We need to talk about Trent Ballinger & Kory Desoto

[@hausofstructure8705]

Any person in history that is a full grown adult and straight up admits “I don’t have any adult friends I’m a loner and a loser so thank you children for being my friends instead” has been caught by Chris Hansen if you know what I mean

[@riyamu6447]

LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@lexiwexiwoo]

Yeah, it's also in that same category of "you're so mature for your age", it's in the toolbox of predators that make the victim feel they're special to this person &emotionally manipulate them. It's gross. The reason they don't have friends their age is because they're either wanting to control others and therefore need a younger target, or they aren't up to the standards of their peers in development so they need to be social with people more their speed. I'm willing to bet, it's the 1st one though.

[@kingworm7168]

Even if it’s not s3xual it’s still sooo wildly inappropriate. These people are permanently stuck in the mind of a 14 year old, wanting the validation and attention of adolescents

[@udidntseethat]

*please take a seat*

[@MmeRougarou]

GOLD!!!

[@kaishawna3753]

As a Deaf person, what Trent and his sister did was beyond atrocious. Just cause he’s deaf does not mean he cannot behave maliciously. I’ve behaved in very wrong ways and am making amends for my mistakes and harm towards others. I support Adam in this. 😢

[@dash-x]

Samesies. Im a big D Deafie, went to residential school and college etc… the amount of horrific crimes I witnessed at the residential though is truly haunting. A lot of traumatized kids left to their own devices, often many couldn’t even communicate in our native language with their families, it’s sad.

[@froggy5748]

@@himenyx153yeah a lot of people tend to pretend that someone being a minority excludes them from any wrongdoing, while many others think that them being part of that minority automatically makes them a bad person. Neither is true. Disability, sexuality, skin color, and gender have nothing to do with how good or bad a person is. It’s something that I hope everyone learns eventually.

[@alipennington3764]

I’m so sorry that you had to go through something so painful, that kind of sh*t can cause trauma that lasts generations 😢😢

[@samanthajordan1817]

Exactly. Trent doesn’t get a “ I don’t know better bc…”. He is a straight up weirdo. I felt bad, but when I saw him on her videos my nerves screamed.

[@billieseyelashes]

@@froggy5748 well put

[@ems4456]

I used to be a coach to a team of young girls and if ANYONE spoke to them this way I’d have to have a very serious talk with their parents to formalize a game plan moving forward to keep them safe (and begin documentation should something happen). I’m still ride or die for those kids even though I don’t coach them anymore. A couple have reached out to me after getting my number off of their parents phones and you know what I did? TEXTED THEIR FUCKING PARENTS TO LET THEM KNOW. I’ve got no business being friends with a 14 year old. I’m happy to hear from them when they’re adults, but until they’re 40 we will still literally have nothing in common but the sport I coached them in. I’m confident in my thinking that this dude is a straight up p word. Not allowed to talk to people under 18? And your FAMILY told you that?? This is a consistent enough issue that the fucking FAMILY HAD TO MAKE THAT RULE FOR HIM??? Every single one of those texts read like a middle schooler pushing the boundaries of the person they have a crush on. Like holy fuck.

[@flarestorm9417]

There's a reason why contracts will have stipulations about how you can interact with clients, students, and the like. Because things can get fishy very fast. And even if you have no ill intentions, all it takes is one accusation or offhand comment to screw up everything. Ideally the authority figures (teachers, doctors, etc.) know not to get too personal, but if rules are needed then so be it. At best, his friendship and interactions with these fans is pathetic and creepy. At worst, it gets into child predator territory. What the heck is wrong with this family?

[@idontspeakenglish827]

Not a justification, just to add: Trent could be a little behind, giving the fetal infection he got

[@tiffanyrenee4632]

My drama teacher was the same way. I was a part of the drama club which she was the supervisor/leader and she was very adamant about none of the students friending her on Facebook or contacting her in anyway after hours. Once we graduated high school and turned 18 and everything, fine, she would accept our Facebook requests but she still keeps the relationship very professional and surface level. In high school, I understood to an extent why she did this, but I didn't understand the full scope of the situation until I was way older. It's so disturbing when full ass grown adults try to play something like is off as a 'mistake' and that 'they didn't know better'. Honey, we have a lot more problems than if that's true. Which it's not. It's bullshit and it's disgusting.

[@xfirstly]

EXACTLY my thought. What had to have happened for his family to literally disallow him talking to children. It’s not like that’s a normal ask, if they were concerned about fans in general (because they were afraid fans might spin something he said or were aware of the obvious power dynamic) then he wouldn’t specify that he’s not allowed to talk to people under 18. The family had to have seen something to set such a clear boundary.

[@annward7794]

@@idontspeakenglish827 No. He’s deaf. That’s it.

[@ANYHOO0]

All of the siblings make me wonder what was going on in the Ballinger house while they were growing up.

[@goodforthesoul3050]

I have often wondered that myself. Especially considering how psychologically damaged Colleen clearly is with her anxiety and dermatilomania etc and her constant need for approval and validation. It shrieks “dysfunctional childhood” to me.

[@cheesyDELISH48]

They were raised very sheltered. Mostly homeschooling, super Christian... like her parents were afraid of Halloween back in the 80s/90s that's how Christian they were. Colleen went to a Christian college where she met Kory. I think she slowly became more open minded after she became a youtuber. But Colleen strikes me as someone who was very emotionally stunted in her 20s.

[@nailinthefashion]

​@@cheesyDELISH48oh, yeah, that's very clear cut. I was raises only loosely Christian (Baptist people are a lot more modern and open minded generally speaking so I lucked out) And this is why I feel like the Duggars and people like them are breeding an army of actual demons. Sure there are exceptions, but not a single one of them is better off that way, it's a bubble of abuse and fear. I think Life of Pi should be the new Bible lol let's teach people how to be compassionate and focus on that

[@onceafetus426]

This right here. There is something weird going on mentally with her in particular and her siblings, it makes me wonder how they grew up to end up like this. I grew up in a pretty f-ed up Christian household and the signs are very obvious here. It all starts at home.

[@hihii3902]

Clearly in a dysfunctional household. Take it from someone that also grew up in a dysfunctional household.

[@MusiciansRule07]

The more information that comes out about Colleen and her inner circle, the sicker I feel. They're all so predatory and absolutely disgusting.

[@Hiiiiiiiiieeee]

I wish I wasn’t starting to get the vibe that Adam likes the attention this situation is getting. Like, clearly this kind of stuff needs to be exposed, but it’s an icky feeling when the person exposing it starts to give off the “ I’m really into the attention I’m getting” vibe.

[@PoopiGirl.23]

And the victims that have been coming out are talking about fairly recent events. Collen and co. have been milking the dead, rotted corpse of Miranda Sings for longer than most of her current audience have been alive, there could be so many more people out there that we don't even know about.

[@mrpeach2023]

@@HiiiiiiiiieeeeHe’s getting death threats and being doxxed… He had to file a police report because of the death threats and doxxing… He’s even started going to therapy. WHO WANTS THAT ATTENTION.

[@sliph4169]

@@mrpeach2023 More importantly, who cares if he wants attention? it doesn't make the situation any less jarring, tbh I feel like attention here could feel seriously validating so even if he is really enjoying it, I don't think I would blame him at all. edit: the validation I'm referring to is not in relation to the very negative attention. That shit would just suck.

[@Itsblurryiguess]

@@Hiiiiiiiiieeeee’s definitely not enjoying the attention. You should watch HIS videos talking about it. They are allowed to talk about it and hold the adults responsible for their actions. (I’m really hoping I misread your comment lol)

[@CleverestWitch2188]

My family says I shouldn't be talking to minors. Perhaps we should be asking ourselves WHY his family needed to say this to him. Gonna assume there is past behavior that the family knows about....

[@kateashton8904]

So, as someone who has been trained to recognize sexual grooming, especially online sexual grooming, I can tell you that Trent's actions are not just creepy or weird. Every single action he takes in these messages are signs of sexual grooming. I'm not saying that what Colleen or Kory did was okay (they need to be held accountable), but Trent's actions are on another level. These messages are extremely dangerous and I believe these actions warrant an official investigation by the police. I think people online should be framing the situation with Trent differently, instead of just lumping things in with Colleen's situation and just using Trent's messages to further vilify her. What Colleen did was wrong, but what Trent did might be criminal.

[@haroldharold9042]

Yep. While Colleen is inappropriate with fans, this guy is actively trying to sexually groom children. Totally on another level. I wish more commenters would realize that.

[@luxtobeyou]

​@kobra4422 100% my thoughts too, even if she vehemently denies being attracted to minors, even if she somehow actually isn't in any capacity she's still absolutely a predator by proxy by grooming kids into being easier victims for the "actual" predators to target in on

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@luxtobeyouWhat Colleen did was wrong, what Trent did was criminal.

[@LyricAiLove]

This is starting to feel like an SVU episode. The messages asking for videos and pictures and how Trent spoke to Oliver. It makes me shudder. Prison time is what Trent needs.

[@amandamandamands]

@@siobhanmulvey That is what all those screenshotted messages were, they were to Ollie

[@kathear15]

They'll probably make an episode based on this.

[@siobhanmulvey]

@@amandamandamands thanks - I commented before I watched the video.

[@lisadawson6712]

I’m so glad you’ve covered this, nowhere in that conversation is it innocent, clearly it’s heading in one direction, he knew what he was doing and saying, sadly the word grooming comes into play here, just completely fcked up! You have to wonder how many more of these conversations are out there…

[@Penhauer]

When an adult tells a child to keep their secret, it's grooming. It's that simple & that scary.

[@billieseyelashes]

!! yes!! thank you for validating my inner child

[@Penhauer]

@@billieseyelashes 🖤

[@frostymoonbear]

Love you Glare! Thank you for the continued coverage on the other people also involved with Colleen

[@KreeZafi]

Colleen may have had very inappropriate conversations with minors, but holy shit, Trent's conversations straight up sound like the chat transcripts from "To Catch a Predator" 😨

[@Somebody9666]

They knew what the EF they were doing........ Stop with the excuses. What colleen did was and are disgusting and always was!!! Even if she was homeschooled or not she was the adult. (Edit, Olivia* on h3 podcast made that excuse in her Powerpoint on colleen. It don't matter if she was homeschooled her entire life or for 1 year....) She *KNEW* better. Colleen was effing 30 when she did all this... She's not "weird". Her actions and behavior was 10000000% predatory and dangerous.

[@riyamu6447]

??? are people seriously using homeschooling as an excuse i was homeschooled and as a now 23 year old i wouldnt even date/talk sexually with an 18 year old because it feels weird being homeschooled doesnt mean you dont know right from wrong or are in some weird bubble that makes you think being inappropriate with minors is okay

[@MarusaTheBadKid]

​@@riyamu6447 it's not an excuse but can be an explenation for HER. not saying all home school kids, not at all. But just for example when people explain why someone becomes a murderer they say for example his father beat him & his mom, but then there's another person who also got beaten & is kinda offended cause he turned out just fine so that reasoning only applies to the murderer. & Im not sayin home schoolin is comerable to beating but maybe they were very very sheltered (i actually think they said so) & maybe didnt experience bitching & gossiping with their peers so they had this underlying urdge when they grew up that they needed to experience high school gossiping along with not fucking understanding social boundries with minors. I think she kinda wanted to have this mean girl phase but then also with a touch with innaproprietness because she was sheltered while homeschooled (very religious parents, so then with who are you gonna have this innapropriate sex talk at 30 yo when everyone your age did already do it 15 years ago..15 year olds, of course! & They all worship you like a god, imagine having this wet dream of the most popular girl in the class 😆 & everyone follows your lead..so, yeah..much problems..what the actual fuck is wrong with trent, thats on a whole other level of fucked up, tho)

[@riyamu6447]

@@MarusaTheBadKid i grew up in a cult, on a farm literally isolated from everyone, i didnt have those typical teenage experiences either but do you know who i do the inappropriate sex talk with now? people my own age- the youngest people i would talk that way with are 19 year olds being sheltered doesnt mean youre incapable of understanding boundaries, or that you dont understand that when someone is way younger than you they shouldnt be subjected to that kind of conversation especially at THIRTY years old

[@MarusaTheBadKid]

@@riyamu6447 then idk wtf is wrong with her, we'll have to figure out the origin

[@MarusaTheBadKid]

@@riyamu6447 what cult was it, that sounds interesting, non related to colleen

[@LKTori]

I remember watching Adam’s video when it came out and was disappointed (not shocked tho) that Colleen continued on as if nothing happened. Idk him but I’m so proud hes still speaking out and finally people are seeing the truth.

[@lehliladevandria5712]

This is so bizarre honestly. There is a decent and professional way to interact with your fan base especially if they're underage. I cannot believe that this is so difficult for people. You can make a short informing your fan base of your guidelines and rules. Nothing sexual is to be discussed, no sexual innuendos, or jokes. No personal pcs exchanged from either party. Because even wholesome pictures can be manipulated.

[@vvitch-mist20]

Exactly. Wanting to educate children, and mentoring them is completely valid. There was 100% a way for Colleen to make Miranda a good role model for kids, including her two books, but I don't think educating and mentoring children is why she made this. I honestly suspect is was to make her access to children way easier, which is disturbing.

[@Sapotequeen]

When I was a kid there was a local p3d0 who used Kik to talk to my friends and I like this too. It became so normalized that reflecting on how disgusting those conversations were my old friends get defensive of him. THAT’S the effects of child grooming. It’s insidious

[@mooncherriess]

Thank you for covering all aspects of this situation !! This really needs to be talked about

[@SilverFurniture23]

The messages from Trent are terrifying. He needs to be monitored. He has done this before, I can guarantee it.

[@mariahwheaton4377]

He definitely has him saying "my parents told me to stop talking to people under 18" is so telling

[@GinaGodfrey]

Yessss thank you so much for adding more to this. Appreciate all your coverage on this 🖤

[@paigevermeulen6506]

My god when I was reading those screenshots it felt like I was watching to catch a predator

[@bobococo89]

Me too!!!

[@dena81]

People can say what they want about Collen's conversations but you can't look at her brother's DMs and see it as anything OTHER than grooming. Telling Oliver not to tell anyone about their convos, this countdown multiple times to their age, multiple talks about their sexuality, sexual things etc. When i was in college i did this high school mentorship program for my senior project and became a mentor to teens that were homeschooled and ranged from 14 to 18. I treated them like my little brothers and sisters. To even discuss relationship, sexual things is insane. It was one thing if i gave them the adult lecture to not do stuff but if they did to please be safe, on top of also lecturing the girls if anyone touched them inappropriately to always tell someone they trust about it and not let anyone touch them in such a way. But to ask they orientation and ask for a video? And apparently there's another girl he used to message as well! If i were law enforcement I'd get a hold of his laptop

[@Dontmind8]

Colleen also talked about sexual stuff with minors in her group chat. She asked Adam for ass pics, talked about her sex life to them, she also talked about Josh’s penis size to the kids, posted a video of herself with a tampon in her mouth, asked from Adam whether he’s a virgin, she also asked from them what their favorite sexual position is. She’s as creepy as Trent is, and don’t forget Colleen’s best friend Kory. He’s also a creep. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together.

[@deepechoslntwntr]

I tried to cover this stuff in a concise vid, but this situation is just so multifaceted and unrelenting that I feel like it was a herculean task Respect to you for keeping your fingers on the pulse of this situation, and being very thorough in your coverage

[@xfirstly]

Sooo are we to pretend that the family outright disallowing Trent to speak to minors is normal? This is something that adults just don’t do, because why would you talk to kids you don’t know. For them to be basically telling him not to, something must have happened in the past that they could out about and were trying to prevent it from happening again. Again, as an adult, no one should have to tell you not to talk to random kids.

[@bobococo89]

Too bad they didn’t have that same incentive with Colleen…..

[@xfirstly]

@@bobococo89 i feel like something really messed up must have happened for them all to recognize what he did was wrong and not see the shit she has done as inappropriate

[@Finn_River]

The conversations are not appropriate. The part of his family telling him not to talk to them is different though since the whole family was probably being messaged by kids because of Colleen showing her family on KZbin.

[@emo_penguin420]

To Colleen and her supporters, please consider the famous words of Michael Jordan: "stop it, get some help"

[@billieseyelashes]

!!

[@cyntmacz]

I don't like her but being a professional victim is no good.

[@ladyj.9350]

My high school friend group was called Let’s Go Swimming. It was originally made so we could meet up during the summer but we ended up using it for everything for years

[@amac6421]

Her sister has a really creepy relationship with Jojo Siwa too, dating back to her being very young

[@goodforthesoul3050]

True

[@justmoe899]

In middle school I had a gym teacher who would say those things to me. Like how I looked like his ex & would pick me out of everyone (30+ students) to lead the warm up exercises for the class. Luckily my dad taught me and I knew it was gross & creepy finally I flipped out in front of everyone and then told him off told him just wait he'll love to meet my dad if he didn't back off.

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

u look so sweet with your hair pulled back. and omg u arent wearing a tee shirt, must be warm where u are. lol. best wishes for settling into the new place and truly thanks for all u do.

[@Alia-wr9rz]

i met colleen and kory when i was 13, i always looked up to them and the disgusting shit they've done has hit me in the gut like a baseball bat. how hard is it to just not be a predator and be a decent human being.

[@chantelle.zyzzbee]

Sending light and love to you, ‘parasocial’ or otherwise.

[@boneymacaroni13]

My opinion leans toward something happened to all of them when they were younger and now theyre just passing on the trauma. This usually seems to be the case, and the more I hear about the fmaily dynamics, the more I believe this.

[@tenebrousoul9368]

Much love Giulia

[@lobardin]

Thank you for your continued coverage of this.

[@BeeKee404]

Not gonna lie, when I was a viewer of Colleen's videos (her videos being her vlog videos), I always got an uneasy feeling about Kory. I didn't want to judge too much cause I didn't want to come off as judging flamboyant gay men but it's just that him in particular I always got a weird feeling. I think what it was or one of the things is that he would occasionally do voice over as Colleen's toddler son and use this sultry voice while speaking for a toddler. Others found it amusing. I honestly found it weird.

[@kloveandpeace8290]

Colleen Ballinger has always struck me as disgusting, inappropriate and underlying creepy. How is she still touring? Can we get this out beyond KZbin? Parents need to be warned here.

[@puumpkenn]

This is soooo sidebar but I gasped at how PRETTY you look?! Always stunning of course but you just look sooooo gorgeous here

[@xach6509]

Bro I remember seeing diesel patches cover this weirdo when I was younger, I sure as hell didn't expect this

[@Miumiumiko]

An 18 year old used to ask me for this stuff when I was 14 I feel gross thinking about it now that I’m 19

[@thethrifterpicker-upper3584]

Kory creeps me out so bad.

[@ThiskidKnowledge]

Them text messages that dude needs to be in jail

[@aaaabbbbyyyy]

Sexualizing minors is such bullshit and I don’t believe in cancel culture but all three of these adults need to be held accountable. It’s absolutely disgusting

[@asmrtpop2676]

That’s what cancel culture IS you dingus.

[@aaaabbbbyyyy]

@@asmrtpop2676 the term of it doesn’t matter, what matters is these adults accepting the consequences of their actions

[@HobieInTheBox]

Trent is a groomer, Colleen is a groomer. The audacity of other people to still try and deny it is insane.

[@haroldharold9042]

Bit of a difference there. He’s an actual sexual groomer. She’s inappropriate and exploits her young fans’ labor, but she’s not trying to have sexual relationships with any individual fans.

[@cyntmacz]

Grooming for what?

[@cyntmacz]

@@kobra4422 Is she like a pimp to you?

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@kobra4422Why would she groom them for randos?

[@jamesfv1]

I’m nearly 32 and my son is about to be 14, and this has been awful to watch along, especially being a survivor. It’s repulsive that KZbinrs and those connected are allowed to just get away with traumatising children.

[@VeronicaLovesYou22]

I’m sorry to hear that, I wish KZbin would terminate their channels. There is proof of grooming, get them off this platform

[@billieseyelashes]

i'm a survivor too and i have to watch in small portions otherwise i cannot take it. i hate it so much. i get shame dawson vibes from colleen. like how difficult is it to STAY AWAY FROM MINORS? unbelievably.

[@starrynyte158]

Thank you for speaking about tge Trent situation. Its truly horrifying

[@taylorhope4651]

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS

[@gabimaza780]

2 things I found funny… it’s funny how kory is like I locked the floor Colleen walked on to get to where i am where he was yelling at that fan/ employee of Colleen’s over the hotel room. Odd are you guys not genuinely friends then? And if that’s the career you’ve chosen that’s … kinda pathetic. And then for Trent it’s “funny” how he says my parents said I can’t talk to anyone under 18. Like literally what else has happened that his parents had to say that to him.?

[@jessicaholscher4097]

12:50 wtf? he wants to know how they hug, so he can fantasize about it. i want to barf and then turn my brain into the barf so i just die.

[@The_Spicy_Bajoran]

Wow, strong PD File vibes

[@teijaflink2226]

I'm so confused too how no one of them seems to do how to interact with minors and they use kids for their own personal issues or stalking (Colleen with her ex).

[@bobococo89]

That woman is filth

[@MechaMyth]

When i first heard about adam and his story i believed him. I dont know how no one else did when he had proof. Im just baffled it went this far.

[@missspell4897]

You can definitely tell these people are stunted in their development because, idk, they were sheltered and now they’re cool and have all the friends. I think about like, my niece and nephews who are in high school and they don’t want to talk to my old ass and idk what I would have in common with a high schooler. I mean I’ll kick your ass for them but I’m a 35 year old mom lol I’m cool but not that cool. Or “cool” in the inappropriate way with these weirdos.

[@glowinqlu]

God dude. This all makes me sick. When I was like 11-ish I was OBSESSED with Colleen. I looked up to her so much and watched her all the fking time. The fact that it could have been me makes me so sick to my stomach

[@thelexicon7294]

I think most anyone who's ever been predated on can testify that that last text back-and-forth you shared reads exactly like how our groomers used to speak to us.

[@kittynoir2756]

Jesus Christ, this is getting so sickening. I feel bad for my sister who watched all of Colleen's videos when she was relevant. Personally, I never watched her cause her content always made me uncomfortable and I'm glad this has been fully revealed so everyone can see that what Colleen is doing is not ok. Then there's Kory, I don't know much about him, like I said, didn't care for Colleen or her inner circle, but he needs to go to jail. He's so disgusting. Trent, still don't know much about him, he's disgusting too.

[@youtubeposter3814]

I’m not saying at all that autism is an excuse for ignoring boundaries with a minor, but he has autism. If you’ve ever seen a video of him (I used to watch Colleen’s vlogs), he not to be socially delayed. I have to wonder how aware he was that what he was doing was inappropriate. That doesn’t change the fact that what he was doing was inappropriate.

[@CerealXperimentsLain]

Kory lives at her house! With her husband and kids lol. Seems he’s lived there for a long time .. moocher vibes lol

[@barbieboytimmy4414]

Can we just talk about how beautiful Mariah Carey was in the 90s? That pic of her beside Adam is fire! She is so beautiful

[@finaldeljuego7841]

Absolutely, no other explanation. Him asking for.a video of them hugging someone leaves me with no doubt.

[@kendrahwhyte9960]

Looking great!

[@cinnlind]

I luv that johnny called Colleen a f4g h4g bc that's CORRECT

[@IrisRainbowHeart]

It's interesting to me like how many p*dos & groomers come from religious backgrounds (yet want to blame it on random drag queens) I grew up in a very conservative home and there were definitely p*dos in my family & around me growing up in church & christian schools I def grew up around alot of creeps p*dos & groomers which is why this is a important topic to me bc i survived this weird shit

[@ironmaiden6061]

Why hasn’t law enforcement been involved??? This is grooming!!!

[@Lammington2]

As someone in my 30s, the concept of prolonged and casual discussions with tweens and teens unrelated to myself makes me wildly uncomfortable. If I’m not their aunt by either blood or relationship with their parents, I don’t need to be building a relationship with that child.

[@einienj3281]

Why are adults talking sexual stuff with minors? No! Unacceptable!

[@bobococo89]

Absolutely no reason!

[@einienj3281]

@@bobococo89 Yup.. zero. Not only were they minors, they were fans and workers.. couldn't be more vulnerable position.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

I agree with you 💯... excellent video

[@julietmarcroft160]

I cannot wait to hear what you have to say about her apology song lol

[@passerby9991]

*"Kory's Klit..."* 💀

[@GinaGodfrey]

he replaced the c's with k's which makes it okay /s

[@prnst4r]

​@@GinaGodfreyI'm pretty sure the reason why he replaced the *C* with a *K* was bc his name is spelled with a *K*

[@bobococo89]

Yeah wtf….they’re all so gross

[@texas3d142]

It’s sad when she is more of an adult than he is when he offers his phone number and she tells him she doesn’t think that’s a good idea!!!!!

[@cathrinerhardt]

I don't understand the appeal of having any deeper level of contact with kids. We have residents at the hospital that are 26 or 28. I'm 20 years older and we have nothing in common although they are adults. This is way worse with teenagers.

[@haunted_lunchbox]

Ooo, okay. I'm interested in this one.

[@tzuyuwu786]

Someone need to look into Trent….I used to talk to older men online when i was like 14 (looking back now it was definitely grooming) and he’s the exact type of men I’d talk to unfortunately.

[@burritobaabe]

I never understood why Coleens circle revolved around minors anyway? I know she’s a kid content creator but it’s not like Ms Rachel has a group chat w/ toddlers discussing future video topics. It’s just so weird & inappropriate, then & now. Also no grown man has business talking to a minor unless for specific circumstances but no matter the circumstances no grown person should EVER tell a minor to keep a secret with or for them. Predator behavior.

[@daintybeigli]

I bet they thought they were so hilarious calling it “klit” instead of clique.

[@amandamandamands]

You really think that was the word they were going for.

[@alexacarrillo4339]

I was much older when I first encountered her videos which I only watched a few of because I was trying to keep track of what was being suggested for my kids. Part of me thinks she struck me as not a good person was because of my age but my kids didn’t like her either. None of this is surprising to me but I do feel bad for her fans finding out who she really is. I know it is just a para- social relationship with social media but as someone that figured out their hero(family)was actually a turd it can sting.

[@atanvardecunambiel8917]

Meanwhile Chris is exploiting his kids, making Bailey raise her brothers (who are probably going to make a celibacy pact like the Stuart-Houston brothers did because of their half-granduncle), and Rachel is creeping on Jojo Siwa. Tim and Gwen have some explaining to do.

[@thekiahjane]

I love your voiceover videos! Off topic but eh

[@sherry1253]

Good Lord that was a lot-what is going on in that family-Trent is on the toxic train to pedophilia, colleen is sick and needs serious help, Corey needs to run and Erik needs to collect his kids and GO!!!!! I do feel bad for ex hubby Josh who I feel was gaslit and treated poorly-I feel he gets it now BUT he still has that trauma on video to always haunt him.

[@Shrimp_sauce]

Dudes have literally been ARRESTED on to catch a predator and shit for basically saying the same shit. I’m just disgusted man

[@Angelface11]

This is demented abusive and toxic and it should have been reported as a crime because wasn't Johnny underage even if he wasn't underage that is a despicable way to treat anybody let alone an employee but when you consider if he was a child that's straight up abuse first of all that grown man shouldn't be in a room with him anyhow and the fact that he gets mad just over a little key? That's a true sign of a narcissist and yes that's grooming as well groomers like to love bomb you just like narcissist of course and then devalue you. Oh I see he was like 22 yeah this is a version of human trafficking I mean he could leave thankfully but they treated him like a human trafficking victim That is absolutely disgusting these people like Colleen have a lot of money and this is how she treats people? I mean this is just sick This is some sick sick s*** these people are truly sick and you're telling me her mom her parents and her sister and all these people knew this was going on towards employees?

[@annieg12]

WAAAIT, wasn't kory in a todrick hall video?

[@bobococo89]

Birds of a feather. All of them.

[@nos5915]

Intergenerational friendships are a good thing and actually a protective factor from abuse; the sexualization and exploitation is the issue, not the talking.

[@READYTOGLARE]

Agreed. It’s just an issue when the friendship begins in a certain type of environment imo.

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

Eh ... good PARENTING and responsible adults who aren't trying to BEFRIEND children are protection against abuse and other crap... There's is NO reason for a grown man or woman who's not family or such to have a "friendship" with a child. That's not okay, random adults shouldn't hang around with literal children.

[@nos5915]

@@NathalieCwiekSwiercz Why not?

[@nos5915]

@@READYTOGLARE Yeah, I think any sort of friendship developed between a content creator and their fan is going to be suspicious and when there's an age gap it makes it worse

[@okanimation68]

Like so creepy- Adults should be friends only with other adults. They should keep an emotional distance from minors. (Unless it's like someone who's family or family friend/child OR if they are like 20 and above 15, it's possible they knew each other before in school/the town)

[@jinxnvm1148]

Kory Desoto just sounds like a loud, long winded James Charles apology from the infamous "i'm desperate" video

[@NathanaNobody]

keep up the good work

[@GinaGodfrey]

"4 more years to go" 🤢

[@Angelface11]

Trent is a creep This is how you talk to anybody when you're trying to get in a relationship with them or trying to get sexual with them which by the way is often what narcissists do and predators even to grown women so take note of that. But doing it to a child is a whole another level of illegal

[@kingworm7168]

Omg 12:09 those messages are SO UNCOMFORTABLE 🤮 it’s like he’s trying to flirt like a teenager it’s so so gross I want to vom

[@blue_storybook3230]

One must wonder why non of them have any adult friends, they are at least early to mid 30s and have ZERO friends of their age, like how tf does one get to this point in their lives???

[@vvitch-mist20]

As someone who is a bit of a loner and who has very little friends, all of my friends are about my age lol. Like we're all like 31-41 years old. The only teenagers I'm going to be interacting with at all are going to be the ones my daughter interacts with when she's a teenager, and her half brother. This behavior of Colleen and Cory is fucking gross and abhorrent.

[@DanniShelton]

Hello! Not defending Kory at all and I am not his fan; everyone surrounding Colleen disgusts me. However, he did not name the chat. Basically it was a group of Kory’s fans that made a chat and then added him, hoping that he’d engage with them…..and he unfortunately did. All of this was confirmed on the Colleen snark Reddit by a former member of the chat. Now Kory should have told them the name was inappropriate and change it. He also should’ve just not engaged with the minors… but yeah. Just not a fan of misinformation

[@mageotime]

From experience... what Trent was saying is 100% grooming, I felt sick seeing those messages because that is exactly what they say when trying to slowly get you more comfortable talking to them and sending voice messages/videos 🤮. That wasn't creepy it was straightup grooming and his computer should be checked fr

[@villanesque_]

first! love u giulia :3

[@RAralar]

Colleen needs to be investigated

[@BCFBreakfastClubFan]

It's about time someone shone a light on those two. It's not all Colleen, they were just as guilty.

[@thedisappointedoptimist6916]

I kinda feel like... everyone involved is grossly toxic, including the kid who blew the lid. Just kinda hard to feel bad for anyone....

[@lilyth682]

"Don't tell anyone, keep this between you and I" comes straight from a pedo manual, wtf

[@okmoonshapedlimb1505]

oh this is BAD bad

[@justasmolbug]

do you think he ever wonders if the reason he has no friends is because he's a predator?? and the fact that his only friend is another predator speaks volumes

[@babyconch6459]

And minors, but bc he preys and grooms them. He’s so f ing sick

[@CathysWorld383]

I’m getting a bad feeling that Trent maybe did something to his sisters when they were younger and the family is trying hard to cover it up. :( He said “My family doesn’t want me talking to kids under 18”

[@shinigamisway1645]

Holy shit. It's been awhile since I've heard someone mispronounce "gif " as "jif" (like the peanut butter ) 😂💀

[@READYTOGLARE]

I knew this was going to happen! It is NOT mispronounced. We say “gin” as “Jin”, right? Soft g gif forever 😂

[@shinigamisway1645]

@@READYTOGLARE holy shit one of my favorite content creators responds to this of all my fuckin comments 🤣 you're a great creator and you do wonders for speaking up on tough issues on this platform. Keep up the great work ! P.S. it's "Graphics interchange Format" not "Jraphics interchange format" , still love you tho 🤣

[@lauren8135]

Yeah this is weird, adults have no reason to be DMing minor “friends” and asking them for videos of their voice and them hugging people. Why do you want those?? Why do you need those?? I don’t think there are benign or non-creepy reasons to ask for those. No normal well adjusted adult would be asking for that because there is no reason to do so.