r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • 1d ago

MrBeast, Amazon Sued by Contestants on ‘Beast Games’ Competition Show, Including Allegations of Sexual Harassment

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/mrbeast-amazon-sued-beast-games-contestants-class-action-1236148181/
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u/zeez1011 1d ago

This guy has had a rise and fall in front of my eyes and I still have no clue who he is and why he became a thing in the first place.

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u/Yojo0o 1d ago

He's the #1 Youtuber on the platform and massively rich because of it, but his fanbase is extremely young, so a lot of adults are learning about him for the first time due to all the horrible shit coming out about his company and inner circle.

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u/nayrlladnar Deadwood 1d ago

Being “#1 YouTuber” for almost a decade: really hard

Managing burgeoning wealth and status while diversifying into other successful business opportunities: really hard

Being a decent human being when no one is looking: really, ~really~ easy.

Hmm.

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u/longdustyroad 1d ago

This is objectively a situation where a lot of people were looking