{"id":288620,"date":"2024-09-18T10:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=340600"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:57:17","slug":"mrbeast-and-amazon-are-in-trouble-they-are-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-slavery-in-their-big-series-beast-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/mrbeast-and-amazon-are-in-trouble-they-are-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-slavery-in-their-big-series-beast-games\/","title":{"rendered":"MrBeast and Amazon are in trouble: they are accused of sexual harassment and slavery in their big series Beast Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knows MrBeast. Or at least, every young person under 30 with internet access. The most media-savvy personality in the world skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic and is currently one of the most influential people in the world. Even Amazon wants to do business with him. What they didn&#8217;t expect is that this would bring them lawsuits.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/newsletter.png?GoogleAccessId=wp-stateless%40kubertonic.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1779776220&Signature=bzoXRHEnycAdtLmijQepPBFfluYHQrgBPPBXaBOMW%2BX2OO1n8oMXQv5KiTWZERH10LvwxJB%2FBslitf5xDarey%2B1OP7qLVUtjic%2F9TU5LSZbAVB7Ef%2B9C5tMg4yigDzjXT0TqyaYQGF3lJjgJJbWqb4r2k1lw6Uk2uOe0nDOHKxG6FU%2B4c%2BwghArHGxHeFkhnVqGdGGMGaXgoBuL3yhbcqa0ewCBQ8hAWBOQidiI9cS2d%2F9qvmBX8TNU9JAJndURn89YfPTQKd5BVkwuORXqrhWQpKdZ1WOUG5ku53RNy6pyS5kTwlalFtDzp5LjMeVLZnMfeZzCktSteFXHIkHKCng%3D%3D\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming entertainment and deals right in your inbox.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/digital\/news\/mrbeast-amazon-sued-beast-games-contestants-class-action-1236148181\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Variety\">Variety<\/a>, <strong>a class action lawsuit has been filed against YouTube star MrBeast and Amazon on behalf of five anonymous contestants<\/strong> from the reality show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beastgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Beast Games<\/a>, alleging they were subjected to chronic mistreatment, sexual harassment, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit was filed on Monday (September 16) in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges multiple causes of action related to the chronic mistreatment and negligence suffered by participants in Beast Games, a competition reality show commissioned by Prime Video in which <strong>more than 1,000 participants compete for a single cash prize of 5 million dollars.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MrBeast &amp; Amazon are being sued by contestants on his upcoming \u2018BEAST GAMES\u2019 series for: <br><br>\u2022 Failure to prevent sexual harassment<br>\u2022 Failure to pay overtime &amp; minimum wage<br>\u2022 No meal &amp; rest breaks provided to participants<br><br>\u201cSeveral contestants ended up hospitalized&#8230; others\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/90yBgKkXQX\">pic.twitter.com\/90yBgKkXQX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/1836205340351668458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is what the lawsuit against MrBeast and Amazon says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit demands that <strong>Amazon and MrBeast&#8217;s company pay the allegedly unpaid wages and expenses<\/strong> and that the defendants be ordered to pay unspecified punitive damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MrBeast-Amazon-Beast-Games-Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"According to the lawsuit\">According to the lawsuit<\/a>, Amazon, MrBeast&#8217;s production company, and the independent production company Off One&#8217;s Base LLC <strong>did not pay minimum wages or overtime; did not prevent sexual harassment<\/strong>; created conditions that subjected contestants to &#8220;inflict emotional distress&#8221;; did not provide participants with uninterrupted meal or rest breaks; and exposed contestants to &#8220;dangerous circumstances and conditions as a condition of their employment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0e3GPea1Tyg?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Several contestants ended up hospitalized, while others reported having suffered physical and mental complications due to chronic abuse, degradation, and, in the case of female contestants, hostile working conditions,&#8221; their lawyers explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the lawsuit, <strong>participants in Beast Games were deprived of medical attention, food, sleep, and basic hygiene needs.<\/strong> Parts of the lawsuit are redacted in red, including some details related to allegations of sexual harassment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meanwhile, the release date of Beast Games on Prime Video has not yet been announced<\/strong>. And Amazon has promoted it as &#8220;the biggest live game show in the world&#8221; with &#8220;the largest individual prize in the history of television and streaming.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows MrBeast. Or at least, every young person under 30 with internet access. The most media-savvy personality in the world exploded in popularity during the pandemic and is currently one of the most influential people in the world. Even Amazon wants to do business with him. What they didn&#8217;t expect is that this would bring them lawsuits. According to Variety, a class action lawsuit has been filed against YouTube star MrBeast and Amazon on behalf of five anonymous contestants from the reality show Beast Games, alleging they were subjected to chronic mistreatment, sexual harassment, and more. 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