According to Variety, five anonymous participants have filed this lawsuit for multiple actions related to chronic abuse.
Although in the Spanish-speaking community content creators who speak in other languages go more unnoticed, there are still Some who manage to break through that language barrier. Examples include IShowSpeed, who recently reached a million live viewers reacting like this, and another is MrBeast, the YouTuber with the most subscribers on the platform (316 million).
The American content creator is famous for make videos in the form of a contestbut very big, investing millions so that each of their tests are as striking as possible. In fact, we are sure that many of you remember the video he made with 100 content creators in which Ibai participated and which ElXokas criticized a lot for the little appearance of the Basque. What's more, he was the one who proposed a challenge to Ibai that has led to the series that will premiere shortly on streamer.
Well now, MrBeast appears to be facing a complicated legal situation because of the reality show he recorded for Prime Video. Both he and Amazon have received a demand of five anonymous participants which seek to elevate the status of this to that of a class action claim by ensuring that suffered chronic abuse during the filming of the show in different ways.
MrBeast contestants sue him for non-payment, negligence and other reasons
This is the content of the lawsuit against MrBeast and Amazon for their reality show
The American media Variety has been responsible for sharing this information, even attaching a link to a copy of the complaintIn it, these five people talk about a a large number of actions that encompass “chronic abuse”which is why this appeal has been filed.
To begin with, they emphasize that Minimum wages and overtime were not paidparticipants were not given uninterrupted breaks to eat or rest and Contestants were exposed to “dangerous circumstances and conditions as a condition of their employment”. In addition, they also denounce that They were deprived of medical carefood, sleep and “basic hygiene needs.”
As if this were not enough, the mistreatment that the plaintiffs speak of also refers to episodes in which sexual harassment was not prevented and the conditions to which the contestants were subjected, which ensure that They came to “inflict emotional distress”.
The lawyers of these contestants have acknowledged that they, when signing the contract, were aware that they were going to face a tough experience, but that Reality has crossed that lineIn fact, they claim that “Several contestants ended up hospitalized, while others reported suffering physical and mental complications from being subjected to chronic abuse, degradation, and, in the case of female contestants, hostile working conditions.”.
Variety itself has stated that it has attempted to contact representatives of Amazon and MrBeast, but that They have declined to comment.The truth is that everything suggests that this project is moving forward being announced as “the world’s biggest live contest”It remains to be seen whether the lawsuit will go ahead as well.
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