when I would watch her videos when I was younger. But knowing your experience with her confirms all by bad suspicions tbh

[@DeluluNews]

Side note.... To KNOW that these powerful personalities KNOW THEY CAN **MANIPULATE KIDS** INTO DOING THEIR DIRTY WORK... IS VILE... for real for real..

[@miranda13c]

Colleen will just end up crying her eyes out in a video for sympathy like she does about everything under the sun.

[@janalucke9739]

Adam, please share those screenshots. I can only tell it from my point of view not being the one having received them...I can only think of the kids out there that she can still get to, having to wonder if it's ok or not. again, just my outside perspective, you dealt with a lot...but if you can bring yourself to do it, please do.

[@sierrachantell]

That's so scary that you were ever in that position with her. When I was 13, if Ashton Kutcher (only naming him because I was obsessed with him at the time and would regularly wear a tshirt that said "Mrs. Kutcher" on it lol) would have been talking to me in group chats, I would have been over the moon about it. She's a groomer and that's so scary! Not only that, she trauma dumped to all of you kids all the time. What gross behavior! I'm sorry you and all the other kids went through that! I hope no one else is losing their sweet innocence over her grooming.

[@bugwaterbuffy]

it actually baffles and saddens me to hear anyone wouldnt believe you abt all this, been following you since the colleen stuff and youve never come off as anything but genuine, ppl will rlly do any mental acrobatics to keep stanning their fav even when theres so much proof, you could have colleen with you (ew id rather vom) saying everything you are saying is true and people would still be like 'shes just agreeing cos shes so pure uwu' the girlies with taste hate colleen n holly and stan adam.

[@bugwaterbuffy]

also love island hire adam for the matches i want that good good drama

[@idrinkandiknowthings9738]

Naur because why the f was she talking to all these teenagers this is so bizarre

[@zoelynnesage]

also i would just like to bring up how uncomfortable the Ballinger family makes me… like i’m talking ab Chris, Jessica, and all their kids. i feel awful for the older kiddos, especially Bailey and Jacob. they’re hardly ever in the vlogs anymore, and when they are featured they never seem very happy. the younger ones love the attention, which i can understand, but the parents makes me SO SO uncomfortable. anyways yeah, this family is nuts and should prioritize a safe environment for their children instead of blatantly exploiting them, and putting them in harms way of the internet.

[@Maiden_to_mother]

That was the quickest hour in my life. It ended and I was like WAIT WHAT.. NO. I could listen to Adam for hours 😂 Also, Adam you genuinely are a handsome young man, period. You’re actually beautiful, I hope that’s not weird lol but you could be a model.. seriously

[@erinrenee980]

Hes a very handsome young man. Pretty eyes and his skin is always glowing!

[@tawnyew]

That's so true very stunning and I love how stark his blue eyes are

[@allison257]

🤣

[@urfashionistafriend]

It’s so creepy how close she was with her young audience

[@BMarie774]

Honestly? I think this all comes down to Colleen having been immature and a mean girl who liked drama and shade and rumors. She turned her fandom into a damn Highschool.

[@amberlawson7867]

When I first watched your first video on her, I was sad and shocked..been years now and I can't watch her without thinking she a nasty groomer because that was that was A GROOMING

[@ghostbuster4814]

Ewww what she was texting a teenage boy back and forth.. that’s not normal. Completely disturbing behavior from a grown woman.

[@gabbyyates9351]

thank you adam for telling your story

[@haleyanndavidson8442]

Damn I remember this drama. That's how I found and now love you!

[@iluvwe]

adam this video is amazing and super informative, it’s so crazy that you were a part of all of that it’s so interesting lmfao

[@LitcheTheArsm]

Omg at the 50ish mark when Dolly had a nightmare my lil pinscher immediately sat up and tried to find the pup with the nightmare😭 he seemed concerned❤

[@malaikawazeer5913]

i’m currently part of the “main” twitter circle in the colleen fandom and i’ve never had a problem with u and i’m definitely on ur side about the whole lingerie thing she was the adult in that situation and it’s completely not your fault and seeing people start speaking up on this stuff is sort of having me questioning if i should continue following her. like some of the people on twitter are SO intense it’s kinda creepy like talking abt how she’s there favourite person in the world and how aggressively they “defend” her it’s honestly really weird but without the drama it’s really fun to just have a group of people that like the some creator as u and everyone is truly so supportive of each other but idk i think it’s crossing a line when people start fighting over her like it’s not that deep idk y everyone thinks she hasn’t ever done a bad thing in her life💀

[@jenniferroy6288]

I know it must feel great to be included in a group. But you are allowed to grow and realize new things, without is being disloyal or hate. There’s people out there who will love to get to know you without drama or favoritism. You are special not because of liking an entertainer but because you are you!

[@KirstenFaithy]

I agree! I’m so confused, i don’t know if i should continue supporting her even if I grew up loving her channel and her character Her big fans make me uncomfortable, part of me still wants to believe she’s a good mom, a person who is just trying to learn from her mistakes and is really nice but at the end of the day I don’t really know her, she’s a stranger like I am.

[@Billakooos]

I used to love Colleen and her videos, both her and Miranda, but what she's doing with her children upsets me. I get that it's none of my business, but I just can't watch it. Flynn was 3, mimicking her on the phone all the time, saying "hi guys" and stuff. Every single DAY of his life is posted for everyone to see, future friends/partners. They can see every single day of his life and learn way too much about him, she's vlogging daily. I don't know if she's problematic or not, but growing up with your mum recording every day of your life in an age when you can't really consent, has to be rough. It's normal to them.