MrBeast and Amazon have been named in a class action lawsuit over the Beast Games show, the BBC reports. The 54-page document includes allegations of âunsafe conditionsâ on the set of the upcoming reality show. Itâs the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the YouTube megastar.
For much of the first half of the 2020s, MrBeast seemed like he had the world at his feet. His uber popular YouTube channel rocketed to the top of the subscriber charts, his own-brand chocolate bars and burger chain spread across the world and he even hit the top three for most followers on TikTok. The internet titan, real name Jimmy Donaldson, had reached a level of fame and popularity that not many online stars have ever achieved - you may not watch YouTube but Iâm almost certain youâve heard of MrBeast.
He had become so popular that he even floated the idea on social media of running for president of the United States, if the age requirement to enter the race was lowered. But as we edge closer to the halfway mark of the decade, the MrBeast brand has taken the kind of beating that not many would have predicted when the clock struck midnight on New Yearâs Eve. He is facing his first sustained period of backlash , beyond the salacious whispers of YouTube drama channels, and now staring down the barrel of a major lawsuit.
So why is MrBeast being sued - and what has happened with Beast Games? Letâs find out. Who is suing MrBeast? Jimmy Donaldson, his production company MrB2024 an.
