MrBeast has been busy promoting his upcoming Beast Games show, but fans are more concerned about him addressing allegations surrounding his former colleague.
Ava Kris Tyson has appeared in several videos on MrBeast's YouTube channel but has been facing several allegations that she'd groomed a minor. She has since taken a 'permanent' step away from MrBeast's channel.
According to a YouTube video, Tyson allegedly began communicating with a fan when they were 13 years old and she was 20.
The claims include years of correspondence, some of which were reportedly inappropriate.
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Tyson denied the allegations but issued an apology on X (formerly Twitter) for 'any of [her] past behavior or comments if it hurt of offended anyone,' but insists that she 'never groomed anyone.'
MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, has been part of an ongoing investigation into the claims and has refrained from publicly addressing the situation while an investigation continues, until a recent interview with fellow YouTuber Oompaville.
He described: “Well, there's tons of examples of him intentionally manipulating things to not be true and posting online tons and tons and tons of that.
“He has basically an hour and 27 minute video and an hour of it is just flat out proving manipulation and lies and caused a lot of harm to my businesses."
While MrBeast is pouring all his energy into promoting his biggest show yet, fans aren't commenting their hype but are instead demanding answers about the allegations.
The popular YouTuber posted on X: "Here's a little teaser for Beast Games! I spent over a year creating this 10 episode competition series, breaking 40 world records, building the craziest sets in entertainment history, featuring 1,000 players, and a $5,000,000 grand prize! I poured everything I have into this show".
Amazon Prime officially confirmed that the first two episodes of Beast Games will air on the streaming service on December 19, 2024.
The following episodes will then be released once a week until the competition ends.
"When are you going to address the allegations?" one user posted.
"You employed kris tyson and put him on screen for your underage viewers," another chimed in.
"We want updates regarding Kris Tyson and his pedophile behavior," added another.
To make matters worse, the production of Beast Games has also come under fire.
Reports claim Amazon Studios paid Donaldson $100 million for the series, but at least five contestants have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the show of “shamelessly exploiting” participants during filming.