Can MrBeast spin his way out of sudden crisis at his nice-guy empire?
nypost.comusing racial and gay slurs in old clips that resurfaced over the weekend.A disgruntled former employee also accused Donaldson and his team of faking aspects of their videos, which can garner hundreds of millions of views.This came on the heels one of the closest members of his team, Ava Kris Tyson, who is transgender, beingaccused of “grooming” a 13-year-old when Tyson herself was 20.
Tyson, who has now quit the show, admitted she had made “edgy inappropriate jokes” to the teen and apologized for her “past behavior and comments.”However, this still left questions, as the two met after the teenager won one of MrBeast’s giveaways, according to Complex.MrBeast reacted to the Tyson allegations by saying he was “disgusted and opposed to such unacceptable acts” and that he had “taken immediate action to remove Ava from the company, my channel, and any association with MrBeast.”This firestorm is all happening as MrBeast has been filming what could be his most high-profile project to date, the Amazon Prime series “Beast Games,” in Las Vegas.A reality competition show, it will feature 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize which, according to Amazon, is “the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming.”The show, too, has been hit with allegations, with the news site Vital Vegas claiming Desert Springs Hospital saw patients “coming from ‘Beast Games’ due to lack of food and water.”An insider told The Post around five people, out of 2,000 participants in a preliminary round, were treated at the hospital during filming.It all begs the question: Can MrBeast spin his way out of sudden crisis at his nice-guy empire?A MrBeast spokesperson admitted that Donaldson’s past use of offensive language,.
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