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Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nMrBeast says he’s hired investigators after his former co-host was accused of grooming a teenager.<\/p>\n Ava Kris Tyson was accused by other YouTubers of sending inappropriate messages to the minor when she was 20. <\/p>\n The 28-year-old, who’d worked on MrBeast’s channel since 2012, strenuously denied grooming<\/a> but said the pair had “mutually agreed” she should quit.<\/p>\n In a follow-up statement, MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, said he was “disgusted” by the “serious allegations of Ava Tyson’s behaviour online”.<\/p>\n Ava has apologised for “past behaviour” which was “not acceptable”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTuber with more than 300m subscribers.<\/p>\n He said he had become aware of the allegations against Ava, which first started circulating online last month, “over the last few days”.<\/p>\n “I am disgusted and opposed to such unacceptable acts,” he says.<\/p>\n MrBeast’s statement said he had “been focused on hiring an independent third party to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure I have all the facts”.<\/p>\n “That said,” he continued, “I’ve seen enough online and taken immediate action to remove Ava from the company, my channel, and any association with MrBeast.<\/p>\n “I do not condone or support any of the inappropriate actions.”<\/p>\n The US YouTuber added that he would wait for the investigators to finish their work and “take any further actions based on their findings”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ava previously said she had “never groomed anyone” and “to create a narrative that my behaviour extended beyond bad edgy jokes is disgusting and did not happen”.<\/p>\n She added: “In past years, I have learned that my old humour is not acceptable. <\/p>\n “I cannot change who I was, but I can continue to work on myself.”<\/p>\n Ava revealed last year that she was a transgender woman and that she was undergoing gender-affirming therapy while changing her pronouns to she\/her.<\/p>\n She has not yet responded to MrBeast’s most recent comments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The person alleged to have recieved the messages from Ava came to her defence, saying that descriptions of their relationship online were “massive lies and twisting the truth”.<\/p>\n In a post shared on X, he wrote: “Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of.”<\/p>\n BBC Newsbeat has contacted Ava Tyson and MrBeast’s representatives for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n MrBeast first posted on YouTube in 2012 when he was 13.<\/p>\n Over the next 10 years he became one of the most popular content creators, sharing increasingly elaborate videos before being named the most subscribed YouTuber in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n His videos include challenges inspired by Squid Game, a “deadly” obstacle course and spending a week in solitary confinement. <\/p>\n The 26-year-old from Kansas now has 306 million subscribers and more than 55 billion views. <\/p>\n He’s won the prize for favourite male creator at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for the past three years running. <\/p>\n MrBeast is well known for his giveaways, giving fans cash, cars and even houses.<\/p>\n He has a separate channel for his charitable causes where he’s shared videos of him building a school, wells, and supporting an orphanage.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\")
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Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n‘Unacceptable posts’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
The rise of MrBeast<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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