MrBeast, come on down!
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, in a lawsuit filed on April 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, former employee Lorrayne Mavromatis alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment and was then demoted when she complained. She also claims she was forced to join a conference call while giving birth and was expected to work during her maternity leave…
In the lawsuit, Mavromatis claims the company’s previous CEO, James Warren, would allegedly force her to meet him at his private home for one-on-one meetings and would often comment on her looks. When Mavromatis asked the then-CEO why she never got to work with MrBeast, she was allegedly told that “she is a beautiful woman and her appearance had a certain sexual effect on Jimmy,” and “Let’s just say that when you’re around and he goes to the restroom, he’s not actually using the restroom.”
Mavromatis claimed that Beast Industries didn’t have a proper process for employees to report such issues, and instead, employees were expected to follow the company’s handbook entitled “How To Succeed In MrBeast Production.” The lawsuit claims that this handbook says “It’s okay for the boys to be childish,” “if talent wants to draw a dick on the white board in the video or do something stupid, let them,” and “No does not mean no.”