MrBeast's company sued over alleged sexual harassment, wrongful termination

By Peter Charalambous

A federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleges that YouTube star MrBeast's companies are a toxic workplace where sexual harassment was "condoned and/or perpetuated" by supervisors.

Lorrayne Mavromatis, a former employe who was the head of the company's Instragram operations, is suing MrBeast's production companies for wrongfull termination, alleging she was demoted and then fired after she complained about the alleged sexual harassment and hostile work environment.

"Plaintiff was a rising star promoted twice within her first year of employment, but after complaining about a workplace that suffered from a lack of basic employment protections in November 2023, she was subjcted to multiple adverse employment actions, including a negaive transfew, demotion, and terminaion," her lawyers alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in North Carolina.

A spokesperson for MrBeast's companies, MrBeastYouTube LLC and GameChanger 24/7 LLC, which employ more than 700 people, denied the allegations and vowed to fight the case in court.

"This clout-chasing complaint is built on deliberate misrepresentations and categorically false statements, and we have the recipts to prove it. There is extensive evidence- including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony - that upequivocally refutes her claims. We will not submit to opportunistic lawyers looking to manufacture a payday from us," the spokesperson said.

According to the lawsuit, the company's former CEO insisted Mavromatis "meet him in his home for one-on-one meetings while commenting on the way she looked in her clothes." When she complained about a client making unwanted advances, she alleged she was told "she should be honored that the client was hitting on her," the complaint said. A company spokesperson called the allegations "fabricated for the sole purpose of sparking headlines."

Mavromatis also alleged she was treated differently from her amle counterparts, told to "shut up" or "stop talking" duirng a meeting, and demeaned by MrBeast, whose name is Jimmy Donaldson.