In September 2023, Evans sat down with investigative video essayist Swoop for an exhaustive, multi-hour interview titled Joshua: The Colleen Ballinger & Miranda Sings Docuseries. The video accumulated over 3.5 million views within days, driven by Evans's refusal to offer sensationalized gossip in favor of a clinical breakdown of emotional abuse.
The core of Evans's disclosure rested on allegations of sustained psychological invalidation, commonly understood as gaslighting. He detailed a pattern in which Ballinger allegedly isolated him from mutual acquaintances, undermined his confidence in his creative work, and routinely reframed his attempts to address marital infidelity as paranoid delusions.
Internal messages and third-party testimonies corroborated parts of Evans's account. He recalled finding evidence of emotional and creative intimacy between Ballinger and her Haters Back Off co-star Erik Stocklin, whom Ballinger eventually married. When Evans raised concerns, he was allegedly told his jealousy was unhinged, unprofessional, and destructive to their joint financial livelihood.
The isolation extended to his professional relationships. Evans outlined instances where executives and digital networks were discouraged from booking him independently of Ballinger, ensuring his brand remained tethered to her public orbit. This systematic discrediting left him emotionally destabilized, establishing a dynamic where he constantly doubted his own memory and sanity.
