Amazon named in controversial MrBeast lawsuit

Making deals with prominent online personalities shall be a blessing and a curse, and Amazon seems to be experiencing the negative repercussions of its high-stakes decision.

In March, Amazon (AMZN) announced a contend with MrBeast to produce a reality TV competition series that would well be streamed on Prime Video, Amazon's streaming platform.

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Amazon (AMZN) is a a hit multinational technology company, so it only made sense for the tech giant to take part forces with an equally powerful partner.

James Donaldson, popularly known by his online username MrBeast, is a 26-year-old YouTuber who has turn out to be an web personality, a hit businessman, and philanthropist caused by the unwavering loyalty of his over 316 million YouTube subscribers.

Within the deal, MrBeast proposed a show to Amazon also often called "Beast Games," a reality TV competition series wherein 1,000 contestants compete for a $5 million prize by doing a series of challenges.

This $100 million production change into expected to be a whole success caused by MrBeast's prominent web influence, but as a replacement, it change right into a serious liability.

Former Mr. Beast fans file a lawsuit

On Monday, five contestants who appear on Mr. Beast's reality TV show "Beast Games" filed a category-action lawsuit contained in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Central District against MrB2024, Mr. Beast's production company, Off One's Base, yet another production company, and Amazon Alternative which the lawsuit describes as the "unscripted television division of Amazon Studios."

The plaintiffs claim they suffered unlawful employment conditions while on the show, alleging they were denied payment, were forced to partake in unsafe and dangerous acts, were mistreated, and female contestants were sexually harassed.

Within the lawsuit, these contestants are demanding the payment they failed to receive at some point of their time contained in the show by attributing 14 causes of action that breach California labor, employment, and consumer protection laws.

In step with the plaintiffs, the production company found a loophole to ignore labor laws and deny them their rights by misclassifying them as self sufficient contractors in place of employees.

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For confidentiality reasons and the well-being of the former contestants, the lawsuit has been redacted, and the plaintiffs are no longer specifically named in it; as a replacement, they're identified by the title 'contestant,' followed by the numbers 1-5.

Though MrBeast owns the production company, he is never any longer named as a defendant contained in the lawsuit. Alternatively, his company is, which may per chance require his involvement if the case goes to trial.

Amazon declined to comment for this story.

The once-loved MrBeast lands himself in controversy again

That's never any longer the first time MrBeast has landed himself in an argument.

Last month, YouTuber Rosanna Pansino leaked a instruction manual titled "Tips so as to Succeed in MrBeast Production," which allegedly promoted inappropriate behavior and a hostile work environment at MrBeast's production company.

Though this leak shall be damaging evidence contained in the that you might are having a look to be ready to imagine trial, there'll be no verification that the instruction manual is confirmed property of the production company or any of its employees.

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In June, yet another member of MrBeast's company change into accused of inappropriate behavior.

Ava Kris Tyson, the executive assistant and a detailed friend of MrBeast, left the company after being accused of grooming a minor by having inappropriate conversations by way of greater than one social media channels.

Though circuitously linked to the lawsuit, these greater than one cases regarding controversial actions made by members of MrBeast's company shall be used against the defendants if the lawsuit goes to trial.

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