Attorneys employed by MrBeast to analyze claims that his former co-host groomed a teen have concluded that the allegations had been “with out foundation”, the star YouTuber has stated.
Ava Kris Tyson stopped working with MrBeast in July after different YouTubers accused her of sending inappropriate messages to a minor, reportedly then 13, when she was 20.
On the time, Tyson apologised for her “previous actions”, however stated her behaviour by no means “prolonged past unhealthy edgy jokes” and denied ever grooming anybody.
The alleged sufferer – who was named on-line – additionally defended her, saying the claims had been “huge lies” and that that they had by no means been “exploited or taken benefit of”.
MrBeast, 26, actual title Jimmy Donaldson, hosts the largest channel on YouTube, with 325m subscribers, and is understood for making movies of stunts, challenges and acts of philanthropy.
Tyson, 28, who final yr got here out as transgender, has appeared frequently on the channel because it was launched in 2012.
After the preliminary claims in July, MrBeast stated he was “disgusted” by the “severe allegations of Ava Tyson’s behaviour on-line” and “against such unacceptable acts”.
On Friday, he shared a letter on X from Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan LLP, the legislation agency he employed to conduct an investigation into the claims.
The letter stated the agency had carried out 39 interviews with present and former staff of MrBeast’s firm and reviewed over 4.5m paperwork collected from cellphones, e-mails, and a wide range of messaging platforms.
“Allegations of sexual misconduct… between firm staff and minors are with out foundation. The allegations had been soundly rejected, together with by alleged victims,” it stated.
It added that allegations the corporate had knowingly employed “people with proclivities or histories in the direction of unlawful… conduct” had been “equally with out foundation”.
The letter stated some “remoted situations of office harassment and misconduct had been recognized” and that, as soon as knowledgeable about them, the corporate had taken “swift and acceptable actions”.
Following the publication of the letter, the alleged sufferer of Tyson’s behaviour stated once more that the claims had been “utterly false”.
“Individuals used my title to make very severe allegations and claims with out ever chatting with me,” they stated.
“It was extremely tough having my title thrown round in a public discussion board with out being given the chance to share the reality.
“The personal investigators reviewed all my [direct messages] and interactions with Kris.
“I used to be not groomed. These had been false allegations made up by different individuals with my title thrown in them.”
Responding to the preliminary allegations in July, Tyson apologised for her “unacceptable social media posts, previous actions, and to those that could really feel betrayed by how I used to behave on-line”, however added: “I by no means groomed anybody”.
“To lump these two elements collectively to create a story that my conduct prolonged past unhealthy edgy jokes is disgusting and didn’t occur,” she stated.
“I’ve realized that my previous humor just isn’t acceptable. I can’t change who I used to be, however I can proceed to work on myself.”
