“The contestants had no autonomy. Defendants exercised complete control,” the complaint, which was filed by five former contestants, claimed MrBeast at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on March 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Five former contestants on ‘s upcoming competition series have filed a class action against the show’s production company, according to a filing obtained by .
The new lawsuit was filed Monday, the same day where former contestants described unsafe work conditions and “wild” chaos on the The complaint accuses MrB2024, a production company believed to be owned by Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, and Amazon of having “shamelessly exploited the labor” of the hundreds of contestants and mischaracterizing their participation on the show to avoid employment obligations — including fair pay and mandatory meal and rest breaks — under California law. It also claims that contestants suffered “unreasonable, unsafe, and unlawful” work conditions, including being “fed sporadically and sparsely,” and that women were subjected to sexual harassment. “Defendants employed superior bargaining power to coerce the Contestants to sign unconscionable contracts with illegal terms and illusory obligations and also knowingly mischaracterized the Contestants [redacted] to avoid Defendants employment obligations under California law,” alleges the suit.
According to a press release issued by a consulting firm co.