MrBeast James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson has become one of the most popular millionaires in the world. Thanks to his YouTube channel focused on challenges and charity, James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson has won the hearts of thousands of people. However, this could change in an instant, as the young man faces a class action lawsuit for abuse on his reality show.
According to Variety, the 26-year-old YouTuber is being sued along with Amazon by contestants on his reality competition show Beats Games for alleged workplace abuse. Specifically, Five anonymous contestants filed a class action lawsuit against the YouTuber last MondayAmazon and related production companies in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging insufficient wages, unpaid overtime and “mistreatment and neglect” on set.
In addition, it has been noted that sexual harassment on the set of recordings was not prevented, conditions were created that subjected the contestants to “emotional distress,” participants were not provided with breaks to eat or rest, and Contestants were exposed to “dangerous circumstances and conditions as a condition of their employment”. This is what the lawyer for the anonymous plaintiffs commented:
“While contestants knew when they signed the contract at the start of production that they were facing a potentially long and challenging competition, they say they got far more than they bargained for. Several contestants ended up hospitalized, while others reported suffering physical and mental complications from being subjected to chronic abuse, degradation, and, in the case of female contestants, hostile working conditions.”
According to the lawsuit, Beast Games participants were deprived of medical care, food, sleep, and “basic hygiene needs.” There are no details at this time about the sexual harassment cases. Thus, Amazon and MrBeast’s company are required to pay salaries and expenses. The defendants are also ordered to pay unspecified punitive monetary damages.
For its part, Amazon and MrBeats’ company have not issued a statement on the matter.As for the reality show, there is no release date yet, and this case is likely to result in a number of complications. In related news, Logitech has also been sued.
Via: Variety
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