The Colleen Ballinger Situation Keeps Getting WORSE

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Colleen Ballinger Series:
Part 1: The END of Colleen Ballinger : She Has ALWAYS Been This Way… a NIGHTMARE Downfall : • The END of Colleen Bal...
Part 2: The Colleen Ballinger NIGHTMARE Just Got WORSE | NEW EVIDENCE & Trisha Paytas | Downfall: • The Colleen Ballinger ...
Part 3: The DEVIL in Colleen Ballinger’s Shadow: He LIED to EVERYONE | Downfall: • The DEVIL In Colleen B...
Part 4: Colleen Ballinger’s Ex TELLS ALL: Joshua David Evans EXCLUSIVE Interview… what NO ONE Knows | Downfall • Colleen Ballinger’s Ex...
Somehow before and after my interview with Colleen Ballinger’s ex husband Joshua David Evans, the Colleen Ballinger situation got worse. With Jojo Siwa, Kory, and the Ballinger’s alarming posts… everyone and everything is sus. And what about Part 5?! Let's throw them all in the Suspool...

[@trickymarigold]

Jojo literally goes “well I wasn’t groomed. I mean I’ve known her since I was 12 and she’s done nothing but made me feel special so I’d like her. But I’ve never been groomed” and doesn’t see the irony. I truly feel bad for her. She was raised in that culture and it has blinded her to people like Colleen and Shane.

[@littleguy8714]

Every time Jojo said she “idolized” Colleen I cringed, it’s obvious to onlookers but not her

[@Whofan06]

I agree, that's what sucks about this kind of exploitative behavior being so complicated. The abuser perfectly molds their own victims to defend them. One way or another she's a type of victim too and has a lot to work through on this issue.

[@monkeywrenchmoment7208]

True irony!!! You are so right!!! 🎯

[@llcdrdndgrbd]

She’s a shoebiz kid, she’s been groomed basically since she started appearing in front of cameras, she doesn’t know that adults treating her the way they did is not normal

[@Philemaphobia]

Just for shits and giggles: can you give us your definition of grooming?

[@eurydicefiori865]

Jojo Siwa throwing her entire career away for Colleen Ballinger was NOT on my bingo card for 2023 💀

[@ashalex9638]

She also kind of threw it away by making videos with James Charles and Shane Dawson this year, so... Colleen is not the only one she's promoting/"defending"🥲🫠

[@eurydicefiori865]

@@ashalex9638oh, yeah, I forgot that she's still friends with them 🤢

[@KatieLouise]

Dude I know

[@onlygrands2012]

Right? I actually feel sorry for her.

[@stormhunter2627]

i thought it was more the lesbiantok drama, hanging out with that OnlyJay person, so honestly this isn’t surprising to me

[@millicent432]

Jojo has been groomed by every single adult that has been around her. Adults have failed her. Period.

[@PeriwinklePig]

​@@MyBFFtheBT Money, influence, social clout, etc.

[@PeriwinklePig]

@MyBFFtheBT Even so, the two tend to go hand-in-hand. Whether it's to normalize the exploitation to them or to make sure they can't come out about it, there's gonna be a degree of grooming in some capacity. Especially in showbiz, where there's exploitative creeps all around.

[@hihihi1990]

@@MyBFFtheBTgrooming is building a relationship with someone for purposes such as manipulation, exploitation, and abuse. she was prepared and trained (groomed) to find these behaviors in adults normal from a young age.

[@PeriwinklePig]

@MyBFFtheBT Okay. And? Just because there can be positive, non-sexual/exploitative/abusive examples of grooming doesn't negate the negative examples that do.

[@babowasalwayshere]

Fr they straight up conditioned her into complacency from a young age, it's sad.

[@aleymaurizio518]

It's sad that we are watching Jojo actively being a victim of grooming. She's putting her career on the line for Colleen.

[@DinosaurMermaidArt]

If she was not a victim herself, then I would agree with you that she's putting her career on the line defending someone shitty... but because she is clearly a victim that is under Colleen's spell and is parroting lines clearly fed to her straight out of Colleen's own mouth, I think her career will ultimately be fine. I think people are pitying her more than anything.

[@nat4lo]

She’s loyal. Colleen is not a monster

[@DinosaurMermaidArt]

@@nat4lo Disagree.

[@TheShauNanigans]

@@nat4lo She's made a lot of peoples' lives living hells and sends her minions to do her bidding. Seems pretty monstrous to me.

[@LexitaMai]

​​@@nat4lo she turned the entire internet against a child when she was a full grown adult. She sent a child lingerie. She had a child reach into her pants on stage. She thrust a child's legs open - on stage, for the world to see - after already taking note that the child was in revealing clothing. She responded to allegations of child grooming with a ukulele and a song about "only grooming her cat"- a horrifically inappropriate response to claims of grooming, whether she was guilty or innocent. Grooming is NOT a joke. Wake up 💀

[@raigenhuss7030]

I think what Jojo is really failing to understand is that Colleen and her family would never dare be rude to the millionaire that she is. When she said “they’ve always been nothing but nice to me”…. Like, of course they were. She has been controlled and used and manipulated by adults her entire life. There is no way she can know what a healthy relationship is. Adults don’t seek out friendships with children. That’s weird.

[@kitloftis7503]

THIS! We are seeing firsthand what manipulation does to the brain, especially when the manipulation is done from as young as she was when she started dance moms. That was her first time being manipulated and it started a horrible precedent that now that's what she thinks is normal because that's all she's experienced her ENTIRE life. It's so upsetting.

[@eggsndlegsbby8304]

It’s like the Ellen thing when big celebrities were coming out and saying she was always kind and treated them great like no shit your literally an A list celebrity ofc she wouldn’t be rude to you that doesn’t mean she wasn’t to others???

[@Lsharp416]

Yes!!!! She’s been used and exploited by pretty much every adult in her life, for most of her life!!! It will be a very long time before she sees what the truth is, if she ever does. I still don’t get how she can compare stupid cancellations to actual criminal behavior. I hope one day she sees the truth and can heal.

[@madi.7.7.7]

Yeah and she’s not going to abuse someone in the spotlight, especially someone who’s mother probably has her #

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

It kind of reminds me when a friend from college who is chubby and me who is obese talked about how we get shouted at and the disgusting things we get called in public by random strangers on the street, and the third friend who was skinny her whole life said “i dont believe that happened, i’ve never seen it happened. Are you making this up for drama?” 😂 (what drama it was just the three of us studying alone at my place) Or when people say “oh i dont believe he beats his wife he is always nice to me at work. I mean he sometimes loses his temper, but with good reason. She must be lying”

[@amysettle85]

Its not cancelation its a crime period.

[@martybass7376]

No crime committed

[@fallingawayfromthenorm]

@@martybass7376Sending explicit material, whether yours or someone else’s, to minors is a crime.

[@martybass7376]

@@fallingawayfromthenorm well call the LAPD or FBI. . She is presumed innocent until proven otherwise

[@martybass7376]

@@pinkmiku12 call the LAPD or the FBI. Be the change agent

[@MellowJelly]

​@@martybass7376 only the victims can open a case and yes they are

[@AdalizMColon]

No gonna lie, a lot of people have described this interview as if Howie somehow made it uncomfortable for Jojo. He barely pushed her. He gave her many, many, many opportunities to defend Colleen (and this was 100% intended to be a defense of Colleen, not a Jojo interview) and Jojo just doubled down. Howie handled her with feather pillows and I feel the interviewed attempted to normalize or dismiss what Colleen has done.

[@megan-mr9vk]

he showed so much restraint by not pointing out that she was ALSO groomed by colleen (not to mention every other adult in her life). she was clearly not ready to hear that information on a podcast.

[@Kitkat_bar]

I personally think he should have pushed more and made it more uncomfortable maybe it could have pushed her to think more about the experiences she had as a kid the same age as Adam with the people around her I hope she opens her eyes one day

[@AmberWilliams]

@@Kitkat_bar the fact that he ended this statement from her with “and how old were you when you met collen?” to which she responded “12.” and he just said “okay.” says a lot. reminder, he’s in his 60s while she’s in her 20s and he invited her into his space for his show and its not his responsibility to make her feel uncomfortable or risk making her feel unsafe. he needed to let her say her piece and not argue, then just move on, which he did quickly after. if you know howie’s content, you know what he thinks of it. he thinks its gross and doesn’t like colleen. i think he handled the situation great with a person her age. but i do agree that i have hope she grows up to realize what happened here. and i think in time she will, but with a family and mentors like her it will take a lot of time.

[@Katedontsk8]

the fact that jojo works with children herself makes this 100x more terrifying

[@jocypare6019]

Yup

[@MamaGG16]

This is exactly why she is blind to it because I’m sure Jojo is grooming young children as well…

[@MISSMADISONMEDIA]

@@ville__let it go babes

[@Sassafrass95]

@@MISSMADISONMEDIA it's a bot just report and ignore

[@Spagoooterman]

And then...6 months later...

[@Miaa_Glow]

i hope this channel is a bit more unhinged. i love how fair and professional you are but I also wanna see unhinged swoop

[@HannahRose19960]

Same haha she's great

[@hannahp1108]

I agree, I think some unhinged Swoop is what we all need in our lives

[@that1chick92]

Definitely

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

Yes same!!

[@zwangie1]

And like a red or hot pink wig 💅🔥

[@yessica5231]

The only thing Colleen has done for the internet is give us the most bizarre "apology" ever.

[@clownsoftheearth]

Damnit now it's stuck in my head again

[@drakonlily]

it's true, just when I thought the bar couldn't get any lower, this woman brings in an excavator.

[@Cozmokittee]

Its also the most memeable, hands down. Imo only followed by "I'm desperate" 🤣. Pretty fantasically awful work for the internet all around

[@kategoldsworthy737]

She did actually give the internet that, she really did 😵‍💫

[@beethimbles8801]

I was just drifting off to sleep but nope…. That damn song, it’s now burying itself into my brain!

[@CPox]

I’m scared for Jojo honestly. There’s no way she hasn’t been groomed by all the adults she’s been around. This is insane.

[@Darth_Selendis]

Jojo's interviews be like: Say you've been groomed without saying you've been groomed.

[@whimsical_me5135]

"Colleen can't be a bad person bc she was nice to me." In other news, global warming can't be real bc I was cold yesterday...

[@Mismatched_socks24]

I can tell by the way JoJo speaks that she’s been told how “mature” she is for her age. It gives her this false sense of confidence that makes her say things like “real grooming” and makes her defend people like Coleen and not see that she’s been groomed as well

[@briannaluptowski5197]

She was probably brainwashed

[@justwonder1404]

I mean, her mother was the first to groom her into being a star, she probably wouldn't recognize 'real grooming' if it punched her in the face.

[@ettena93]

She's at that age where she doesn't realize how truly young she is. I thought I had everything figured out at twenty. Looking back on it... 😅

[@JenPlaysW101]

Wow!! That false sense of security was spot on!

[@elizabethepp9507]

Her behavior screams "I've been groomed my whole life."

[@racheljohnson5343]

Swoop, just saw Adam’s video about the backlash you’ve been receiving. (I’m not really on Twitter so I had no idea.) Just wanted to say that, for myself, you have done an AMAZING job! You have done so much work for this story and you deserve a break. I know that when you do eventually put out a new episode it will be thorough, well done, thoughtful, and respectful, and I’m guessing it will include Oliver’s story, but if it doesn’t I know you will have a reason and will cover it eventually. Don’t let the internet trolls discourage you or change how you do anything. Your videos are so valuable and helpful and I know you will do them well. Sending love and support! ❤️

[@johnduncan6760]

@racheljohnson5343 I saw that post as well. I was very sad when I saw it. Sorry to just follow on with your post, but Swoop HAS done and is doing an amazing job. The internet can be a toxic environment but this wave of hate going toward Swoop is appalling. Swoop, please hang in there and know you and your staff are incredible.

[@Alliecatlives]

Hey swoop. I'm a 2013 diamond ranch academy student. They were all over the news in 2022 for the passing of Taylor Goodridges. But in 2013 a boy passed away, we suffered massive abuse and our suits are hitting dead ends. For years police in the area ignored police reports filed by the children escaping that school. Because of this being ignored and our voices being silented alot of us fell out of the statute of limitations. I can get you in touch with other survivors and the group unsilenced. Please help by covering the nightmare of diamond ranch academy, and spread light on the troubled teen industry in Utah! Literally 20 minutes from saint George

[@echosbrainworld652]

Yes....please Swoop....it would be awesome if you helped the voices that have been silent for too long in this situation 😢

[@sad.jackfr00t]

I'd definitely be interested in hearing more about this!

[@Alliecatlives]

@@sad.jackfr00t we spoke to a reporter there will be an article light surface level piece on it in a few months in the saint George Utah News paper and if you want to know anything I can answer from what I experienced and saw from early January 2013- late October of 2013.

[@Alliecatlives]

@@sad.jackfr00t but that's if it goes through because a lot of the reports back out after the interviews!

[@Jupiterloobncj]

Swoop please look into this ❤

[@elleirenex3]

When she said "I've known Colleen since I was 12" I screamed EXACTLY JOJO. It's going to be a rough day when she realizes how groomed she has been. I imagine she doesn't see it that way when people have profited from it since she was a CHILD. Howie was trying to get her to connect the dots.

[@thecatlimitdoesnotexist]

I think it might be a few years at least until she realizes it but I do hope she has that revelation. She’s been exploited for most of her life by those who should have been protecting her.

[@annaelizabzth]

“JoJo you’re so close to getting it” -Adam

[@j.bandzzz34]

its gonna take her a LONG time. shes gonna have to unpack her parents profiting off her as well.

[@soshanicey]

⁠@@ville__how old are you lmao💀💀💀💀💀

[@mercurialshift5793]

How many young people have accused Colleen of grooming or assaulting them again?

[@mlhjlhify]

It’s always pretty gross when the defense of someone’s behavior is “they were always nice to me”. Jo Jo’s experience doesn’t define everyone’s experience, while also unironically going into depth about her friendship as a child with a grown ass adult

[@kittyscreativecorner]

Reminds me of that Drew Gooden sketch from his Ellen video where someone is being strangled by someone else, and the strangler’s friend shows up and watches this person die, saying “nah, Ellen has always been nice to me, so I’m pretty sure he’s not strangling you right now”

[@LieutenantSheep]

Absolutely. And “nice” is such a cop out. No one said she was a bully. She was inappropriate and exploited kids. She can exploit different ppl in different ways, and being “friends” w little Jojo, w her star on the rise, Colleen could exploit Jojo by being “nice” to her. Even just to get the ego boost that Jojo’s adoration gave her

[@samanthaM7119]

Yeah like it being a reason you’re shocked, sure, but a reason to defend absolutely not

[@daasbuffy]

CinnamonToastKen made a comment that JoJo sounds like a victim of Colleen and she will realise that in 10 or so years. I can't help but agree to some degree.

[@kellyjoboland5594]

I just don't understand how Colleen can make her so uncomfortable and yet she's defending her.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Ngl seems like Jojo’s been emotionally manipulated by her

[@impposter560]

I don't really like Jojo and I agree she is absolutely in the wrong here, but defending abusers is suuuuper common in victims. If they are defending their own abusers, then they will 100% defend any abuser that is similar, because it feels like the same thing. Because in the end its not the abuser they are defending; its their own denial of any abuse at all. One of the most common coping mechanisms out there are "its not that bad" or "it wasn't like that". Giving up that delusion is terrifying, because it means giving up the only thing that's making it all bearable

[@KansasNotTheBand]

wait what? i watched this video days ago but i guess i left the tab open so i'm only now reading comments, but where did you get the idea Colleen makes Jojo uncomfortable? (i'm not disagreeing or even doubting you, i'm genuinely asking because i don't remember that being in here.) edit: i don't know a whole lot about Jojo Siwa, so maybe you just know something that i don't?

[@Kitkat_bar]

@@KansasNotTheBand no this person is incorrect Jojo says Colleen has done nothing but make her comfortable I think this commenter misheard or misunderstood? I don’t know but they aren’t correct in their comment

[@KansasNotTheBand]

@@Kitkat_bar ohhhh ok, thanks for clarifying 🙂

[@meowmeowfuzzyface3698]

The thing that bugs me most about Jojo's statements is that she's basically just like well she was never mean to ME so she couldn't have possibly done what people are saying she did to them. Like girl, Ted Bundy had a girlfriend but he STILL brutally murdered people. It comes across as incredibly dense and non sympathetic. It's actually scary how ignorant she is to the whole nuance of this.

[@MySeasideRendezvous]

Knowing that Jojo has basically been groomed as well and doesn’t see it yet just shows how grooming is. Grooming isn’t always sexual. It’s prepping a kid to be on your side and have them grow to be on your side for your own gain as the adult.

[@barachurch9724]

agreed, i wish people would understand that grooming isnt Just the sexual side of it. its any purposeful manipulation and abuse of minors that benefits the adult in the scenario. i hope jojo learns and gets the help she needs sooner rather than later

[@sparkfadingspark]

I despise the term "cancelled". People do not get cancelled. Tv shows get cancelled. Concerts and sports games and play dates get cancelled. You cannot cancel a person. You hold them accountable for their bad behaviour. People call it cancellation to avoid taking accountability. Ugh.

[@MermaidMakes]

Like the saying “hurt people hurt people”, which is more for the person using it to exercise compassion and not let the person who hurt them get to them. It’s meant to be used day to day to make it easier to brush off nasty people you might encounter out in public. But people have taken that and used it as an excuse for their own awful behavior. most hurt people do not hurt people because we’re super sensitive to how it feels to be hurt. I saw an interesting video about how people who have lots of power and influence taking phrases and bastardizing them to suit their narrative. I forget the name of the video, I wish I could remember so I can link it. It’s a bit of a manipulation and social engineering tactic, and then other people run with it.

[@magentasunbringer]

it came from years ago and the people who DID the 'cancelling' originally (dgmw, it was still dumb back then) came up with that word, not the cancelled people.

[@KingOfGaymes]

Yeah I hate it, also the whole term “cancel culture” like no, it’s not a culture of people just wanting to ruin someone’s life. It’s wanting people to be held accountable for their awful actions..

[@MimiUsagichan]

Words change over time bro being cancelled is being deplatformed

[@doesbadart13]

i feel like you miss the point@@MimiUsagichan

[@behappysarah777]

Thank you for pointing out the fact that JoJo could still be a victim and not realize it. She wont understand the severity of this kind of thing until she's a little older. Once the mid-late 20s hit and you look back and realize all the crazy things you went through and how messed up all of that really is. She's in the Hollywood world too where this shiii is "normalized" We need more people like you to keep speaking out about the truth. I think that she thinks all of those people are her friends, but they really aren't. They're clearly using her because everyone knows she gets a lot of views and brings in a different crowd and from what I can tell, she's a brilliant, intelligent person who is also a little niave and has been there for the wrong people. I do hope she looks back and realizes how crazy all of this is.

[@elizabethepp9507]

The most obvious thing is that Jojo refuses to acknowledge any power imbalance, despite describing several levels of an imbalance. That's precisely what grooming does! It makes you say that you are equally responsible, so it's never the groomer's fault.

[@austinwade7251]

A double feature today ?! This woman keeps feeding us omg

[@xmerelxly]

My thoughts exactly!👌🏼

[@JustBec2122]

I think Jojo has a skewed view on what appropriate adult-child relationships should look like. She has grown up working closely with adults who would speak to her more like an adult/business partner and be asking her to behave more adult like. So it probably wouldn’t have felt strange to her for an adult to want to collaborate and film with her. She hasn’t been surrounded by typical adult-child relationships or typical friendships with other children to know what the difference is or what is normal and healthy. So I guess I can understand her perspective that what Colleen has done is “normal”.

[@TheFreakMelanie]

Really balanced and fair opinion, couldn't agree more.

[@Katzyn]

She didn't get to be a kid, so she doesn't know this isn't what kids should be exposed to. It's almost sad, but she's willfully not listening to people who are trying to educate her...

[@JustBec2122]

@@ville__ I’m not going to argue with you on her innocence or guilt regarding grooming, but either way her relationships with minors have been extremely inappropriate her entire career.

[@dianealarcon8304]

She’s a 20-yr old with a baby voice. Time to grow up.

[@SakuraAsranArt]

I find it very interesting that Jojo's first meeting with Colleen was while Jojo was still on TV and put Jojo, who was already a fan, in a position of gratitude. Narcissistic abusers will do things to make victims feel like they owe them something. That gives the narcissist something to hold over victims heads later on. In the interview with Howie, I could see Jojo still feels grateful to Colleen and still speaks as if Colleen helped her career. But the reality is that Jojo was the one helping Colleen's career and the careers of many other OG KZbinrs by collaborating with them. Jojo is being used by so many of these people and she thinks she's the one who should be grateful to them for noticing her. It breaks my heart 💔

[@Killxerbunny20-]

Something that actually stayed with me in part four. Joshua had said "It became normalized after some time". Jojo went through a lot of dance moms so maybe she sees that type of behavior from adults as normal even though it's wrong. I hope someday she understand why people here are upset and disappointed at Colleen.

[@peggybaby0894]

For Jojo to sit there and completely describe a somewhat grooming relationship with Colleen ballinger and she doesn't know it is really kind of scary

[@informitas0117]

She is the perfect victim. Could only be better if she brought new victims to Colleen.

[@srm0520]

It’s really sad. Her definition of “friendship” or relationship w adults is obviously so skewed.

[@Autumn-Leafeon]

@@informitas0117 She probably did before.

[@discobroccoli198]

Which part of it was grooming?

[@raigenhuss7030]

Colleen seems like the kind of adult to tell children they are “so mature for their age” If you know, you know.

[@allykwrenmusic]

I’m almost positive I remember Colleen saying this about jojo

[@xchrysantha]

For what it's worth, I LOVE this second-channel idea - it gives you the opportunity to do snippet, low-production versions of what you love WITHOUT BURNING YOURSELF OUT or compromising the incredible quality you and your team put into your main-channel videos. I know this blew up a little, but please remember Swoop how AMAZING and integrity-filled you are compared to the amalgam of human flaws that is the internet.

[@Maazzzo]

Hey Swoop, I heard that people are coming after you just because you're tired and need a break from this situation. I don't understand why people are so entitled to demand this from you, especially when you live with a chronic disability (I also have Fibro, and I completely get it!). And even more so because the content may be triggering for you as you have a history of being abused yourself (which I also unfortunately get). You do amazing work, offered a voice and support to victims, and you're amazing. I'm really sorry that people are coming after you. Please hang in there. Sending love. xx

[@GrimlyYours]

This!! 💯

[@LaraPlowe]

The amount of things Jojo is going to have to unpack once she starts realizing everything she’s been through. Oh man.

[@strangelys]

no but literally,,, oh man.

[@zomb_bree7950]

if she ever does, i hope her pride doesnt get in the way of her healing because boy does she have a lot to do

[@kouusa]

And realizing how much of it is online. All the proof under her nose all the time.

[@tlangeeful1747]

@@zomb_bree7950 i don't think it's pride as much as it is denial

[@forevercandace714]

I feel like her pride will never allow her to make a statement after she realizes she too is a victim. Absolutely horrendous.

[@gaines_gal]

Please do a deep dive on Trent Ballinger! I feel like Oliver's story hasn't had enough attention for how serious the situation was.

[@AKbaby89]

Totally agree!

[@Alyssa7383]

Yes definitely!!

[@thatomnivoreteacher6869]

She could work with Adam to do a massive deep dive on Korey destoto!

[@swede_nibblets]

This is the aspect of the story I know hardly anything about - kinda feel guilty about missing this part cuz it seems like one of the most heinous

[@onceuponamelody]

​@@Idontwant1well, one thing Swoop covered, was that Trent knew what he was doing was wrong because in his convos with Oliver, he said he was not supposed to talk to anyone under 18, so he knew it was wrong. Imo, the extent to what he knew about why is irrelevant.

[@samma676]

Swoop it absolutely does not matter if you are late to the party on topics. Your perspective is so necessary and oftentimes different or more expansive, and your coverage of things go so far beyond what other channels do that it's always exciting to find out you've done a video on something I've followed, even if I feel like I've already heard it all

[@dovesraven]

jojo saying the internet was capitalizing on her cancellation as if colleen wasn’t the one selling “cancelled” merch after the allegations first came to light

[@jessirarara]

I think Jojo has been in the industry, being taken advantage of by the adults around her, for too long. That at this point because of how she grew up she doesn't know what is actually appropriate adult behavior. I agree with not calling her a victim when she doesn't feel like she is. But I feel like she thinks that... because how she grew up tells her that how Colleen acts is okay.

[@liamargolis8837]

This

[@Vi_Vi_1]

It's also something I hope she learns to understand better because the risk becomes, as she gets older, she can become the one making these bad choices with younger fans thinking it's all fine. She seems like she has a good heart but if she doesn't recognize how unhealthy these dynamics are, she might not be as careful as she needs to be

[@OthelloSilvermoon]

this 100% she doesn't understand what is normal. it's a sad fact that child stars are often abused.

[@ElleriaZer]

Exactly this. She's been steeped in all this since she was a child and so she thinks it's normal. And it's entirely possible her relationships with these people aren't quite the same as the people who have spoken out against them. They find her *useful* because she's a child star. Her fame brings them something and they don't want to damage that.

[@whatchamacallitthingamajigger]

This is what worries me. Jo-Jo thinks that Colleen did nothing wrong, she also doesn't think what Shane Dawson did was wrong, and even though James Charles admitted what he did, she still is okay with it. So how long before Jo-Jo does the same thing? Or has she already done it? and then how long before her victims start to speak up? It scares me. It is not okay!

[@miawl9]

Very valid point. Especially now that Jojo is becoming an adult herself.

[@savannahhargis]

@@merleginsbergofficialshe can’t, lord have mercy. She asked a question. She didn’t state something untrue. That’s the difference.

[@princessjello]

​@@merleginsbergofficiallet public figure Jojo Siwa try to take a private citizen to court for slander LOOOOOL. She'll not only lose because she doesnt have a case, she can be countersued 🤗

[@jedimomma]

it makes me wonder if part of the reason Jo-jo is seemingly ok with what colleen did, is due to the way she was treated by almost all of the adults in her life growing up on dance moms

[@elleirenex3]

oof didn't think about that

[@kieramaccourt8717]

Swoop, I'm incredibly glad to have been directed toward your channel! First vid I watched was with Joshua. I cried, wrapped a blanket around me, tried not to be triggered, yelled at the computer when Johnny said "He could have left anytime", and watched with amazement as this strong, calm and fair woman was gentle without pandering and asked hard questions with grace. This whole saga of Colleen Ballinger is horrific. I pray the victims will be heard, feel valued, and have time to heal. I'm a survivor. I spent 20years in an incredibly abusive relationship that I 'could have left anytime'/s. SMH. If the genders had been reversed and Joshua was an abused woman, it wouldn't have been much better--but people would be a little more likely to hear. My heart bleeds for him. As a fellow "spoonie" I wish you all the best. Make sure to take the time to rest and recharge!

[@panicatthebts7434]

I have to be in the right mood to watch your content because it’s usually upsetting and exposing awful people. As such I’ve been catching up with my Swoop content today and I really hope we get to see your interview with Oliver when your team is ready. I feel like his story has always been more on the fringes of this whole crazy story and I would love to actually see him tell his story to someone trusted like you. Love the concept of this second channel though!

[@tashachristy09]

YES leave it to Swoop to go ahead and close this disgusting loop with JoJo. This poor child (i guess legally an adult now think she turned 18) the whole dance mom exploitation and then the ppl she surrounded herself with after she was making her own choices... im a bit worried she may think certain actions with your uneraged audience is appropriate only because it didnt turn out all wrong for her personally

[@Nizhonibearcreek]

She’s 20

[@aenithharper2417]

Same age as Adam MacIntyre according to Adam himself.

[@Somebody9666]

Swoop even confirmed she's 20 in the video..

[@amandamandamands]

@@aenithharper2417 Adam has just turned 21, so he is 8 months older than her

[@lemonadewithstrawberries]

​@@amandamandamandsso old enough to know some sense

[@nerdybrooke-lyn4565]

"I've been friends with Colleen since I was 12." Girl. You are so close yet so far from the point. What's more is there is evidence of Colleen talking to Jojo about her private parts when she was 12. I hope and I pray that Jojo begins to understand the extent that she was groomed. And I hope Jojo distances herself from Colleen.

[@ashmaly5875]

honestly I kinda like that you come in and post about stuff a little later on, I found with a lot of stuff you can get so lost in the sea of stuff being said about someone its good to have the final recap of everything goig on, I'm really glad you made a second channel! I am always happy to see you've posted something new, and always excited to finish work and watch it

[@ItsAki14]

I mean from past yt drama channels and Jojo’s ex calling her out for her own problematic behaviors i’m not that surprised to see her stick up for a groomer and defend a child exploiter.

[@someunknownweirdo5409]

If someone does something illegal, they shouldn’t be cancelled- they should arrested!! Its insane that influencers like Colleen Ballinger can have their actions just swept under the rug and ignored

[@haleycooke1814]

The police cannot act without the victims making an official report. It is entirely up to the victims to report it. Unfortunately, and this is the issue with covering active news stories, sometimes taking allegations on line before a report can actually negatively impact an investigation because of chain of custody and the different state laws about online Crimes. For sure, any of us could call in concerns but without the victims themself going forward it won't go anywhere.

[@Suprachiasmatic]

This certainly doesn’t look like something that’s being swept under the rug. It’s been 4 months since she was last online and we are STILL talking about her.

[@kathleenschoultz]

Your comment speak for itselfs. "They shouldnt be cancelled - they should be arrested! - When internet making so many false storys about you, you need to stop for your own sake, your own health. She will coming back.

[@bobbiedaniel9347]

I mean, do you call countless videos and lost sponsorships sweeping it under the rug?

[@bb-mf6qh]

​@@kathleenschoultz not false stories but ok

[@bunnywalkr5671]

I always thought Dance Moms were just... bad vibes. The amount of mental damage those kids dealt with due to both their parents and Abby Lee Miller is disgusting. I'd love to see a doc of this from you.

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

Producers as well. They have more influence on what moments are shown.

[@louselman]

It appears that JoJo was poured and drank a lot of the fruit juice offered by Colleen, James, Shane, and the rest of that group…..she was groomed and it is so upsetting and scary….😩😩

[@Chloe.reynolds96]

JoJo's upbringing was just constantly surrounded by adults which makes her majorly vulnerable to people like Colleen. Dance Moms itself definitely deserves a documentary, especially Abby lee miller! Child stars need a hell of a a lot more protection. So many things shouldn't have been allowed to happen with JoJo, she definitely needs some therapy to talk through her trauma that she doesn't recognise as trauma yet.

[@MelissaRose444]

And here we go with the “ it’s a cancellation” nooooo, it’s illegal actions & the exploitation of children that Colleen has participated in!!! Ughhhh girl!!!!! she needs therapy, and I mean that in the nicest way.💁🏼‍♀️

[@AKbaby89]

Im disabled, and id still loooove to know what "miranda sings" ever did for the internet? She just made ppl laugh at ableism and hurt a ton of kids.

[@Idontwant1]

On some other video I saw was a old interview that Colleen had said Miranda was based on Trent. She laughed about how he use to be such a spoiled brat, and he would have a tantrum if he didn’t get his way. And it makes me really question about the whole situation.

[@ichi3508]

@@Idontwant1 certainly makes you raise an eyebrow especially since miranda's abuser is her uncle, an older male relative. Colleen is the third child, Trent the oldest, with possibly a pattern of abuse, that Jessica won't allow her children around and had to question about his possible behavior towards them? just raises a possible theory I hadn't considered until now.

[@Idontwant1]

@@ichi3508 Not to be contrary but Trent is actually the second child. It goes Christopher, Trent, Colleen then Rachel. And yes you are so right about the Hater’s Back Off creepy Uncle. I hadn’t put that together until you wrote it. That falls into the category of ewww. And a while back in a vlog Colleen was at her parents house. And her Mom had gotten out a comic book illustrated by her Dad about this naughty little boy named Trent. And his baby sister Colleen. And the naughty (just plain weird things he use to do) I have a feeling that there is a lot more to come out about him. He had a whole new bunch of kids to try and get involved with after Colleen got famous. I know that he lived at his parents house. And he never has left home. I remember during a very short time he had his own place. Because I remember Christopher and Kory and Joshua and Rachel’s boyfriend helping to move him to his apartment. And then not even a month later he was back home. So that makes me think that he’s got more issues going on then just being hard of hearing. Because otherwise why wouldn’t he be living in his own home. For me I think it’s either he has some form of developmental disabilities or multiple disabilities OR his parents can’t trust him out on his own. I just can’t help but think that if he had issues. Why would Colleen or the parents allow him to chat on line with her teenage or younger fans. Why wouldn’t they put some sort of buffer between him being able to have full access and him having limited access. I mean I remember when my kids were in their teens. I had limitations put on our computer. I was allowed to put in 200 words that if they typed any of them or if the person they were talking to typed them. I got a notification telling me that whoever was on our computer typed one of the off limits words. Or that someone typed those words to them. It gave me the account number and the user name. And the kids didn’t know that the other person wasn’t seeing the word they typed in but a word I approved. Was that controlling yes. But I also didn’t want my kids being able to talk to people they had no business talking to.

[@ichi3508]

@@Idontwant1 No not at all being contrary thank you for that correction, I mixed up that order & I believe esp. in an instance like this that is so serious and goes deeper than any of us know, its important to get these nuances correct. I had completely forgotten about that until you mentioned that vlog bout the comic book, but I vaguely remember that vlog as well which only further gives me just an awfully icky feeling about the possibilities here of just how deep this behavior may have run. I personally have suspicion that he is severely mentally disabled, not just hearing impaired, in fact to the point that it makes me wonder if he truly understands fully *why* family tells him not to speak to anyone under 18 to protect both them and him, someone mentally handicap enough to not grasp the serious wrongness of such an action. *edited to included* -Jessica's comment only further confirms that theory for me, her saying 'and I feel bad sharing even that' suggests there so much more not being relayed about the depths of his handicaps One of my main backing pieces of "evidence" so to speak for thinking he's possibly mentally retarded and well as the physical disabilities is one random vlog clip of colleen speaking about how cautious she was being about not coming into physical contact with others (fans mainly during her tours by hugging and such at meet'n'greets) while she was expecting. That her mother hadn't known better to be so careful and had ended up coming into contact with/contracting some kind of sickness while pregnant with Trent, and as a direct result the baby (trent) had ended up being born with some pretty severe mental and physical delays/issues. That she loved her brother (and her fans) dearly but wasn't going to be playing around with taking chances. As far as her family's responsibility to act as a buffer, that's a whole other can of possible worms lol. I know that the parents used to be before more involved in the church & whatever specific branch of religion (I believe some flavor of fairly strict new wave Christian at the time) when they were raising the kids, colleen has hinted at a few times just how controlling/ damaging their childhood was in terms of religion and how there has been an open dialogue between the children newly grown and the parents had reconciled apologized and since withdrew from the church/religion they had grown up in. That's important to note specifically because these kinds of religious households often will cover up serious abuse of a sexual nature especially, happening in the home, whether that be between siblings, cousins or creepy uncles, etc. Minimize outside knowledge of such events occurring and deal with it in/as a family, if it's dealt with at all other than ignoring or covering it up. Now while I do not believe her parents would've simply written it off for lack of care, I can see the kind of cognitive dissonance parents, especially relgious parents of a certain degree, may have when faced with the harsh realities of having a child so severely handicapped that you know full well they will become a disabled adult that will not be able to live a semblance of a 'normal' adult life and will forever be dependent on you, mentally and physically. How hard as a parent that must be, how hard on a mother who could easily blame herself for her son's impairments and lack of a normal future. The desire to allow/provide any little thing that can serve to give that child a semblance of control of their life. Now, those things should be heavilyyyyy heavily monitored be the parents (in this case access to group chats and interaction with other humans online) as you yourself mentioned blocking off certain words and things your own children had access to using and seeing online, which is entirely appropriate imo of ANY parent, but parental denial can be a hell of a thing. Especially of there was some form of guilt being harbored about abuse by there own child, severely handicapped or not, under their own home. that's a lottttt of possible guilt and shame to have to ask themselves to face and grapple with, so I could very easily see if there was some form of denial or disassociation there.

[@LaurenIsTheWizard]

Pleaseeee give us a documentary on dance moms!! I never watched it but would love to learn more about the wild stuff that went down with that show. I’d love to see something on americas next top model as well - there are tons of accounts of abuse from previous cast members and it’s a crazyyyy deep dive. Many contestants found that topics discussed during their psych interviews were used against them in the show to create drama, as well as some girls not passing psych interviews but still being allowed on the show, etc. Tyra is a very evil woman.

[@justkiddin84]

SWOOP. Coming in behind the unreasonable people who are dog-piling you. They are not reasonable people, troublemakers, etc. You deserve all the good things coming to you. Adam’s video today shows how many folks are here for you! ✌️♥️

[@blandmoth6113]

I've already fallen down the Dance Moms rabbit hole but I'd love to see what Swoop and her team can dig up. The entire show was a cesspool fueled by the exploitation of children.

[@ayatsalameh4723]

I want Swoop to expose the Dance Mom producers and the production. Because I follow Kelly and Christ podcast “Back to the Barre and they also have a lot of bad things to say about the producers.

[@soja48]

@@ayatsalameh4723agreed

[@KPenn-sh4gb]

Yes and if the parent didn’t act out of their minds, they didn’t last long - like the young male dancer - their mom didn’t play so they were not around long….

[@mirachan9217]

There's a video suggestion email in her about section on KZbin

[@frumtheground]

A doc on Dance Moms would be a perfect addition to the rest of the shady things you've covered! Please make one on that show because the lore is deep, atrocious, and honestly, something I've wanted to look into but haven't because it's so overwhelming!

[@nicholegoble6716]

Just want to say I love you having a second channel and I cannot imagine how much work goes into managing it all. Respect and love your way.

[@vickinator]

Absolutely ignorant and irresponsible! She is an adult now and has a child audience! To normalize this behavior to her child audience is despicable and dangerous! For the love of God; how did we get to a point where engaging with a child with any type of sexual behavior or conversation is acceptable? As a mother and grandmother this horrifies me and it should horrify every single adult on the planet! All you need to do is read the stories of children who have experienced this monstrous behavior to know it usually starts with exactly this kind of behavior; seemingly innocuous yet increasingly sexual and devolving into the most damaging thing a child can experience! What in the whole grain hell is wrong with everyone? Thank you Swoop for continuing to spread information and knowledge about this issue!

[@Aro_dynamic46]

So let me get this straight, Trent being inappropriate with underaged fans online is awful and should be taken to the police. But when _Colleen_ does it, it’s…not? Cool, got it. Totally makes sense, Jess

[@Lizzyseyeball]

Who is Trent

[@rachelnicole212]

⁠@@Lizzyseyeballcolleens brother, trent ballinger

[@monique7211]

@@Lizzyseyeball One of Colleen's brothers

[@Memer88175]

Colleen is probably making them more money so that's why it's okay to Jess lmao

[@BugsyGen2]

Sorry to bother, who's Jess?

[@jamiechestnut5078]

I have NEVER clicked on a video so quickly. I'm so glad Swoop continues to talk about this situation with the heaviness it deserves. It's not ~drama~ it serious

[@hebbbby]

Oh this video hit the nail on the head. I reckon you have to do a part 4 with Oliver's interview and looking into Trent.

[@SunnySunShine175]

I'm wondering, as a Parent, why CB and JC haven't been arrested with all the proof and confessions that have been posted online. It just baffles me.

[@Kristianalexis1]

I wonder about that constantly

[@gushernandez25]

Because it's a circus show designed by both Collen and her "victims". It's all fake.

[@devfrancis7666]

A swoop dance moms doc would actually be so enjoyable! I grew up watching dance moms and i feel like many people in my age range grew up with this weird relationship to the show, se all know what was going on was messed up, but we also ate that shit up and continue to. Id love to see an actual deep dive into the craziness especially of abby.

[@raeisdumb]

The Jojo Siwa "friend group" is a god damn nightmare blunt rotation

[@DeeDust]

And I can't help but wonder if Colleen did not generate that dis-invitation herself somehow. To create a situation where she could make it up to them in a way that meant she could socialize with the two girls and their families more one on one than could have happened at the party.

[@mirachan9217]

That's a good theory

[@jleebeans]

Thank you for adding this channel. I would really like to see a full documentary on Dance Moms. Watched the very first season but have no idea what happened after. You're phenomenal ❤

[@Taylor_mamaof2]

I think Jojo is afraid to admit that it’s wrong because then she will need to sit down, unpack, & face her own trauma. Sometimes it’s easier to pretend like it’s ok because it “could be worse”. Especially when it comes as something you considered normal as a kid when it most definitely was not.

[@soshanicey]

spot on❤️‍🩹

[@shann127]

Exactly

[@NatuallyBlond14]

The JoJo thing makes me so sad yet angry. She could’ve been a fantastic LGBTQ model for young people, and she threw it down the drain for people like Colleen and James. And if you watched the show or seen any videos of her mom and how she acts, it’s clear that her mom has the emotional depth and understanding of a puddle. It’s like every adult in her life has failed her and I hope one day she sees that.

[@christinelouise4442]

absolutley!!!! could not have said this better myself. so true. :(

[@boricuabeautykk]

I couldn't figure out why I wasn't angrier with her for her behavior and you nailed it with this one.... this is exactly it. Her role models and protectors have failed her.

[@khiawalding]

if you gotta comment this to every person- chances are your videos shit and made up :)@@ville__

[@carterpitbull7366]

I just recently saw her on a tv show my mom was watching where she was crying and said she’d never been away from her mother… her mom is the reason she’s so immature she relied so heavily on jojo as emotional support.

[@NatuallyBlond14]

@@ville__ gurl is this Colleen’s family? I’ve never heard of you in my life and I watch all of Adam’s content, so clearly him and all the other victims are real bothered by you lol go watch some other video thats not criticizing your fav ✌🏻

[@cecilevr7629]

AND AND AND I LOVE way Swoop detaches the word "allegedly" from whatever she's saying by a pause, so the word is said but not necessarily related to what she's saying 😂 🎉❤

[@lobkeh4067]

Hope you're doing alright, Swoop!! I know this topic has been hard for you and I hope you're taking care of yourself! ❤ We so appreciate all the work you put in! 😘

[@Consumerismania]

Like I said on Adam's video on the topic, Jojo really said to every other victim "I was groomed and I turned out fine!" I have a feeling she won't learn her mistakes until a long time from now, but it's still sad and disturbing to watch her go down this path in the meantime

[@amberjulia123]

She will either do that…or become a groomer herself and continue the cycle.

[@pageofbees_studios]

I would love to see a documentary about dance moms if possible! I really felt like I was going crazy with how Jojo normalized all the abuse the girls from the show had to endure. And hardly any of those girls even dance anymore- Abbey destroyed their passion with abuse, and Jojo just calls it "being professional/ what its like". I absolutely love this format, it does feel like a conversation/discussion

[@catnus]

Abby as a whole should have a doc!! Dance Moms would be amazing

[@mezzakennedy9554]

Welcome to the Suspool!! Love you and so happy you have a second channel. Allows a “different” vibe! So happy you are getting some of the recognition you so richly deserve.

[@sarahmadeley5136]

Thank you Swoop and your team for the series that you’ve made about the Colleen Ballinger situation. You’ve given the people involved your platform to tell their stories in such a fair and dignified way and that and the amount and quality of the research that you and your team has done is commendable. I have watched all of these episodes back to back in the past three days and it’s been really interesting to watch. I haven’t seen anyone else provide coverage on situations like this quite like you and your team in the best way. I do really like the long episodes as well. I hope everyone involved is able to heal, rebuild their lives and find peace. I also wanted to say that I find comfort in you sharing some of your experiences and problems too. I particularly resonate when you mention your health conditions as I struggle with EDS but also have a shoulder and back injury (spooky 😂). My dad has fibromyalgia too. And yes please do an episode about dance moms!

[@haven8694]

I'm still shocked that Josh was the only adult in this situation to come out & have an open conversation & was taking accountability for what he did..

[@jessamynroguski9649]

Probably because he managed to get away from that family

[@Mila-Rosa]

Well now he's got merch so we'll see if that wasn't just a cash grab on his part.

[@soude85]

@@Mila-Rosa Who cares?! As long as people take accountability, they are free to sell shirts I won’t buy…

[@MegDoesStuff0]

As a fellow sufferer of fibromyalgia, thank you for never forgetting to mention Colleen making fun of our condition (and all those of us with invisible illnesses)

[@beckybee659]

THIS! 💯

[@Lethalport1515]

I also suffer from Fibromyalgia and I had no idea she had made light of it until this video. Just another thing to add to the disappointment pile.

[@sarahanne2]

@@Lethalport1515me too!

[@kathleenschoultz]

I have fibromyalgia. I can say things to other that has it. People that just thinking sad of themselves. You will always live with the pain. You have 2 choices. Stay and be positive or Leave and be negative. Swoop is making fun of people. We all do. Just leave it! Colleen is a good human. Its very weird how people can believe a story so well. They believe a false person

[@blue-eyes9410]

​@@kathleenschoultzactually sweetie you can't. Not everyone deals with pain the same way. And the fact that you say there are two choices is just wild. You have no idea what someone else is going through even if you have the same condition. You can believe whatever you want about that "woman" but anyone who makes fun of people for a disability is not being a good person.

[@Lillith333]

The Swoop treatment for Dance Moms would be greatly appreciated. I never watched this show apart from clips here and there (tv adverts) but was always horrified by this show and the blatant exploitation of children. Two shows to me that are the worst are Dance Moms and Toddlers and Tiaras.

[@asteriskp]

"They've been nothing but kind to me" Yes, and I'm sure the Devil cracks great jokes and makes delicious fire roasted salsa that he brings to dinner parties, but we have to consider this new information that we now have.

[@stephaniesmith4198]

I remember when Colleen had her first child, she showed Jojo the entire uncut birth video bc she said that Jojo was like her little sister and she felt a responsibility as a big sister to show that to her. I think Jojo was still a minor at this time

[@yungembarrassment619]

Like w sending Trisha’s pics 2 kids, Colleen gets off on taking innocence. It’s so vile and disgusting

[@alim.9801]

That would be VERY weird, to show anyone especially almost a stranger your birth video. Like i know Coleen is obviously bad but like really, who does that?? Not to downplay Colleen's other actions, as this is def not the worst thing she's done. But it still feels especially bizarre

[@violettefemme21]

@@ville__wow, 28 comments about this on this video…. I’m sure you’re definitely convincing people. Not. 😂😂😂

[@issadog13]

@@ville__lmao you reek of desperation to get your video views 😂😂😂 nobody cares bro colleen is groomer cry about it

[@KenzieJordyn]

⁠I think they deleted it already too lol

[@asiansunbearful]

Jojo can’t accept Colleen groomed minors because she herself was one of the minors Colleen capitalized on exploiting. Colleen was probably super sweet to Jojo because she saw how having her in her corner would benefit Colleen’s brand.

[@silvertarot25]

LMAO, how you pitched the voices during the Howie clip made Howie sound like he was doing the Bobby character...idk if it was intentional, but it was great.

[@msdhinMT]

Thank you! I heard your note about the new channel last week and couldn’t find it! Glad to see this today ❤

[@prosperity3370]

Welcome to the suspool! I think you are wonderful and as someone who has chronic invisible illness and a survivor of brutal DV, I see how you speak about it and I find it so encouraging and heartfelt. Thank you for sharing your own stories and the camaraderie you bring to those of us struggling in the dark ignored corners. You are a cherished light in mine and many others lives.

[@mimi4moe]

Very well said. I too am a DV and suffer with invisible illness. Prayers for you my friend. We shall get through this together.

[@LottieLaRats]

As a 20 year old who's a little less than 2 months older than Jojo (and a learning disability) I can confidently say that Joelle knows exactly what Colleen did and the stuttering in her interview only proves it. Shes constantly working with child predators despite their crimes being well known, its disgusting.

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

for real. im freshly 20, most likely have autism, and i know how gross colleen, james, and shane dawson are 😐😐 and when she said "lesbian" was a dirty word..? i didnt think that at any point of my life, even before i knew i was queer at TWELVE 💀💀💀

[@Kei_Ryu_]

I’m 14 and I can see that

[@miglek9613]

​@@kaitlynmorgan4613the "lesbian" thing is real but only in really left wing communities and it's specifically because a large number of lesbians are really transphobic and biphobic to the point where 2/3 popular lesbian flags being either fully co-opted (the labrys flag) or created (the lipstick lesbian flag) by bigots

[@lmnopeepeepoopoo]

This is a horrible take. Jojo was groomed as a child.

[@LottieLaRats]

@@lmnopeepeepoopoo okay? Still not an excuse to collab with child predators.

[@imanadult7432]

So I already knew Swoop and her team put a lot of effort and care into these docs, but just hearing her talking about 24 accumulative hours of interviewing and everything else... I'm just sat here like "WHEW! Go off sis!!" I love your videos and love your vibes. I feel safe on your channel and I thank you for that. Also, no matter where this second channel goes, we're along for the ride! 😂 Just subscribed and hit the bell! ❤

[@vinuristhebest]

Hey Swoop, loved the video! Could I kindly ask you though to use another sound than the "static noise" as transition? When I use my headphones that noise becomes like a fork on the black board 😅

[@joedihasamind]

I would LOVE for you to go over the drama of dance moms, swoop! as a child growing up watching that show and being an adult now and realizing how sus it is insane.

[@cassielcruzchavolla809]

It makes sense for Jojo to take this position, it sounds horrible but many adults probably exploited Jojo during her childhood , to accept that Colleen was a groomer, she'd have to acknowledge how many adults took advantage of her.

[@strangelys]

^^^ this yes

[@NEEDLEFXCKER]

this is all i can think about that girl needs THERAPY

[@WhiteRabbit89]

Yep💯🎯‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@hollywoodwitches]

And she believes this is normal adult behavior. I honestly don’t trust that she could break that cycle if she begins to “mentor” people younger than her

[@combatgirl5623]

Yay Swoop Too!! Also, I NEED the doc on Dance Moms. PLEASE. Love ya Swoop! ❤

[@dreaminginjapan]

I love this new style!! I hope to see more videos like this 😊 thank you for all the hard work you’re putting into the videos

[@VeLisaraptor92]

I really want to believe that 5 years from now, Jojo will look back on this and wonder what she was thinking. I hope she grows and realizes this person was/is incredibly dangerous

[@m0L3ify]

Hopefully she comes to it that soon. I didn't get there until I was 41. Some don't get there until their 70's.

[@LeahInTheRye]

I have walked away from an abusive relationship, and hearing you mention the trauma bond had me crying all over again. The mental gymnastics that happen to abuse victims is real.

[@moonbook12]

Thanks for sharing it hopefully you are better place now

[@LeahInTheRye]

​@@moonbook12anywhere is better than where I was ❤ thank you for your positivity

[@moonbook12]

@@LeahInTheRye you're welcome, I'm so happy that you're in better place

[@WTFM]

I’m in the process of helping a very close friend of mine get out of an abusive relationship as well and this is definitely something that has had to be taken into account. :( it’s on ongoing struggle for them to keep their focus without back stepping.

[@LeahInTheRye]

​@WTFM definitely! You keep thinking your abuser was right, you're blowing things out of proportion, maybe it wasn't that bad etc. Thank you for being there for your friend. You're a gem of a person ❤

[@mncj452]

Welcome to the Susspool... ;) Jojo... I mean her sitting there, basically describing her own grooming and still saying it is lies is wild, and shows how deep grooming can go... I hope she realizes at some point that all the terrible people she has been surrounded with, are not her friends and she actually gets to know what a real friendship looks like.

[@nancyhall7697]

Love this second channel idea and admire you so much. Your integrity informs your content. And I can see that. Thank you for all you have done and if you need a break, that’s ok. This is your creative space and you do not owe us anything. I’m grateful for what you’ve offered. Sending care and support. ❤

[@TrailerTrash_Beauty]

PLEASE reach out to Jojo! That would be an epic interview. I think with your empathy you may help her realize how messed up the situation is.

[@jocypare6019]

💯 needed.

[@RingYourDoorbell]

I think people AUTOMATICALLY assign the term "grooming" to trying to have sex with them and that is why they can be blind to what is really happening.

[@jodidgimondo]

Any and all Swoop content is my favorite!! Excited to see the future with channel! 🎉

[@hopelatour1468]

Hello swoop I am a newer follower of yours. I really enjoyed your content, and you mentioned something about dance moms in this video and possibly be doing a doc you series on your other account, and I personally would love to see something like that. I watched it but I was younger and didn’t fully understand everything at the time like somethings I was definitely like what the flip but somethings I didn’t notice and I would love to hear your thoughts on that. Either way I’ll be tuning into your documentaries or these videos. these have all been amazing I feel like I’ve binged. Almost every video on your page

[@mswifeycatlady7583]

Also, JoJo is a product of her environment and her supporting Colleen just proves that

[@bethanygibson5092]

The sending explicit pics to underage children has actually been confirmed by lots of people (Trisha Paytas, Adam McIntyre and Colleen Ballinger herself) so it's not alleged anymore. Just that her team and lawyer is trying to say that it's alleged to make the situation "less awful" when it actually makes it ten times worse

[@craigharmon9494]

The pictures were not porno. It was nude photos that 300 pound Trisha had posted HERSELF, online. Colleen only forwarded them, as comedy. There is nothing sexy about a 300 pound woman. How can anyone think it was more than a joke? And, Adam is gay, so it makes no difference anyway, no matter how the woman looked.

[@mk-cv9kx]

@@craigharmon9494? Excuse me? No matter what, as a child you don‘t want nor should be exposed to nudes who are in this case from a sexworkers page, whom first made money with them so they are by default sexual in nature, because that‘s exactly why they were taken. And second GAY BOYS ALSO DON‘T want to see naked woman. You can not decide for them if they are uncomfortable with it or not. And he has spoken about it, so we know he wasn‘t indifferent. He didn’t want them. That just doesn‘t make sense. You can not decide for everybody what is explicit content for them. It’s also against the law, which tells you that it IS a big enough problem to make it punishable by law.

[@bethanygibson5092]

@@craigharmon9494 kinda rude and obnoxious for U to say that. U need a reality check fr... 1. Porn pics ARE nude pics, 2. I never mentioned the pics were porn, I just said that they were explicit (which they were), 3. Trisha Paytas is a pornstar, THATS LITERALLY HER JOB! 4. There is nothing wrong with putting nude pics out there on the internet (as long as children can't access them), 5. They were sent to Adam McIntyre when he was 14 YEARS OLD (A MINOR), 6. It doesn't matter if Adam is gay or not it's still wrong and can still be traumatizing for a child, 7. People have different preferences. U may find skinny people sexy but others don't see that and find curvy or even really overweight people sexy. Your preference in women is not relevant to the arguments U are making. Read the elephant in the room!

[@bethanygibson5092]

Also may I add, that not funny. Making fun of someone's body isn't funny and what even less funny is traumatizing children and breaking the law

[@nicholem4831]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@craigharmon9494wrong. And your heinous comment is absolutely disgusting. Sending explicit (nude photos of either gender, and/or photos/videos which depict sexual activities or situations) to a minor is absolutely illegal. It is 100% pornographic material. Doesn’t matter where the explicit material came from, who originally took the photos/videos, or who originally distributed the explicit material. It’s still explicit aka pornographic. The audacity of you to think so fucking highly of yourself that you actually believe that YOU, craig harmon, not being attracted to the individual in the photo is somehow the standard by which a photo is deemed pornographic/explicit or not….is downright appalling. Similarly, the sexual orientation of the photo recipient does not matter. If Colleen had sent Adam explicit images of men, it would be just as problematic as it is that she sent Trisha’s explicit images, and just as problematic as it would be if she sent explicit images of any other woman. All nudity is explicit when you’re sending the images to a CHILD. I’ll say it again for you, but slowly…. ***ALL NUDITY IS EXPLICIT WHEN YOU’RE SENDING THE IMAGES TO A CHILD***. Craig’s ability to pop a chub when viewing the material isn’t the variable that defines the images as explicit/pornographic or not. What a weird fucking take my guy 😆

[@KayRoxy92]

Looking forward to the videos you post on this channel! Thanks for everything you do for the "internet" swoop ❤😂

[@ambervelte4689]

Here from your first! Love ya Channel! Your Killin it no matter what you do