Mr. Beast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) recently faced a proposed class action lawsuit over his reality TV competition series, with multiple participants suing the YouTube creator’s production company and Amazon for a number of allegations, including maintaining an unsafe work environment and sexual harassment.
Read on for more details on the lawsuit against MrBeast’s production company and whether MrBeast has commented on it.
What is MrBeast’s reality show?
What is the title of the Amazon Prime Video reality show? Beast GameThe show was announced earlier this year and is expected to premiere on the streaming platform in 2024. A release date for the series is yet to be announced.
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Why is MrBeast being sued?
The makers of Mr. Beast have been named as defendants in a lawsuit brought by several participants in the Beast Games. CNNThe lawsuit was filed in a Los Angeles court on September 16, 2024. Court documents allege that Mr.Beast’s “production company and Amazon shamelessly exploited approximately 100,000 workers.” [redacted] People who have been active as contestants.”
The unnamed plaintiffs alleged in the lawsuit that they were subjected to “unfair, unsafe and illegal conditions of employment” on the show, which ultimately led to “several” contestants being hospitalized, CNN reported. They also alleged that they were provided “sporadically and sparsely” with meals and were not provided “adequate access to hygiene products or medical care.”
“Female participants were particularly and collectively harmed as a result of the defendants’ conduct,” the court documents state. “Beast Games’ work environment fostered a systemic culture of misogyny and sexism. [sic].”
Most of the sexual harassment allegations were reportedly redacted in court documents.
Earlier this year, The New York Times Unidentified participants on MrBeast’s show were reportedly put in dangerous situations, with some gamers vomiting and losing consciousness, and some receiving medical treatment.
What did MrBeast say about the lawsuit?
MrBeast has not publicly commented on the allegations against the reality TV show, but a spokesperson for the YouTube creator said: Times The statement said the risky production in question was “unfortunately complicated by a Crowdstrike incident, extreme weather conditions and other unforeseen logistical and communications challenges.”