my relationship with colleen ballinger

well, this is it.
my twitch: / theadammcintyre
#colleenballinger

[@AdamMcIntyre]

well, this is it. my twitch: www.twitch.tv/theadammcintyre

[@benny_boop]

Deep breaths. You’re doing great.

[@laurensparanormalreviewsan860]

You need to take it further adam cos she wont stop until you do xxx

[@BulletsAA]

So Colleen used you, manipulated you, gaslit you, and then threw you away and lied on you. Now they are trying to block anyone who is bringing up the truth, and trying to have them address what is going on. Exactly like what Trisha did to Daniel E Carroll. Seems like birds of a feather do indeed flock together.

[@ellieandthetorts]

ooof. as someone who had cancer as a child ( but i was 11 & honestly thought i was an adult which is laughable) I saw firsthand young children severely ill & dying. I knew how utterly lucky I was daft as it seems. But it ingrained this image in my mind & ANYONE who can possibly defraud or even just mess about with charity donations & not doing them in a timely manner seems just goddamned evil to me. I have a very biased vangtage point, granted, but still. Who could do this ?? More power to you for being strong enough to speak out against this shit dude. much love xx

[@bbybap4729]

Don’t worry about Trisha. We all know she turns on a dime, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much

[@meganed666]

I feel like the worst part about your 20s is realising how fucking creepy some adults in your life were toward you as a child/teen 😖 I’m so glad this stuff is getting called out

[@chelscara]

Hate how true this is. There was a coach/teacher at my hs that was definitely a pedo (everyone told everyone, he was a good ol boy so never even got an investigation) The second his teenage students graduated he would friend request every girl on fb. The creepiest one was the girl who immediately went into lingerie photos. He followed her model account and commented on Every Single Picture. And the girls all thought he was so nice 🤢🤮🤮

[@giabarrone7422]

When I was a kid, quietly dodging pedos and warning other kids which teachers got handsy or slept with students was just part of growing up. You didn’t involve other adults. I’m glad things are changing in 2023.

[@sassysince90]

Yes, anyone who sees this: those adults are using you!!

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@giabarrone7422 Growing up autistic, no one looked out for me or warned me. 😢 I really really wish my peers would have. I have so much trauma.

[@Maanyaaz]

This

[@kimmaart3692]

The fact that the group chats with CHILDREN were called 'The Weenies' and 'Kori's Klit' says it all, doesn't it? I'm so sorry you and so many children went through this.

[@waronsunday5577]

Exactly 👏👏👏sooooo strange and weird … definitely grooming

[@star_gazing.]

YES THE KORIS KLIT MADE ME SOOOOO UNCOMFORTABLE

[@phishcatt]

@@star_gazing. To be fair, he didn't name it himself, the kids in the group did.

[@D0NCH33T0]

@@phishcatt He could've made them change it in the same manner that he threatened to block Adam.

[@jamie68560]

KORI'S WHAAAAAAAT???

[@UdoADHD]

“Are your parents coming?” This is scary. She doesn’t want his parents there. This is scary wow.

[@danideobi16]

That was VERY telling

[@WaffleSalad]

If I hadn’t have seen her other messages I would have just assumed she was making sure the parents were coming seeing as he’s a minor. But after the texts…. It gives v different creepy vibes

[@bbygirl4577]

Like she’s sick what did she expect she’s having lunch with a minor??!!

[@katewardd6081]

THIS. That is grooming behavior.

[@iescapedtheasylum2015]

I literally gasped, Colleen and Kory need to face time for this shit, it’s messed up!

[@JuliaRosiexo]

Adam: “We’re not accusing you, PLEASE show receipts” Colleen: “ALL ABOARD THE TOXIC GOSSIP TRAIN” 🙄

[@ava2649]

"Rumors look like the truth when you don't fill in the gaps" GIRL WHAT GAPS?!?!?!

[@fauni4L]

FR LIKE WHAT GAPS?!?!

[@Justaviewer99]

Like them screenshots filled in them gaps….

[@BLACKF3ATHERS]

@@ava2649the only gaps is the age gaps 😂

[@fauni4L]

@@BLACKF3ATHERS PLS THIS IS SO FR

[@breeeeeeeee7386]

dude you literally did more work for her socials as a 15 year old than I do for my clients and I’m an actual social media manager who gets PAID, this shit is CRAZY she owes you a salary

[@normalizenatalie]

wait you mean white collar jobs are easy? woah!

[@breeeeeeeee7386]

@@normalizenatalie LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you think I’m a white collar worker LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Redpanda99998]

@@breeeeeeeee7386 I mean bestie babe social media manager isn't exactly blue collar

[@Tatertwat05]

@@normalizenatalieweird take!

[@plexxaglass]

@@normalizenatalieAlso a career digital marketing person here- sure, it’s not a blue collar position and it’s not rocket science but it is an immense amount of work, and requires experience and expertise to succeed in. That said, there are boundaries- as there should be!- with your clients. The kinds of things that Colleen was having Adam do, aside from being incredibly inappropriate, are completely out of the scope of what an actual social media manager would ever do.

[@jajdhck]

Saying "you have great work ethic it will take you far" to a teenage boy who's working for you for free is crazy 💀 she has no shame

[@AdamMcIntyre]

🙃

[@angeliqueharris8352]

Seriously though! Like God Colleen is such a fucking mess of a person, homegirl seriously though "wow lemme just make a couple diff group chats both with minors and manipulating them, oh not to mention the grooming, oh but don't come for me I haven't 'done anything wrong' " like who tf does that. Also I hope her and Trish both rot in hell for the shit that both of them have collectively done

[@00st307-m]

Bingo!!

[@00st307-m]

Also think it’s interesting that they had a falling out after he was able to show he’s better than her at managing a social. He knows so much about analytics etc

[@elizabethsahu7822]

Right?!? The stones on her!

[@kaylinworthy]

adam you weren’t stupid, you were a kid manipulated and taken advantage of by a person you idolized. you never deserved any of that and I’m truly sorry you experienced that treatment at such a young age. wish you nothing but healing and peace

[@TheNinnyfee]

Thank you for pointing that out!" ❤

[@VurmOnistrang]

i came here to say this! he kept calling himself stupid but he was literally groomed, like of COURSE he'd think these things

[@TheNinnyfee]

@@VurmOnistrang It's so vile to gaslight and victim-blame people to the degree that they are blaming themselves. I also have an issue with people that say, "You are too nice/naive." If you say that you have accepted abusers as the standard and dump on the victim. Who sets the standard, people who don't want to make the effort to be nice/kind?

[@spragona]

Yeah, and his parents, I suppose, did nothing to protect him. How sweet ❤

[@FasterDrivers]

You all got to grow some balls. Life is going to do that to you, whether you like it or not. This guy is anything but peace and healing. Why create it? cause no one is buying what you are selling. There is better content out there than this shit. Grow up before life makes you grow up. Stop faking a life of lilies and fairytales.

[@Hedgehod9214]

Im 31 with 2 kids and I’m in disbelief how a woman my age would behave like this. It’s sick.

[@raynialooney6121]

And to think she has 2 sons herself is even more shocking

[@SweetforS]

@@raynialooney61212 sons AND a daughter. I’m like COLLEEN! How would you feel if your daughter was not 1 and a half but ten and had her legs spread on while wearing a dress on stage? Like wtf?

[@Logan-zl7xi]

@@SweetforS I fear for her kids

[@emilytchuu9876]

having kids doesn't make you more mature.

[@elliekate7824]

The fact that she has BABIES engages me!!

[@natalie54321.]

If your sentence starts with "he used Colleen" or "hes a drama channel" YOU are a part of the problem. He WAS a child. Im almost 30 im a mother i CANNOT imagine having convos with CHILDREN about my sex life about anything. My goodness i am scared for my own kids. Do NOT defend this woman please. This is very gross predatory behavior she needs to be held accountable!

[@jamesfv1]

My son is 13 and I’m 31 so this makes my skin crawl knowing that they were the same age. I feel sick. Didn’t know anything about this until now.

[@plutonium2]

@@jamesfv1 the body stuff is extremely alarming

[@coquigirl0789]

Exactly. If Colleen was 18 or 19 at the time, it would kinda make sense, still wouldn’t be okay, but it wouldn’t be as gross as this. I just don’t understand this.

[@hayerickson4361]

I am 30 and also a mother, this is unacceptable behavior. For those still supporting her, take a step away and put yourself in the shoes of the minors she manipulated and trauma dumped on. She needs to be held accountable.

[@itsjust_Q]

Agree completely 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@arminparkin]

I just want to say, I work in corporate social media and it broke my heart to see how GOOD you were at HER job. You were/are so talented and have such a good eye and she needed you. All she had to do was be kind and pay you and instead she manipulated you, acted like you were beneath her, and she treated you like you were disposable. I can’t imagine how crushing this was at the time.

[@YoutubeLawyer-cp2oe]

Right? This teen knows more about analytics than my ass 😂

[@bobjoe8601]

Literally 👏 I do less than what Adam did for a living

[@Daisydelamor]

I couldn’t stop thinking this

[@ThatLaurenThing]

Exactly, I’m so impressed that a 16 year old had such great suggestions so in line with her character. If she’d have continued on the path he’d created for her Miranda might not be dead

[@msplaylists4900]

RIGHT? I'm 25 working in marketing and 16 year old Adam ran LAPS around me. Can't imagine the great work 20-year-old Adam is going to do!!

[@hostronic]

Adam. You are not stupid. You were a child. You have every right to be upset…what she did was violating and dehumanizing on so many levels. You clearly have talent and are a very intelligent person and mature beyond your years in spite of the childhood trauma she inflicted upon you. Colleen is nothing and no one…the lowest of life forms and you deserve so much better.

[@4F_G]

So true. She was a grown woman, making a MINOR do everything for her. She should have known better than to groom a literal child.

[@helixxia9320]

as a 20 year old i would never talk with 13 year olds and literal kids not even 17 year olds. How could she be over 30 and do that shit. she is too comfortable around them. and her humor is too childish for her to be that old. and hypersexualized joked about children so often and bullying people who adored her like HOW is this woman real. and acting like she is a poor victim here. absolute delusion

[@newsystem420]

Know it's not your fault, it's their shame to bear not yours💜

[@Emporio_of_Light]

I agree. Children tend to be oblivious to the world but that’s just a lack of experience. That’s it

[@BaggedRanchGirl]

He used to be toxic, but he’s grown so very much. :)

[@danadau.365]

No wonder her "apology" video was so terrible, she didn't have underage "interns" writing it for her

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

😂

[@Nikolai_Gogolllll]

Lmao nice

[@undeuxtrois123]

You should actually sue Colleen, it's child/unpaid labour + emotional abuse

[@RachelErion]

practically grooming and inappropriate relationships with minors 😶

[@obinator9065]

he can't really tho, he's Irish

[@kimmyymmik]

@@obinator9065you can sue even if you’re Irish 😂

[@nimanixo]

@@obinator9065what has being Irish got to do with it

[@deadbeats4417]

no one forced him to work for her.

[@jordanmilam502]

Adam, hearing you call yourself “stupid” and “naive” over and over again during this video made my heart hurt. You were and are neither of those things. You were groomed and manipulated by a THIRTY YEAR OLD WOMAN. Please don’t blame yourself. Please be kinder to yourself when speaking about this. This is very clearly traumatic for you and you did absolutely nothing to deserve it. We’re here for you, friend. ❤️

[@audiwinn3934]

This. He was a baby. A child. I just can't help picturing the 13-15 yos I know being put in this situation, and my stomach hurts. All these babies. 🥺❤️‍🩹💔

[@jordanmilam502]

@@audiwinn3934her niece is that age now and if a male KZbinr did to Bailey what Colleen did to these children that ENTIRE family wouldn’t rest until that man never uttered another syllable on the internet ever again.

[@audiwinn3934]

@@jordanmilam502 if the gender rolls were reversed..... you know Adam wouldn't have had to wait 3 years for validation

[@crab2195]

agreed. it breaks my heart because i’m only a year older than Adam and was also a fan of Colleen and a lot of other big youtubers. any child could’ve been in the same position he was. it’s that age where you’re young and impressionable and so desperately seeking approval from others; let alone your favorite content creator. Adam isn’t and wasn’t stupid in the slightest, you said it best: he was a child. i can only imagine the emotional turmoil this brought him and how it affected his developing mind. Colleen deserves to be held accountable for this. taking advantage of a child that loves and adores you is cruel in every way.

[@jordanmilam502]

@@crab2195 You are wise beyond your years my friend. You have a great head on your shoulders. I cannot imagine this easy for anyone who used to admire her and i’m sending you all love during this time. ❤️

[@sarahcleland4241]

"This woman...groomed me" that sentence alone is haunting. The acceptance in that sentence. Good on you Adam!

[@n3onvamp]

@Mona Lisa Vito control, power, praise, even ideas. he was tweeting for her, giving her content ideas, and even listened to her vent about her marriage as a child who was infatuated with her and was excited just to talk to her. it doesn’t have to be about money or sex, she used her position of power against a vulnerable person for her personal gain. that is grooming.

[@roseb111]

@@MonaLisaVito Actually It was kind of for money. She coaxed him into working for her for free because she knew he was just a young child that was obsessed with her and would do anything for her. She used him to help her make money/gain and keep a following on social media which is what pays her bills. And on top of that she sent all of those creepy messages to him and the other gc members. He was groomed.

[@pinapplegaming5781]

@@MonaLisaVito grooming doesn't have to be for any of those reasons. i was once groomed and it was simply because he wanted to, bc i was naive, innocent, easily manipulative, and i wasn't aware of how fucked up he was.

[@ireenygamel8456]

@Mona Lisa Vito clown

[@kaikaihikaru]

True

[@battlebugplays]

The thing that really stuck out to me. Is if a grown man was texting a 15 year old girl the way she was texting Adam (esp the part where she was concerned his parents would show up to lunch) people would not debate whether its grooming or not, they would be up in arms. I feel like people are giving her a pass because she doesnt fit the idea in our heads of what a predator is. But its so predatory. Its so manipulative. Its so so so inappropriate.

[@xoxo_kaii_]

Exactly!!! This shouldn’t even be a debate!! Shes a grown ass adult and should own up to what she did. I dont care what gender you are, if you are doing this shit to a child?? Then it’s obviously wrong.

[@itz_stxrmyyyt5870]

wordddd!!!

[@siruihechen3816]

So true !! Super important to rethink if we have unconscious biases🙏

[@Nonyah123]

we'd know exactly the reason why the man was doing this though, grooming is about lowering a child's defense to then approach them eggually. Colleen was inappropriate with a child but groomer is not the right word

[@battlebugplays]

@@Nonyah123 She sent underwear to a child, sent pornographic content from only fans to an underage boy, asked a group chat full of children what their favorite sex position is and asked them to send them photos of them holding tampons in their mouth. You somehow saying its not grooming proves my point lol.

[@sydneyxmckayla3880]

I have teenaged coworkers and can't imagine in 1 million years hanging out with them outside of work, texting them, or telling them about the details of my relationship. That is so freaking scary.

[@yoakleoakle]

This the most I say is "yeah he's great, were best friends , hes the best ." When talking about my partner with my 17 yr old coworker because they called him "gender " or "cool" lmao

[@TheNinnyfee]

Exactly! No matter how we get along at work. I would find it really weird if they asked me to hang out and I would never ask them.

[@darkadalia]

I can't hang out/friend anyone under the age of 21 outside of work (at least for myself)

[@gnunez1600]

sure pal. why you working with teenagers. thats ref flag nimber one. we know yiur house is the hang out spot

[@sydneyxmckayla3880]

@@gnunez1600 I work at a grocery store lmao

[@marissaleanne4544]

colleen strikes me as the type of person who would be really rude to food service workers

[@bas_ee]

Colleen strikes me as a person who does pedophile shit on stage like spreading a little girls legs in a very disturbing and sexual way. If she was male, she would be in jail already. Why is nobody talking about the fact that she is practically a pedophile, this shit is insane. Why do people nog fucking talk about that shit

[@tiffanybrown9848]

Haha... I agree

[@GoddessFirstClass2882]

And then blame it on Miranda 🤷‍♀️

[@Ferocious_Fairy]

Oh apparently she was! I watched a video posted by Luke Alexander called "The Bigger Picture Behind This Colleen Ballinger Situation" and he found clips of her bragging about doing disgusting and offensive things to service workers. Also "allegedly" she's a total psychopath and abused animals! All around her behavior is deplorable and she is unbelievably vile!!!

[@alliwantforchristmas_]

Wait oh my gosh I remember watching a video where she went to to a restaurant or something and ordered food but she didn’t like how the coke or something tasted so she left even though she ordered already

[@TheTravisAustin]

I used to watch Colleen and Shane as a 13 year old and looking back as a 25 year old, it’s SCARY as hell how easily manipulated kids and teens can be by adults from the angle of being our friend.

[@Donniezangelz]

LITERALLLYYY!!! LIKE ITS SO BAD.

[@AmyAberrant]

Exactly!! There are whole adults calling victims stupid, like that’s a child, a child does not know any better.

[@Kim-hg6cj]

But where is this evidence that he was manipulated? The DMs he showed seem perfectly innocent

[@Rose-ze2ui]

What did Shane do?

[@MexicanRaincoat]

​@@Rose-ze2uiOh girl you might wanna sit down 😬

[@idk5491]

Watching how upset you get with your younger self in honesty so heartbreaking to watch. I’m so sorry this happened to you

[@stephaniechildress2956]

That broke my heart too. Definitely not his fault. He gave her his all. She should be ashamed of herself

[@kimberlysopinions6138]

This is my second time watching this because the first time I had to stop the fact that someone who’s a full grown adult would do this to a child just blows me away

[@PrincessPeyten]

@idk5491 I know right it wasn’t his fault she brought it all on herself she did this even after she approved them she’s the stupid one😳😳😳

[@SomeDisaster]

you're not stupid, you're not stupid, you're not stupid, you. are. not. stupid. every time you say that my heart drops. The way you stop talking and just stare at the screen or off to the side thinking about it, physically hurts. What Colleen did to you was NOT your fault. She manipulated you. She saw how you would do anything for her, she used her fame, she used your love for her, and took advantage of it. She is the adult. SHE is stupid. You were a child. A CHILD and she used you. Colleen is absolute garbage. Adam, you deserve all the happiness in the world. I hope you're able to heal from all of this.

[@summerschappellmuncy]

That’s what got me the worst throughout this entire video. When he’s begin to read something, and mid sentence realize how she’d manipulated him. Every time he says he thought he’d “proved himself enough”. Made me so fucking sad for him.

[@audiwinn3934]

This. I can't imagine using a child and love bombing withholding affection and gaslighting him... you were a baby. You have nothing to be ashamed of in that situation. You were a child.

[@msplaylists4900]

THIS. Honestly was trying not to cry when he kept saying that. That inner child is SO wounded and it breaks my heart. But I have to say, I am SO proud of adult Adam sticking up for little Adam.

[@daMEGatron]

So true. I felt like all of us as viewers were yelling inside each time this happened.

[@chazzy_g]

Agreed. Adam, you were a kid!!

[@danielacoutinho897]

the whole thing that happened in Dublin is horrendous. a 30 year old actually left a 15 year old BY HIMSELF in a city he wasn't used to AND BLAMED HIM, even though she was the one who "changed plans"? no decent person does that, ESPECIALLY a grown adult. you don't leave people alone like that. just this one story is enough to know that colleen is genuinely not a good person

[@kyliestewart2180]

For real tho, shout out to Mama McIntyre for trusting her gut and staying around. I cant imagine how much more terrifying if she had left

[@catkeech]

Absolutely agree

[@noemi99]

Yes. That makes me anxious just thinking about what he went thru

[@kitvwx]

I’m only 25 and I can’t imagine even interacting with a 15 year old to be real honest. Like at all.. must less at 30 years old.

[@Krisarooooo]

I cldnt leave a stranger alone at that age especially if they didn't know the area... she's disgusting...

[@christinaforster]

I’m a 34 Year old woman and the idea of having a working relationship with a teenager like this would make me feel icky whether I had good intentions or not.

[@TheNinnyfee]

Some jobs have minor apprentices, but you always treat them respectfully, professionally, and you never ever pursue or isolate them. You are their role model, whether they choose you for that or not.

[@AgentSmith911]

It depends, a 19 year old is ok, though not for everyone. But a 13 or 15 year old? No.

[@ksenia5199]

I think adults in their 30’s can be really wonderful mentors to teenagers. In your 30s, you still remember what it’s like to be young, but you also have a lot more life experience. The problem is that personal and professional boundaries were being crossed like crazy.

[@blackqweenmars]

You’re acting like if establishments don’t hire teenagers all the time😂

[@mochiheh9553]

The “go away bitch.” killed me 💀

[@EH-uq9rz]

she was SO worried about being cancelled and throwing you under the bus but turns out the way she treated you is the reason she truly will be cancelled. she did this to herself.

[@bjorkirl]

i dont even think she was worried about that tbh she just wanted an excuse to throw him under the bus

[@martuuk8964]

She’s not going to be canceled. She wasn’t cancelled in 2020 when Adam first tried to pull this con job hitpiece for attention and follows and she won’t be cancelled now.

[@ltodom5884]

@@martuuk8964lol tell me you didnt watch any of it without saying it

[@Natalie-mv2er]

​@@martuuk8964let me guess your a fan of hers? Your supporting gr**ming hope you know that.

[@sohodollll]

@@martuuk8964get off ur burner colleen

[@alexxbell6631]

One day you’ll look back on this and be like ‘I was only 20 having to do this’ and it’ll hit you again how young you have been through all of this.

[@leah_amy]

Exactly

[@masochistic_art]

exactly my thoughts. adam is barely an adult, still basically a kid, was a teenager a year ago. this is WAY too much to take on.

[@00katydid00]

Yes, he's still SO young.

[@hannaharstories]

Yes

[@nona7214]

He’s so strong genuinely

[@taylormiller6093]

as someone who was also groomed, it forever sickens me that groomers will always claim that their victims are “manipulative”. as an adult now, i can’t imagine saying that a CHILD was manipulative. children admire adults, and it disgusts me that adults take advantage of children this way.

[@ksenia5199]

The good old Lolita excuse. It works every time!

[@kaleidoscopingme]

​@@ksenia5199mood. And it shouldn't.

[@cheyenneweston478]

its called projecting. what they are guilty of, they project on their victims.

[@beaktama222]

Legitimately!!!

[@merri-toddwebster2473]

I'm an adult old enough to be your grandmother, Adam. I didn't discover KZbinrs until 2020 and the pandemic lockdown and was delighted to discover people who were passionate about Star Trek and languages and birds and other things I was interested in. And I'm now horrified that people have been using KZbin to mislead and abuse not just adults but children, for *years*, before I ever discovered lovely people like Jessie Gender and NativLang. I am so sorry, Adam, and I wish you strength to your arm and confusion to your enemies.

[@lunchbooooox]

based grandma B)

[@SpecialBlanket]

Dang you got to the good stuff fast.

[@adriannestone2917]

You seem like a really kind person.

[@momplspickmeupimscared]

I just discovered Jessie Gender because of you and THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I didn't know I needed this until I found their channel :D

[@cdn0199]

The fact that she has been frantically deleting every comment about herself from the vlogs/podcast, yet has left every comment attacking and belittling Adam up is truly telling. Continuing to use and allow others to attack Adam, while taking zero responsibility for her own actions.

[@georgia673]

💯💯💯 she has not changed a bit. Just as awful as ever. I'm embarrassed I ever looked up to her 🤮

[@javieralonso3871]

how much shit

[@sus4nah]

Mad respect for apologizing to Josh. She destroyed that man for no reason.

[@lyvs9086]

No she didn’t. He name dropped her and has brought her up so many times, she handled it very appropriately.

[@hersheyyy03]

@@lyvs9086 yeah as f*cked up as all her actions were with Adam, Joshua was a whole another story. That man needed a lot of help

[@cookie80088]

@@hersheyyy03 what did he do? i cant find anywhere he talks abt her

[@sakurahayakawa8701]

​@@lyvs9086 lmaooo her and josh were in a relationship for at least a decade and she decided to ruin their marriage by cheating on him with her employee(aka her new husband) get a grip please

[@alayraa9386]

Colleen and Josh were not good together. Josh had a problem with alcohol. I was with an alcoholic before, and I know how abusive they can get when they’re drunk. Unless you’ve been in an abusive relationship, you won’t understand. So it’s okay if you don’t.

[@janb92]

Shout out to Adam’s parents. They’re the real MVPs actually looking out for their kid. He doesn’t even have a reason to apologize but here he is being more mature than the shit stain that groomed him and everyone else involved.

[@soccerchick9841]

I’m really curious if they were like, this is weird and inappropriate and needs to stop.

[@janb92]

@@soccerchick9841 in a few of his stories he does mention them saying stuff like that for sure

[@Steeksify]

Holy fucking shit. You just throw the word "grooming" around like candy on halloween. You have no fucking idea the definition of the word. Screeching post-modern activism should be a criminal offense, you dumb tart

[@rainingdewdrops]

@@soccerchick9841 Right! it must be hard being a parent to a teenager - the more you parent and try to stop things the more you can push them away sometimes. It sounds like Adam's parents did a fantastic job, how they helped him have his freedom and enjoy, yet they knew to wait on the sidelines and swoop in when things went wrong.

[@JuliaPetrova]

Hearing the bit about the Dublin meet-up actually breaks my heart, like my chest was pounding the entire time because i could see exactly what was coming and felt the ANXIETY of sitting in the car with your parents while someone you think of as a friend is completely mugging you off and trying to justify it for them because you're already 3 jours into a 4 hour drive. Like I FELT THAT in my chest. It has all the trademarks of wanting so badly to be invited to the popular older girls birthday party that you do all their homework for them only for them to ghost you or change plans last minute or invite you out but just make fun of you and condescend to you the whole time. Except this isn't you and the popular girls in school. Its you at like 14 and a whole grown woman stringing a poor kid along. Truly the whole restaurant thing made me LIVID.

[@languid-4535]

Same here I felt the anxiety and betrayal of that situation how could someone do that to a child?? It breaks my heart, Adam is so brave I’m so happy he has finally came out with all this abuse he endured

[@loislois3526]

Yes ! And the total confusion between what the person says versus what they are doing - making you question why the lunch didn’t work and if you could have done something different like leave earlier despite your planning being thorough with what you were told at the time. It’s total gaslighting but even sadder that it’s paired with complete disappointment from someone you really look up to. Soooo sad !

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

Same here, I flashed back to all the times when people cancelled on me when I was 13-15-17 and I would’ve been absolutely crestfallen and i’m 32 now and sometimes those still bother me And that was mostly friends canceling on me because to them going out was normal and i would have to beg for weeks Adam’s parents did the right thing, they taught him to respect himself but also supported him in his wishes and interests

[@camilasummers]

I can’t imagine having a friendship with a teenager and I am only 22 🤦

[@breannaflores9820]

EXACTLY THE FACT THAT SHE WAS 30+ BEING FRIENDS W A 13 YEAR OLD IS DISGUSTINGGG

[@urlocal.antisocial]

literally it’s just so fucking weird

[@dragonias6725]

Same and I'm only 20. I honestly don't see being friends with anyone younger than like 17

[@camilasummers]

@@dragonias6725 yeah, 19 is the limit for me lol

[@eli-hk8tp]

I’m 18 and I feel like being friends with teenagers who aren’t 18 is uncomfortable 👀 So strange and weird and gross for a 30 year old to not have these reservations…

[@Cawmeravn]

No matter how you feel about drama channels or the content Adam makes, it truly does not matter. He was a CHILD and Colleen & Crew were adults well into their adulthood. It is unacceptable.

[@zblglr]

agreed 100%

[@_RavishingRaven_]

Big facts!!!! If this was an adult male with a girl minor att, shit would be completely different and it makes me sick!!!!!

[@plutonium2]

I kinda see how she lost sight of this age. I’m older and can forget that I am in a place like discord bc it all just blurs into “chat”, but that said I assume 18+ and if I knew younger I’d be shocked. What is hard to swallow is the manipulation and the leaning on this “fan” for emotional support and information about truly adult situations. It’s incredible how she had no qualms about using these kids as attack dogs. That’s just fucked up. ALL of it is fucked up but the pushing kids to act as your flying monkeys is so far beyond the pale of normal or respectful or remotely ok. I also really object to the dissing of Mama MacIntyre who was busy raising a son with enough nous to move to another country at 19 and smart enough to write colleens jokes. Just no respect for anyone. Also I’ve never watched her but been watching her with Trish and Jesus Mary and holy st Joseph she is the most obnoxious, self indulgent, gabby mare to boot.

[@00st307-m]

@@plutonium2 sure but she also visited him in person in Dublin. And then continued talking to him like this. Please, you’re making excuses for her 😕

[@plutonium2]

@@00st307-m don’t correct me, child. That’s my opinion. If I’m more even handed than you maybe that’s better. Also, I said I assume 18+ and if I know better I do better. It is extremely easy to lose sight of age in text on discord but again… once you know you know. Ya smug thing.

[@fortheloveofyou5432]

It isn’t a coincidence that your fallout was in 2020 and right after is when she all but abandoned Miranda and to this day has zero content ideas aside from exploiting her kids. YOU were Miranda sings, NOT her. She owes you that success and her entire career and I’m sure that’s why she’s worked so hard to discredit you. You deserve so much Adam ❤

[@xxbeerice9360]

THIS THE ONE!!!! ❤

[@samanthaM7119]

Makes me wonder how many kids were used to create her Miranda character

[@00st307-m]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@00st307-m]

@@samanthaM7119 and would explain why kids loved it! Content made by kids for kids 😭

[@jenniferroy6288]

THIS!!

[@mournandweep]

i am a CSA survivor who was abused by my own brother for 7+ years. it ruptured my family, and nearly destroyed my life. i deal with cPTSD, depression, and anxiety now. i'm 20 years old, and feel like i'm 200 years old. adam, thank you for coming forward with the truth about this vile woman. you boldly confronted someone with a massive online following, as well as the double standard of female-on-male abuse. you are a very brave guy. i hope that you can get the therapeutic support you and your fellow survivors deserve. never stop being awesome!

[@certifiedgreg_rose]

I'm so sorry for everything you had to go through and I will keep you in my prayers.

[@onIythepinks]

I'm terribly sorry to hear that. I wish you happiness ❤ you deserve to have only the kindest and most caring people in your life

[@jaic4306]

you're not alone, brave person on the internet! i went through the same (not my brother but someone in the family) so i wanna say thank you for being here, thank you for being so strong and resilient. you are amazing! i sent you luck in the form of a duck 🦆

[@pinkforeverlove1]

My heart goes out to you. Ive been in your shoes and it does put wear and tear on your spirit. But just know with each day you can choose to love yourself through the depression and anxiety. Get the necessary help for your CPTSD. Nurture yourself and your body and it’ll eventually ease. I’m 32 and my life has seemed long due to recovering from abuse, but don’t let it over take you. Life can still be beautiful ❤️

[@aetima]

I was molested by my brother as well. I'm glad we're all still here.

[@Pajali]

Okay, here’s my conspiracy theory: Colleen gave Adam her password exclusively so that if the tweets didn’t land, she could blame somebody else. It’s incredibly convenient that Adam proposed the tweets, Colleen asked for clarification multiple times, then gave Adam the password and told HIM to do it. Sounds like she was covering for herself so she could take credit if the tweets went well and dodge accountability if they didn’t. 😒

[@JeonLife93]

I genuinely believe it was a set up!

[@dhemsey]

EXACTLY RIGHT!

[@El.1355]

Spot on

[@nesmae.4967]

Totally agree 💯

[@bootsandcats1501]

Yep

[@columbiacutri8958]

as someone who has watched and supported Colleen for over a decade, you have changed my mind. you are valid and you are seen. I’m glad the truth is finally setting you free. all the best to you

[@ella9223]

he has completely changed my perspective on her. i'm so glad this is being talked about. she deserves to lose her platform and so much more.

[@tofly4wifi898]

Well said thank you 🎉

[@ss84415]

Me too! These messages show how manipulative and evil she actually is. She’s not this good girl she pretends to be. She has fooled many

[@vannevers]

Well said.

[@selyndaariel4609]

I'm shocked... i really thought she was a good person. hopefully she'll learn from this but who knows...

[@QueenCreeps]

"No-one on the internet was defending me, so as a 20 year old, I'm going to defend my 17 year old self." This brought me to tears. As someone who was also groomed by a KZbin creator, thank you so much for speaking up. We hear you, and we support you. And you're not stupid, you're strong.

[@twiztidyournutz]

Much love. I wish you & anyone who has been through abuse healing.❤

[@LucipurrBiscuits]

Omg hi Creeps!!! Wasn't expecting to see you here. I'm so sorry you went through that. Much love. xx

[@Steeksify]

Maybe he? she? it??? doesn't deserve defense. He was stupid. Now he's trying to trash someone else's entire career because he's, what? Bitter? Jaded? Replaced?

[@sav2823]

​@@SteeksifyHe was a child taken advantage of by an adult in power. The victim blaming is unreal here. The only one being bitter and trying to ruin a career is Colleen

[@internetstranger-]

​@@Steeksify hi colleen

[@allenparker2113]

The fact that some people think Adam is faking this is disgusting HE’S the victim

[@kadenkayson295]

Facts! He even mentioned in a video I think a week ago? Saying that a good reason why he wouldn’t lie about this is cause He can GET SUED

[@Jackie_Moon96]

You're not stupid. Don't you dare even say that. This whole situation makes me tear up. You aren't stupid, Adam. You are brave and you are very, very loved.

[@Britt.89k]

I agree!!! And and extremely smart!! He’ll go far, she’s doomed.

[@summerschappellmuncy]

Side note: I think I can speak for everyone here when I say…THANK GOODNESS FOR YOUR DAD AND YOUR INCREDIBLE MOM. She knew Colleen was stringing you along, and was going to protect her baby. I hope you and your parents continue to have a strong relationship.

[@Sammala17]

I mean…they were the ones who drove their teenage boy to hang out with a 30 year old woman that he had been texting…should we be celebrating his parents or questions their parenting?? What if it was a teenage girl going to meet a 30 year old man? I blame the parents

[@xxxxx4422]

@@Sammala17 That's what desperate parents do, when they feel like they could loose their child to the predator. Making a child go no contact with the groomer almost always does the opposite of what the parents were trying to achieve.

[@brittneybabeee4031]

@@Sammala17 As a victim of grooming, I can promise you that we are so manipulated by the groomer that we would find ANY reason to keep speaking with them, regardless of how hard our parents try, because we’re sneaky kids already but it’s even worse when you have a grown ass adult behind the scenes pulling the strings. My parents did the absolute best they could but after being SA’d, I would actively seek older men because of the trauma. My parents did everything they should have and they were able to save me but a lot of harm was already done due to my continued seeking of people I didn’t realize were predators. After all of my parents endless hard work to protect me, I will not stand for people blaming them. I have no doubt that Adam’s parents did the same. You have NO IDEA how hard parents do what they can to protect their kids until you’re in it & I can promise you, it is not as easy as you think it is. There are bad parents everywhere but it’s not always the parents’ faults.

[@kaikaihikaru]

Bless your heart ,I’m glad you’re able to look at this objectively and see what was really happening. Take care of yourself xx 😘😊

[@xxxxx4422]

@@Sammala17 There are children who have been missing for years cause they're on the run with their groomer. It's naive to think that just taking the phone away will stop the manipulation that's already happened.

[@djarias28]

This is why I’m studying computer forensics to help with cybercrimes. This is disgusting from two adults doing this to kids. SMH

[@samanthaM7119]

Bless you for doing that and I hope you succeed in your future career

[@djarias28]

@@samanthaM7119 thank you 🫶🏼

[@beez_treez]

That is so neat! Never knew this was a thing but makes sense! Good for you

[@chloeginder7739]

This is so cool! And so needed. I wish you the best of luck! 💜

[@baconatorrrrrrr]

We need more people like you!!

[@isabellavercio3105]

i love how even though he knows he’s also in the wrong, he’s still completely transparent with what he did & said. that’s respect

[@pinkforeverlove1]

Accountability is respectable

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

He also arguably isn't really in the wrong. Literally everything Adam did during this scandal, he did while being actively coerced using power dynamics. This entire relationship Colleen had with her fans is an informed consent nightmare.

[@abigailthasan8200]

Adam was a child, children cannot consent and he is not in the wrong at all. Please understand how a child’s brain is not developed to understand the severity of talking to older people in an inappropriate manner:

[@susanbob8285]

@@user-mv5zt8qd9lmaybe she meant about Josh taking accountability? I agree, Adam wasn’t in the wrong at all

[@mya1207]

I want H3 to react to this so that your story can get more heat, like I hope everyone talks about this!! All the drama channels just everyone because this stuff is insane and Colleen is so wrong for this

[@e_aa518]

yes same!!!! i sent a superchat about it during the show today that was ignored per usual lmaooo (no shade to them obviously they get so many i just hope oliva saw it, i’d love a powerpoint!!)

[@georgia673]

​@@e_aa518 they mentioned it briefly at about 1hr44 mins in

[@Laura-jd9wf]

I don't think they'll do because she's associated with Trisha Paytas.

[@Princessv777]

@@e_aa518 he kinda talked abt it yesterday but they shrugged it off because they dnt want trisha to get involved. I would keep pushing though!!!

[@ploopydiper]

I also thought about h3 covering this. I hope they have Adam call in or something

[@Nicky-0909]

Adam please stop saying you’re stupid, you are not stupid you were a child! I hope this brings you closure, you should be so proud ❤

[@dovestone_]

Exactly Hearing him say that breaks my heart

[@skylarjohnson7779]

this! He did what any kid would do, trust the grown ups. They took advantage of that.

[@kindletrapper33]

children can be dumb

[@zoeestephens9835]

Yes this!

[@elodie4629]

@@kindletrapper33 yep. but that’s okay because they’re learning. children are bound to make mistakes cause they don’t know everything. but adults? adults can be dumb, stupid and selfish. and they hurt children.

[@vegandolls]

I know you know it's weird for a 30 yr old woman to have a relationship like this with a young teen but trust me- the older you get, you'll grasp even more how wildly inappropriate it was

[@susanstevenson3532]

I’m almost 30 and I cannot fathom ‘befriending’ a child online!!! If she wanted to have positive interactions with young fans, hold organised, vetted events, WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS present. Or run organised contests/ shout-outs on videos, with full parental involvement. John Cena has made the day of hundreds of children through Make a Wish events - there’s NORMAL ways to go about interaction with kids as a celebrity. This is all so, so inappropriate and creepy.

[@davvy69]

It's literally bizarre

[@kittybelly]

Facts. The older I get the creepier the creeps are in hindsight. I’m 31 and could never

[@AW-ej8ss]

I thought it was weird back then and I was 25+.. now that I’m a parent and close to 30 it’s honestly unbelievable and horrifying.

[@s.melonita4454]

@@AW-ej8ss absolutely! I’m in my thirties and hung out with my littlest sister who’s 15 und her new boyfriend who’s 16. The whole time I was fully aware about the age and maturity difference and responsibility I had of how I conducted myself in front of them and with them one on one. Colleen is a weird one. Arrested development and more evil stuff going on.

[@joeyles903]

the first 5 mins are how you actually apologise. im so sorry this happened to you, and it’s overwhelming heartbreaking and empowering how you and everyone else are coming out about it.

[@sailor_dilpickle]

I could not even sleep after hearing what happened she is cruel

[@ThatLaurenThing]

The way she planned to have a friend date at the wax museum/lunch with you is insane. I’m 27 and even now I simply cannot imagine deciding to go hang out with a 16 year old because we have an online relationship. IN. SANE. And to imply that she didn’t want your parents there? Wtf. Genuinely not an okay thing to do. I’m sure she didn’t have creepy intentions but to any adult with a brain it comes across as so wildly inappropriate.

[@lovetogiggle1o1]

EXACTLY! like rn im 25, but my baby cousins are 16. i love seeing them because they are my cousins, but i would never really hang out with them outside of family settings because like… its just two completely different worlds it feels like?

[@uhohstinky5850]

Why don’t you think she had creepy intentions? How would you know if she did or did not? Only she knows

[@preciousonejewel]

We don't know that her intentions werent creepy. Her ex husband was literally a fan first

[@msplaylists4900]

RIGHT?? It's so weird. I'm 25 and I would not plan something like that with a 16 y.o. unless it was a little cousin or a significant other's younger sibling. There's really no other reason to hang with a 16 year old like that? Nevermind talking about sex with a 16 year old. Jesus.

[@msplaylists4900]

@@preciousonejewel Her ex husband was also an adult. A minor is a different story.

[@ThatLaurenThing]

Wow. Seeing the full context is crazy. The way she switched up on you is insane. Going from saying how much she loves you to talking shit about you in group chats to her final message? Unbelievable. It literally baffles me that she would talk to a SIXTEEN year old this way.

[@Sweetypiebl25]

I know! Wow! I stayed up all night (it 4 am)to watch this and Adam's funny reaction to Trisha and her podcast. Lol that was a true master piece from Adam! Overshare #2 hilarious!

[@trishapaytaskitchenfloor]

i’m convinced colleen and josh (or whoever she was married to or dating at that time - can’t keep up with her trashcan fire love life) sat on the couch hovering over adams messages at that time when she switched up on him, and both of them decided together what they were going to do. i mean, is it that crazy to think colleen and her man sat on a couch and decided to change the narrative collectively, and then spill it into group chats for adam to not see? that was truly the first place my mind went. colleen was 33, i’m 21 right now, and i could not imagine letting someone else who is not my significant other or my mom have access to my social media, ESPECIALLY a minor, because what business do i have with a minor?? i wish colleen would have thought about it, but it seems she’s always thinking of children with how many have to go fishing in her pants for cheese balls at her live shows.

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

If 16 year olds are kids they should stay offline. If you choose to be online you're choosing to be treated like an adult.

[@gdragoncouture]

@@neglectfulsausage7689terrible take

[@ThatLaurenThing]

@@neglectfulsausage7689 I agree that this is a terrible take, lol. 16 year olds have access to the internet. It’s an unavoidable fact. And every 16 year old thinks they’re mature enough to handle whatever comes at them on the internet. When I’m a parent I’m going to try to keep my kids offline for as long as I can… but parents can only do so much. Teens want to be online, and teens are crafty enough to get what they want. Doesn’t mean we should automatically treat them like adults.

[@RobbandJenica]

So i was totally coming for you because i thought there was no way colleen ballinger could do anything wrong.....then i watched this video. Wow, i will be unsubscribing from everything from her and will never watch or support her again. I am so incredibly sorry for what she did to you. Its DISGUSTING. Even my 9 & 10 year olds are disgusted and feel so bad for you. Thank you for these videos. Truly an eye opener. ❤

[@BoyGunner-cf5zx]

OMG you put so much detail into it. it almost made me cry

[@jessicab2507]

Glad you came around and are now protecting your kids from content they should not have access too, if you thought she wasn't bad by first glance then may I make a suggestion that you sit and watch thoroughly who your kids are following on KZbin and find out what those ppl actually like. She certainly doesn't seem like a child friendly creator, or human to begin with based on just her entire being as an adult and the way she chooses to present herself period the red flags are actually marching around her head. It does pay off to be a strict parent when appropriate and know what exactly your kids are getting access to even if they may find it annoying and put up a fit about it. ❤️ She's def a unique type of predator but she's not the only content creator to watch out for even if they aren't that type of predator, they are influencing period! And you might want to ask yourself why they would be behaving in such certain ways to begin with, none of the reasons as of why are really any good.

[@RobbandJenica]

@jessicab2507 what the hell are you even talking about?! Did I ever once say in my comment that my kids watch her?? NO! I said my kids feel bad for Adam. You just assumed something that isn't even true! My kids have no idea who she even is. I watch very closely what my kids watch and do but thank you for assuming and trying to teach me how to parent my own children. Have a great day weirdo! 😀

[@chickpea734]

oh the fact that she left lasting body confidence issues on you is absolutely heartbreaking. why the actual fuck would an adult project that onto a CHILD

[@miguelreyes6608]

If you don’t agree Colleen was/is the problem, you’re part of the problem. A grown woman has no business sharing her love life/intimacy details with a minor, asking said minor to keep tabs on her ex husband, or accepting and not crediting him for a ton of free work. His parents were being supportive in his admiration for his idol. When they realized what was going on, they intervened. His parents, nor Adam is to blame.

[@miguelreyes6608]

@@neglectfulsausage7689 a 30+ yr old woman had NO business speaking PRIVATELY AND PERSONALLY with a 14-17 year old. If you don’t see what’s wrong with her actions, once again, you’re part of the problem.

[@miguelreyes6608]

@@neglectfulsausage7689 her predatory behavior and grooming tactics are not my opinion, they are facts.

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

@@miguelreyes6608 calling them predatory and grooming ARE opinions though, dummy.

[@ashleyzeigafuse]

​@@neglectfulsausage7689 Most people have the same opinion.

[@TheNinnyfee]

100%

[@xheyitsjessx9313]

you were not stupid Adam, you were groomed, tricked, manipulated. you thought she was one of your closest friends, you were helping your ‘friend’ who tricked you into thinking that. you have a pure heart and she took advantage of that. you are not stupid

[@JennyPenny1980-]

He was a stupid kid and his parents are stupid for allowing this to go on so long by his own works his mom knew that this was wrong yet she didn’t stop it a grown adult I hardly think that seems normal either I have three none of them ever went to meet a influencer or joined chat groups with influencers

[@Kornslefttoe]

@@JennyPenny1980- victim blaming? Are you serious? You’re defending child predators. I hope you never have kids of your own who end up in a situation like this. Do better. You’re just as disgusting for defending Colleen.

[@pinapplegaming5781]

@@JennyPenny1980- stop blaming the victim please.

[@msplaylists4900]

@@JennyPenny1980- Victim blaming is not cute. Children are children, they have limited information and development so they are NOT stupid for not thinking like an adult. Also, keep in mind that his parents also had limited information until the end and truly just wanted to see their son happy meeting his favourite celebrity. Most parents would take their kids to concerts/shows/meet-and-greets.

[@Blake1720]

Yes and the power dynamic was fully taken advantage of.

[@Urm0mz]

I'm 35..Im so proud of you, a TWENTY YEAR OLD, and the way you have handled this publicly. Everything you have addressed was done with the utmost professionalism. Something this woman-child will never know how to behave as. When I was a teen, Courtney Love had a similar group of fans and I was in that. We translated her drug ridden rants for her message board and gave excuses for her public behavior. Some of us were adults, some of us were 16. I don't think it was appropriate. It was sad and eye-opening. Celebrities are people and most of the time they are heavily flawed, abusive users. Courtney Love remembers us but not specifically, so it's kind of an unsaid part of her past...

[@hechovisto]

Damn I had no idea about Courtney love’s antics! I was around 14 or so when I joined kittyradio and read so many of her messy posts/rants. I remember being jealous of the users on that message board who were close to her, but now I realize it was for the best that I didn’t know her

[@fathiyyah3198]

Wow I didn't know that about courtney love,,,

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

❤

[@Nikki-so4yc]

It’s sad that you learned it’s wrong to bully and gossip about her friends, family and even her fans in 3-4 years, as a child, but she hasn’t learned that in 36 years 💀

[@meganlynn3097]

I’m 30 and COULD NOT IMAGINE having this kind of relationship with someone as young as you were. Just sick

[@EgyptianCottonCozy]

😐 SAME. Weird af!

[@bandaid.bandit]

How old is he?

[@itsathi6055]

@@bandaid.banditI think he’s 20 now

[@Rachaelbot]

As a 32 year old ladyyyy, the idea of being in a group chat with a bunch of teenagers sounds miserableeeee (no offense... But... It just would be miserable)

[@msplaylists4900]

DUDE SAME and I'm only 25.

[@YoutubeLawyer-cp2oe]

*"On behalf of Kory's Klit"* might be the most ridiculous sentence in history. What a representative 😂

[@kyla2423]

LOL!! It really set the tone and credibility for the rest of the message.

[@juliettes5757]

the way she’s done all this to him and he’s still respectful enough to cover her email if it was there

[@Juliamh2222]

“Speak your truth, even if your voice shakes”…one of my favorite quotes. When one person stands up against abuse, you stand up for all who have been, are being, and will be abused in their lifetime. That abuse can come in som many forms and I’m tired of celebrities hiding behind their fame to get away with this stuff. Proud of you Adam🩷 Hang in there love.

[@jenniferroy6288]

Colleen groomed and abused you. She and Kory traumatized so many children. Bravo, Adam! You are taking down predators and deserve attention, support and backpay.👏👏👏

[@xxbeerice9360]

All that!!!! Run this man his money and run them into the bottom of the jail!!

[@noodleispoppin1295]

Her unhealthy boundaries with kids is even more alarming when you see her maranda character and how all the jokes are about CSA and she only has kids at her shows 😭 I don’t understand how there are adults defending her behavior on any of this honestly.

[@BrightFuryGames]

I didn’t even know she had a group chat with her fans. All of this is showing your past can come back to haunt you. There’s a quote that says “Oh what a web we weave if we practice to deceive,” and boy has the web of lies gotten tangled.

[@javieralonso3871]

you are garbage

[@lissylissylissy]

I’m 27 and to me it feels like 2020 was about thirty seconds ago, but realising how much these teenagers/people in their very early twenties have matured in the past three years is SHOCKING to me. I’m so sorry you’ve had to grow up so fast. But it also strikes home to me that as an adult approaching my thirties, I cannot IMAGINE being in a group text with someone who is 18/19/20, let alone a bunch of literal 14 year olds. In no world is this ok, and in no world should an adult be speaking to a child like this. I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through Adam, and you’re so brave.

[@xxbeerice9360]

So sad. Him and however many dozens of hundreds of other child fans alike 😢

[@YoutubeLawyer-cp2oe]

I feel like Covid made time freeze for us and time speed up for younger people. The "trauma response" seems like it got processed so differently to me. And same. Could never catch me in a group chat with tweens? There's only a handful of kids I'd even be friends with on social media at all (IE Family member accounts run by parents or something)

[@00st307-m]

Imagine a grad student who liked to fraternize with - middle schoolers ?? Definitely feels criminal!

[@lissylissylissy]

@@KZbinLawyer-cp2oe we grow up SO much between 14 and 18, but I was 24 when the pandemic started and I still feel…like the same human being. when I was 18 I wouldn’t even recognise my 14 year old self. Same! I work with a couple of 18/19 year olds and they’re great but, like, they’re kids? and I’m in a more senior position which I take very seriously. The way she treated him is VILE

[@NettyB]

I’m glad you have amazing parents that didn’t leave you stranded alone in Dublin. I am so sorry that Colleen used, groomed, and was so cruel to you. This is hard to sit through. She is a malignant narcissist and should be nowhere near children.

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

The more I am listening to this situation the more I respect his parents, they supported him in his interests but also were observant enough to tell him what they think of the situation, but didn’t push him or forbid him things cause let’s be real with kids that does the opposite effect

[@r2b2.]

I feel like Kory could face criminal charges for what he's done. They are both disgusting and should not be around children.

[@Eee-ln3uv]

What has he done? Enlighten me

[@Ashleymhsuf927]

@@Eee-ln3uvsending explicit images to minors. We can start there

[@DanielleStarry]

Victims need to go to law enforcement with their information

[@Eee-ln3uv]

@@Ashleymhsuf927 what?

[@hayerickson4361]

Colleen asking Adam for a bum picture could be grounds for something too. He was a minor when she asked. Both of them are messed up in the head.

[@alyssacorexcore]

When you talked about how you remember your parents telling you "Adam, she's not being very nice to you." Made me tear up a bit. Because of course you look back now and realize they were right, but when you're that age and you really want to believe someone is your friend (especially someone famous), there's not much anyone can say to change your mind. And your mom is amazingly insightful in knowing she would need to wait for you. As a mom of an almost 14 year old, my heart breaks for young-you.

[@witchycrystals1261]

the fact they did this to a kid is literally so disturbing. when u show ur regret for helping her it’s heart breaking

[@midzy2774]

People who are defending her are disgusting!!!

[@thegrimegoddess4831]

Colleen started this entire thing when she decided to message minors she met online. Anyone who claims that Adam is starting up drama is completely missing the point that Colleen Ballinger decided her own fate with each disgusting message she sent. Adam, I hope you can remember this whenever other people’s words echo around in your head. I’m also a survivor and have felt similarly about outing those who harmed me. You think you’re doing something wrong by speaking up because it tends to cause chaos, but all shame belongs to Colleen as she’s the adult who hurt you as a child. The pain, shame, and fear all belong to her. You should be so proud of yourself for standing up and speaking out against her abusive behavior.

[@aplainjaneproduction8285]

You weren’t delusional, honey, you trusted someone who you considered a friend. That she turned out to be a wolf in sheep‘s clothing isn’t your fault. It could’ve happened to anyone.

[@rhythmandgrooves869]

She should never have a platform ever again and go to jail. I’m in tears, Adam. Thank you for speaking up. We believe you.

[@Do_you_have_tea_tospill]

No we don’t.

[@GretchenCrabb]

@@Do_you_have_tea_tospill Why r u licking her boots lmao maybe if that bitch took even one singular ounce of accountability this wouldn’t be an issue

[@GretchenCrabb]

@@Do_you_have_tea_tospill This young man, somebody WAY younger physically and maturity wise is taking accountability meanwhile she’s acting like a fucking child

[@noorkhateeb1257]

​@@Do_you_have_tea_tospill*no you dont

[@Cheeselover6611]

@@Do_you_have_tea_tospillwhat is there not to believe.. he literally has all the messages??

[@gabk1400]

I had a “friendship” like this- entirely online, she was older and married, would love bomb and then turn on me on a dime, did/sent so many things that were never repaid (including paying for her fucking prescription glasses), made me feel like I was walking on eggshells and had to constantly apologize - ended with her blocking me on everything. Reflecting on how you were manipulated in the past is tough- I’m proud of you for speaking out about. Much love ❤

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

❤

[@christinec.8107]

Sounds like a toxic friendship I had that I later realized was narcissistic abuse. Sending you some love from a stranger who relates.

[@carysjones1906]

Proud of you. We stand with you Adam ❤

[@missamay972]

Live watching the fandom of people I never expected to turn on her on twitter telling their experiences has been… unbelievably unexpected and I’m so glad people are finally realizing how truly truly dangerous she is.

[@dani_ela3706]

💯💯💯

[@gabbi-d2n]

i just want to say, i’ve met colleen once and she really is weird. i remember when i was a huge fan of her and kory desoto. when i met her i was such a big fan and i went on to hug her and she commented on my tata size. i’m a bigger chest girl and she said “wow i wish i had your titelonas!” i laughed it off because i was a huge fan she was like my idol, i was 14 at the time.

[@mae6125]

I’m so sorry you had to experience that so young from someone you looked up too, I hope you’re doing good now, sending love 🫶🫶

[@chelscara]

As another larg chested chick by 13, it's crazy how people just immediately start sexualizing you. As a joke, in a serious way, suddenly everyone thinks they're up for conversation. I used to hate them for it and wished I was flat chested. I still hate them now but mostly just for back pain.

[@FirstLast-po8oz]

I hate that the culture has gotten so casual that having large breasts immediately invites comment or "compliment". I was made this way with loving detail and my identity and worth is not tied to them. What I hate most is that it caused me to spend years with resentment and bitterness towards this part of my body that's so worthy of love. It's taken me years to heal from only receiving sexual touch or attention for these parts instead of the care and respect due a body.

[@tommyross3298]

The apologies at the beginning of this are a master class in sincere heartfelt apologies. Also “I had a very loud voice that I adored in my ear” I love it

[@amenenema474]

I know this is a minor detail in the grand scheme of things...but one of the things that pissed me off the most was that this 30 year old, grown woman actually left a 15 year old child in the middle of Dublin with no idea where he was and no transportation. She had NO idea your mother was righg around the corner. I know I would have been panicking at that age being left to my own devices in big, unfamiliar city. I can't think of a single adult, especially a woman, I have ever known that would leave a child like that without ensuring he had a safe way home. Seriously, who on earth does that? This woman...ugh.

[@coolguywithshades34]

It made me sick to my stomach and reminded me of times like that in high school and college when I had some shitty friends here and there who would pull shit like that. But for a 30 something year old MOTHER to do that to a child is just beyond

[@shelbydn6187]

She shouldn’t have made plans to meet up with a 15 year old in the first place. Whole thing was totally messed up on her end.

[@CompanionCube1000]

I remember when Colleen Ballinger brought her hard of hearing brother onto her channel to set an example and promised to use captions in all her videos going forward and then almost immediately stopped doing that without a word about it. I know this isn't what the video is about, but I think it shows a lot about her character.

[@Genny-Zee]

trent is just as disgusting. having a cochlear implant does not give him the opportunity to pray on colleen's fans online.

[@cheeseandsprinkles77]

and how nobody in her family bothered to learn ASL for him

[@karinnafay3720]

She might have realized that KZbin has functionality to turn on captions for all videos.

[@CompanionCube1000]

@Karinna Fay This was years ago before those captions were any good. I remember her addressing the fact that those auto captions were bad at the time and people deserved better ones. I wish she'd just said why she didn't keep her promise to put captions in her videos.

[@karinnafay3720]

@@CompanionCube1000 ahh I see. Yeah idk. 🥸 lol

[@hadleyraquel2029]

23:58 this breaks my heart. Kylie was one of my friends and she was featured in Colleen’s video a few years ago. Unfortunately due to cancer she is not here anymore and this is breaking my heart oh my god I have no words. Colleen is a cruel cruel person

[@jenniferroy6288]

I’m so, so sorry.

[@barbaimbaraboom5233]

Oh god I’m so sorry.

[@ikathiibean]

I’m incredibly sorry for your loss, I bet your friend would be disgusted if she saw Colleen’s actions.

[@Ventingisfree]

Adults in their 30’s are sending text messages like that to their fans?? … ew.

[@Aylii1]

Dude the overwhelming amount of evidence, growth and maturity here is applause worthy. I’m so sorry you had to go through this much emotional distress being so young, by a weird predatory ass lady that had you blinded. It’s SO weird that this was happening and nobody was believing you. So happy you’re moving past this and doing better without her. Let her name burn. We love you. ❤️

[@wendy8037]

You weren't stupid for giving her ideas -- you were so young and you still are and now you have massive awareness and experience going forward. You are way ahead of most 20 yr olds and it was so powerful to see the photo of you two together on the screen and see the age difference. You're a brilliant and strong person

[@PrincessSara0827]

I hope the girl with the Colleen tattoo was already aware of how they spoke about her and this isn’t how she finds out 😢

[@antonhaq3503]

The screenshot of Adam and Coleen really drives home just how very young he was. Just seeing him as a child consolidates the fact he was groomed.

[@lilyth682]

The fact she ghosted you after throwing you under the bus (a 30yo woman to a teenager) leaves me speechless. She gaslighted making you think you were in the wrong and then stopped talking to you, increasing your guilt feels??! Absolute cruel

[@emmavelazquezxyz]

As a 32 yo woman I don’t even feel comfortable talking about certain topics with 22 year olds, let alone teenagers. So sorry you went through this, I can only imagine how stressful all of that must’ve feel as a kid.

[@amay4203]

Why would any adult want to be "friends" with a child? Why would any adult want to have a child do all their work? It's absolutely so gross. You are such a strong, beautiful soul. You were a child, you are not responsible but you took full accountability.

[@lollyy6508]

Right!!!!

[@hotsexyangel]

@@amay4203cuz kids are easy to manipulate & will worship her no matter what she does.. that’s why she targeted them🤢🤢

[@lokkib8239]

omg same!!!

[@melissagladstone5968]

As a 31-year old woman, I don't even feel comfortable talking to teenagers! Unless they are family or my friends' kids, I'm staying the heck away from them.

[@jennawilliams9865]

just the first 3 minutes of this video shows your character vs hers so clearly. your apologies were so true and heartfelt and accountable. you’re an amazing person, and i’m sorry she’s put you through so much. she is evil.

[@racheltaylor6420]

this comment fr

[@cynthiaisako]

Exactly !

[@BaggedRanchGirl]

A few times he stopped and was like, oh, I haven’t apologized to this person, and apologized

[@kealiabigale]

Seeing all of this laid out makes Colleen seem really stupid, not you! How at her big age, with MULTIPLE platforms did she not know how or what to post! Also, the grooming stuff is far beyond what I imagined when this all originally came to light! I am so sorry you had to go through all of this! We stand with you, Adam! 💙

[@kodeerants]

I'm proud of you. I'm shaking just watching this. I never thought I would see justice for all of us. I am so proud of all of us for surviving her.

[@beathinks]

Good for you for speaking up about your experiences and validating Adam’s at the same time! I know it’s so fucking hard to speak up, especially when you were given an inside view of what is done to people who speak out about her. None of you deserved to be mistreated, invalidated, manipulated, mocked, or abused. As a fellow victim of these kinds of tactics, I stand with you all 💜💜💜

[@kodeerants]

@@beathinks Thank you so much!

[@lalafuschiva]

it is horrible to see how grooming works. THIS IS GROOMING, this isn’t just being a creep. THIS IS **GROOMING** and this is ridiculous. I am livid. My respect for her is lower than low.

[@aubreyrhianne8967]

THISS

[@DontTouchMyChain.]

If she gets away with this, I don’t know what I’ll think about humanity :( Justice needs to be served for you.

[@wearelegion1163]

Humans are irredeemable

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@Lollogy Honey, if you make r*pe jokes to minors privately and publicly you’re gonna become popular on drama channels. Adam is allowed to gain fame from his own trauma. That’s called making lemonade from lemons, dumb dumb.

[@Stephaniemickle]

Karma is a god. She’ll get hers in her own time. It’s not worth giving her the hate, she does not care.

[@ANME1rocker]

Already lost it with Shane Dawson and Onision

[@BatsLOLZ_00]

sadly there is people who will defend her or any "influncer" they admired that aren't great...hope justice is served and things like this come to an end

[@tesstucker3311]

I straight up know a girl who worshiped this woman since age 12. She met her when she was 14 and I thought it was really sweet that Colleen actually followed my friend’s content and singing and stuff. New context acquired, man.

[@jessicab2507]

What exactly is your point? She followed your young friend after meeting her probably very briefly, and you thought it was sweet.. Okayy...and?

[@bonkadoom]

@@jessicab2507 i think that she means that she thought it was nice of colleen to follow her friend's things but it turns out that most of those good and nice things that colleen did for her fans in that time period were actually done by adam, aka "new context"

[@valentinosire310]

​@@jessicab2507you can't think further than that? You know about the fact she only followed her fans back to develop weird parasocial relationships where she can talk to them inappropriately and manipulate them? Or did you miss that for the past couple of months

[@jessicab2507]

@@bonkadoom the things she did on stage with young children weren't done by anyone but herself Sooo there is that...🥴🙄

[@jessicab2507]

@@valentinosire310 the things she did on stage with young children weren't done by anyone but herself Sooo there is that...🥴🙄

[@JustJanine91]

I usually don’t watch videos this long, but you are so well spoken and I’m glad you were able finally have a voice in all of this. I’m so sorry that all of this happened to you. And as others said, don’t call yourself stupid. I know it’s frustrating to look back and realize what was happening all along, but you were a child, and she took full advantage of that.

[@rachaelrobbins1066]

Wow. The absolute turnaround I had from the beginning of this video to the end is shocking. I came into this defending Colleen because I had loved her for so long and have followed her and her family for decades. Seeing her act this way to not only a fan but a child has shocked me to my core. I repent any negative feelings or thoughts iv had before watching this video and I wish you the best Adam.

[@languid-4535]

Very good on you to accept that you were wrong, you’re a good person thank you for being so respectful and understanding.

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

people who put their pwecious widdle baybeeeisiss all over social media for clicks are disgusting. no one cares. stick to ya thing ya do.

[@mariac4127]

The bravery, maturity, and grace with which you’re handling this is so commendable Adam.

[@jenniferroy6288]

Agree!!

[@Animalgirl115]

Adam, I am so sincerely sorry for everything that has happened to you regarding Colleen. This video brought me to tears. Please know that you did absolutely nothing wrong. All you did was give, serve, and respect Colleen. You should NOT feel stupid for having good ideas that were taken advantage of. Colleen was manipulating you and using you for her own sick benefit. And while this whole thing is really awful to hear, one thing that stands out to me is how remarkable you are at marketing. I really hope you’ll be able to be extremely successful and use your talents for yourself instead of for someone who doesn’t appreciate your talent. Much love and respect to you for how gracefully you’ve handled everything in spite of how terribly she’s handled everything. The truth is coming out about her and thank you so much for helping so many of us see what the truth about her is. ❤

[@chloe3299]

fan since 2014, loved this girl more than myself, she shaped a large portion of my childhood. you have completely opened my eyes adam. so proud of you.

[@asatanicmechanic]

And to think she would make fun of someone like you. She's heartless

[@chloe3299]

@@asatanicmechanic its so heartbreaking

[@arianamitchell7050]

same, it's quite earth-shaking. ive defended her, hope you are doing ok

[@chloe3299]

you too angel proud of u :)

[@boogiebear3095]

The way she threw you under the bus like that to save her own skin, on top of everything else is just icing on the shit cake.

[@michellek649]

That photo of you and Colleen is powerful. To see how young you were and man, is she sick.

[@miralock]

What honestly freaks me out is that this is actually really sinister. The sheer amount of time she dedicates to interacting with minors, who are fans, is insane. The fact that inappropriate stuff comes up constantly is insane. This isn't a joke for her, this shows some kind of weird obsession she has. And creeps like that tend to find each other, so not surprised about Kory either.. Disgusting.

[@jemmah4723]

Add in her friendship with Jojo Siwa. She surrounds herself with young people. Its very strange.

[@miralock]

@jemmah4723 I had people like this in my life / community growing up. As I got older, I thought to myself "in my 40s or 30s, would I be doing any of that with 12 - 17 year Olds?" I'm in my late 20s now, and I can tell you the answer is absolutely not. People who don't view children as children, and view them as adult people, are abusive.

[@00katydid00]

It's insidious. And I was groomed by someone who had a similar pattern of surrounding themselves with vulnerable people who had certain characteristics. It isn't an accident, you know? It's predator behavior.

[@adysonreese6250]

@@jemmah4723 i feel this is different because jojo tends to be friends with adults. ex. jenna johnson

[@msplaylists4900]

@@jemmah4723 I was going to say this - I hope Jojo is okay. Their relationship always felt weird and icky to me because she was a literal child.