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The YouTuber apology video is an art form. A penitent creator must be remorseful, but not theatrical. Concise, but not rehearsed. Honest, but not defensive. Above all, an apology video cannot be memeable, or it’ll never be taken seriously.  Colleen Ballinger’s apology saga, however, will be one of the most memorable in YouTube history because it just keeps getting worse.  Representatives for Ballinger, who built a devoted following of young viewers as the satirical and often offensive character Miranda Sings, are now…

Colleen Hoover’s controversial best-selling book, It Ends With Us, is still getting that much-awaited movie adaptation, and sooner than fans might expect. The 2016 book has become one of the biggest books on BookTok but has received criticism for (intentionally or not) glorifying domestic abuse by being marketed as a romance novel. Despite the book’s — and Hoover’s own history of controversy — It Ends With Us continues to sell millions of copies and has spent 107 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list as of this…

Image: CrunchyrollThis weekend at Anime Expo, One Piece fans learned that the Japanese version of the upcoming live-action Netflix series will be dubbed by the anime’s original Japanese voice actors. Today, there’s even more One Piece dub news: the English dub of the anime will soon be arriving on Crunchyroll.Lamar Johnson Loves Beyblades and PokemonAnd by “soon,” we mean July 5; according to Crunchyroll, which debuted the 1,000th English-dubbed episode of One Piece at Anime Expo—yes, that is three zeroes—you’ll be able…

The same day YouTube star Colleen Ballinger offered followers a singsong statement denying claims she groomed minor fans, her ex-husband said her flippant response to serious claims “was my reality.”YouTuber Joshua David Evans, who was married to the Miranda Sings personality from 2015 to 2016 after seven years of dating, broke his silence Wednesday in several tweets about his ex-wife’s allegations. In one Twitter post, Evans said his ex-wife — whom he did not name — did not take him seriously. “This behavior was my…

Internet personality Colleen Ballinger, known for her beloved Miranda Sings character, has responded to claims of inappropriate behavior with minor fans by singing a song. In recent weeks, Ballinger became the target of fellow YouTubers and former superfans who accused her of “grooming” them for labor, as well as allegedly making sexual jokes with minors in a group chat. As the allegations swirled, the “Haters Back Off!” actor, who is in the middle of a Miranda Sings tour, had stopped posting on her social media pages…

Colleen Doran’s adaptation of the Neil Gaiman short story Chivalry, published by Dark Horse, won the 2023 Locus Award for Best Illustrated and Art Book. The ceremony took place on June 24, 2023 as part of the Locus Awards Weekend, comprised of author readings and panels. Comics – and Neil Gaiman – adjacent, the winner of the 2023 Locus Award for Best Artist went to another frequent Neil Gaiman artistic collaborator/adaptor Charles Vess.   On receiving news of the award win, Doran posted on Twitter, saying: So very…

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Author Colleen Hoover has responded to criticisms of the forthcoming film adaptation of her best-selling novel It Ends With Us.The film, which stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni as two people in an abusive relationship, has faced criticism from the book’s fanbase over its casting.After photographs of its cast on set were circulated online, fans voiced scepticism about Lively’s outfits, with…

Colleen Hoover, the author of "It Ends With Us," is thrilled with the progress of the film adaptation, despite facing backlash from fans. She expressed her excitement after seeing the footage and even shed tears on set. The bestselling book tells the story of Lily Bloom, portrayed by Blake Lively, who becomes involved in an abusive relationship with surgeon Ryle Kincaid, played by Justin Baldoni. FILE - Blake Lively attends the Tiffany & Co. Fifth Avenue flagship store grand re-opening event on Thursday,…

Just as Agnes Nutter prophesied, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett‘s world-famous 1990 novel Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is arriving in an all-new format this summer. No, we’re not talking about the Amazon series nor the recently announced tabletop game tie-in, Good Omens: An Ineffable Game, scheduled to launch June 5. Instead, we mean the official (and ineffable) graphic novel adaptation from Eisner Award, Ringo Award, and Bram Stoker Award-winning cartoonist Colleen Doran, which…

Parker Posey wants to make a return to Scream, somehow. James Gunn teases another familiar comics face will be in Superman: Legacy. Plus, The Mandalorian drops new posters to hype today’s season finale. Spoilers now!“It’s Hard Not to Make Your Own Special Effect Noises When You’re Doing Action” | io9 InterviewUrsa MajorDeadline reports Jessica Biel and Xochitl Gomez are attached to star in Ursa Major, a new sci-fi thriller from directors Jonathan and Josh Baker. Based on a script by Patrick Somerville (Station Eleven),…