Colleen Ballinger’s live shows, podcast canceled amid new wave of allegations from fans

Colleen Ballinger‘s live comedy shows have been canceled amid a new wave of allegations of inappropriate behavior with underage fans. Paytas announced the podcast’s end in a video Saturday, commenting: “The podcast ending after three episodes is embarrassing.” A representative for Ballinger did not immediately respond to The Times’ requests for comment on Tuesday. Amid the new claims, Paytas posted a separate video commenting that she was “shocked” and “hurt” by Ballinger’s alleged actions. Her Miranda character reached the height of popularity in 2016 when Ballinger landed a deal with Netflix to produce the series “Haters Back Off.” But over the last month, several of her former fans have alleged that while they were still minors, the YouTube personality was “grooming” them to exploit them for free labor, “trauma dumping” on them during her divorce and sending sexual jokes in a group chat that included underage fans. Since then, another controversial video of one of her live shows resurfaced, in which Ballinger performs a parody of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” with a dark substance smeared on her face.