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Five contestants competing on a MrBeast-hosted reality competition show have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the YouTube star’s production company and Amazon, claiming they were denied pay, forced to participate in unsafe conditions and subjected to a “culture of misogyny and sexism.”

The lawsuit was filed Monday in a Los Angeles court by participants on the Amazon Prime Video show called “Beast Games,” which was announced in March. It features “over 1,000 contestants, $5,000,000 prize, and many other world records,” the creator MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said at the time.

The 54-page document describes allegations of players being subjected to “unreasonable, unsafe, and unlawful employment conditions” that led to “several” contestants being hospitalized. Plaintiffs said they were fed “sporadically and sparsely” and not given “adequate access to hygienic products or medical care.”

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A spokesperson for MrBeast told the Times that the shoot was “unfortunately complicated by the CrowdStrike incident, extreme weather and other unexpected logistical and communications issues” and that a formal review of the show had started.

Yes. You put people in the hospital because of what happened with CrowdStrike.

Jesus Fucking Christ, this guy is awful. I hate philanthropy pornographers.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Money eventually corrupts everything.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago

He was always corrupt. His only goal was always to be no 1 on YouTube no matter what.