The world’s hottest YouTuber, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, says he is “disgusted” by allegations made in regards to the channel’s longtime co-host Ava Tyson grooming a teen on-line. Donaldson stated in a press release that he is commissioned an unbiased investigation to get to the info, however has already “seen sufficient on-line and brought quick motion to take away Ava from the corporate, my channel, and any affiliation with MrBeast.”
Ava Tyson has labored on MrBeast’s channel from the very starting in 2012, however in latest weeks allegations started to floor about her interactions with a younger competitors winner. The person was 13 years previous on the time, and Tyson ran a Discord server with them and interacted on social media. The core allegations centre round screencaps of inappropriate messages Tyson allegedly despatched to the minor, a few of a sexual nature.
Tyson addressed the allegations by saying she’d “by no means groomed anybody” and that to recommend “my behaviour prolonged past unhealthy edgy jokes is disgusting and didn’t occur […] In previous years, I’ve discovered that my previous humour just isn’t acceptable. I can not change who I used to be, however I can proceed to work on myself.”
The person concerned has been named on-line, and is now 20 years previous, and sprung to Tyson’s defence. “These movies are large lies and twisting the reality. Ava by no means did something incorrect and simply made just a few edgy jokes. I used to be by no means exploited or taken benefit of,” they wrote on X. “I’m not a sufferer of something being claimed in these movies or in any respect.”
The 28 year-old Tyson however stated she and Donaldson had “mutually agreed” she ought to stop, although Donaldson’s subsequent assertion suggests the choice was extra one-sided. Donaldson additionally begins with the declare he is solely recognized in regards to the allegations for just a few days.
“Over the previous couple of days, I’ve develop into conscious of the intense allegations of Ava Tyson’s conduct on-line and I’m disgusted and against such unacceptable acts,” says Donaldson. “Throughout that point, I’ve been centered on hiring an unbiased third occasion to conduct an intensive investigation to make sure I’ve all of the info. That stated, I’ve seen sufficient on-line and brought quick motion to take away Ava from the corporate, my channel, and any affiliation with MrBeast. I don’t condone or help any of the inappropriate actions.”
Donaldson says the investigators can have on a regular basis they want “to conduct a complete investigation and [I] will take any additional actions primarily based on their findings.”
MrBeast and Tyson’s affiliation goes again to Donaldson’s first YouTube movies. Tyson performed a big function within the channel’s rise and plenty of of its most notorious prank movies, in addition to being the primary host of the favored “Beast Reacts” sequence, and Donaldson’s private pal.
Certainly Donaldson, who just isn’t often the sort to get drawn into cultural or political fights on-line, has come out strongly in Tyson’s defence up to now, most notably when she introduced she was transitioning in 2023 and searching for gender-affirming care. In response to a rightwing YouTube hitpiece about Tyson’s household and claims that the channel would lose followers, Donaldson stated: “That is getting absurd. [Ava] isn’t my ‘nightmare’ he’s my fucken pal and issues are positive. All this transphobia is beginning to piss me off.”
Ava Tyson says she’s going to “completely step away from all issues MrBeast and social media to give attention to my household and psychological well being.”
The MrBeast YouTube channel now boasts over 306 million subscribers, over 55 billion views, and his newest video (by which 50 YouTubers battle over a $1,000,000 prize) has had 190 million views in 11 days. The creator’s movies have lately tended in the direction of these lavish giveaways, or showcasing Donaldson’s philanthropic work (which has been referred to as “charity porn“), and the 26 year-old’s eye for what works on-line stays ruthlessly unerring. And on this case Donaldson has determined that, regardless of the reality of the matter could also be, he desires as far-off as attainable from a clearly damaging affiliation.
