A law firm hired by MrBeast LLC, owned by YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, has found no basis for the sexual misconduct allegations that have been made against a prominent member of the MrBeast team.
The investigation did, however, find “several isolated instances of workplace harassment and misconduct,” which the law firm said is being remedied by a personnel shake-up.
The law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan began its investigation after Donaldson had been scrutinized for months over allegations that former MrBeast channel collaborator Ava Kris Tyson had been “grooming” a minor by sending inappropriate messages.
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The firm said it conducted 39 interviews of current and former employees. It also reviewed millions of documents.
“The allegations were soundly rejected, including by alleged victims,” Quinn Emanuel wrote.
The subject of the grooming claims, who is now 20 but was 13 at the time of the alleged relationship, rejected the claims of grooming.
“I was not groomed, these were false allegations made up by other people with my name thrown in them,” LavaGS wrote on X.
Donaldson on Friday posted about the matter, along with screenshots of the firm’s findings, as part of a thread that began in July, when allegations against Tyson became public. He did not write much beyond what was contained in letter to the MrBeast board of directors.
“I was asked to refrain from making public statements to enable a detailed and unbiased investigation,” he wrote.
The probe did still find that harassment and misconduct took place at MrBeast.
“Several isolated instances of workplace harassment and misconduct were identified during the investigation,” the law firm wrote, though details weren’t mentioned. ”The Company was informed of such conduct and took swift and appropriate actions to address the incidents, including, where necessary, disciplining or letting go of implicated individuals.”
Further changes, according to the firm, include bringing on a new CEO, chief people officer and general counsel. Additionally, new corporate training and policies will be instituted, as well as an “anonymous reporting mechanism/hotline for employees.”
