MrBeast thinks safety concerns about his Amazon Prime Video series were overstated.
The YouTube behemoth, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, said claims that contestants were exposed to unsafe conditions and sexual harassment were “blown out of proportion.”
MrBeast made the comment on X (formerly Twitter) after Prime Video released a teaser trailer for Beast Games, which premieres on December 19.
Commenting on the trailer, an individual asked him: “Is this the same one where a lot of contestants complained of terrible conditions?”
MrBeast replied: “We have tons of behind the scenes dropping when the show does to show how blown out of proportion these claims were. Just can’t release it now because it would spoil the games.”
The allegations against Beast Games first surfaced in a New York Times investigation in August. The publication spoke with more than a dozen contestants, who said there was inadequate food or medical care on the game show and that some competitors suffered injuries during physical challenges.
The Times report was followed by a class-action lawsuit against MrBeast and Amazon, which claimed that Beast Games “subjected the contestants to unreasonable, unsafe, and unlawful employment conditions.” It featured allegations of sexual harassment and said contestants were hospitalized.
The 10-part game show features 1,000 players competing for a $5M grand prize by breaking world records and completing challenges.
“I poured everything I have into this show,” MrBeast said, adding: “My recent YouTube videos def suffered a bit from me filming this show/spending a bajillion hours on it, whoops.”