The online video production company MrBeast reported last 1 November that it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire's workplace culture. This came after a series of lawsuits were filed earlier this year.
A company spokesman did not confirm the exact number of the firings, but said that employees were let go or for what reasons. The company overhaul comes as Jimmy Donaldson, who draws millions of views under the MrBeast alias with highly produced stunts and giveaways, deals with accusations of impropriety against himself, his collaborators and others within his multimillion-dollar production company that have threatened his family-friendly image.
Investigating authorities only identified "several isolated instances of workplace harassment and misconduct," according to a two-page letter sent by Alex Spiro, a trial lawyer who led the investigation by white-shoe law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and whose clients have included Jay-Z and Elon Musk.
During the almost three-month investigation, results concluded that there were no basis behind allegations that MrBeast team members committed sexual misconduct or "knowingly" employed people with "proclivities or histories towards illegal or questionable legal conduct."
Spiro said the team interviewed 39 current and former employees. Millions of documents from phones, emails, and messaging platforms including Discord and Slack were also reviewed, according to the letter.
The controversies surrounding the so-called King of YouTube began snowballing this summer. Ava Tyson, a Donaldson friend and fellow creator accused of sharing inappropriate sexual messages with minors over multiple years, left the channel in July. Also circulated online by YouTuber Rosanna Pansino was a 2017 recording of Donaldson making racist comments and using homophobic slurs.
A preliminary July shoot for his ambitious "Beast Games" Amazon Prime Video show was quickly hit with safety complaints from some contestants who said they faced "limited sustenance" and "insufficient medical staffing" while competing for a US$ 5 million grand prize.
Donaldson has largely remained silent on the matters. He recently launched a prepacked lunch brand alongside internet personalities Logan Paul and KSI — marking his latest entrance into the food market after his chocolate bar and burger chain were met with mixed reviews.
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