MrBeast (actual identify: Jimmy Donaldson) was lately hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit relating to his actuality competitors sequence. A number of contestants are suing the YouTube creator’s manufacturing firm and Amazon over a number of accusations. A few of the allegations embrace perpetuating an unsafe office and sexual harassment.
Study all concerning the lawsuit towards MrBeast’s manufacturing firm and if he commented on it, beneath.
What Is MrBeast’s Actuality Present?
The Amazon Prime Video actuality competitors sequence is titled Beast Video games. The present was introduced earlier this 12 months and is anticipated to premiere the streaming platform someday in 2024. A launch date for the sequence continues to be unclear.
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Why Is MrBeast Being Sued?
MrBeast’s manufacturing firm was named because the defendant within the lawsuit, which was filed by a number of contributors of Beast Video games, per CNN. The lawsuit was filed on September 16, 2024, in a Los Angeles court docket. The court docket paperwork reportedly claimed that MrBeast’s “manufacturing corporations and Amazon shamelessly exploited the labor of roughly [redacted] individuals who served as contestants.”
The unnamed plaintiffs alleged within the lawsuit that they have been subjected to “unreasonable, unsafe, and illegal employment circumstances” on the present, which in the end led to “a number of” contestants being hospitalized, CNN reported. The plaintiffs additionally claimed they have been solely fed “sporadically and sparsely” and never supplied with “ample entry to hygienic merchandise or medical care.”
“The feminine contestants notably and collectively suffered because of defendants’ actions,” the court docket paperwork learn. “The Beast Sport work surroundings systematically fostered a tradition of misogyny and sexism [sic].”
Many of the sexual harassment claims have been reportedly redacted within the court docket submitting.
Earlier this 12 months, The New York Occasions reported that unidentified contestants on MrBeast’s present have been subjected to harmful circumstances. A few of the sport’s gamers got medical help after some vomited or handed out.
What Did MrBeast Say Concerning the Lawsuit?
MrBeast has not publicly commented on the allegations towards the truth present. Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the YouTube creator advised The Occasions in an announcement that the damaging manufacturing in query was “sadly sophisticated by the CrowdStrike incident, excessive climate and different sudden logistical and communications points.”