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00:00 If I don't have a million subscribers when you see this video, my entire life has been
00:04 a failure.
00:05 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most shocking underground
00:10 rumors about Jimmy Donaldson, aka Mr. Beast.
00:15 Mr. Beast has been compared to the Antichrist.
00:20 Number 10.
00:21 Animation Theft When Mr. Beast and his friends spent seven
00:25 days stranded at sea, the most difficult part was keeping the video afloat at all.
00:29 Shortly after it went live, the challenge was hit with a copyright claim by someone
00:36 alleging it used a stolen piece of animation, which led to the whole thing being privated.
00:46 For what it's worth, the original animator later stepped forward, admitting that the
00:50 short two-second chip was created for free, non-commercial use.
00:54 Either way, the video is back online now, and this controversy doesn't seem to have
00:59 slowed down the video's success either.
01:01 As of 2023, the Mr. Beast challenge has well over 170 million views and counting.
01:09 Number 9.
01:10 Appearing on Joe Rogan's Podcast Joe Rogan is a contentious figure, with critics
01:15 pointing to his spreading of misinformation and use of racial slurs as some of the most
01:21 problematic things he's done.
01:23 Mr. Beast, on the other hand, usually tries to maintain a squeaky clean public image.
01:36 So there was some understandable backlash when the YouTuber sat down for a lengthy chat
01:41 on Rogan's podcast.
01:43 Some saw it as Mr. Beast endorsing Rogan's past behavior, some saw it as a declaration
01:48 of his own ideals, and some just saw it as a two-hour long think piece on the ever-changing
01:54 YouTube landscape.
02:02 Whichever camp you fall in, it's clear that Mr. Beast's time on the show was a lot more
02:07 trouble than it was worth.
02:10 Number 8.
02:12 Destroying Expensive Things for Views The name of Mr. Beast's game is doing the
02:17 most insane, crazy thing before you can even think of it yourself.
02:26 Most of the time that means blowing stuff up, usually in grand, over-the-top fashion.
02:30 But over the years, Mr. Beast's indulgent destruction of property has started to raise
02:35 some eyebrows.
02:40 While there is some novelty in seeing a Lamborghini dropped into a shredder, many have argued
02:45 that he could donate those materials instead of destroying them for clicks.
02:48 However, other fans debate whether that's a fair criticism, considering Mr. Beast already
02:54 devotes a significant amount of his time to philanthropic acts, specifically through the
02:59 side channel aptly named Beast Philanthropy.
03:07 Number 7.
03:08 Mr. Beast Burger Bombshells When Mr. Beast launched his namesake burgers,
03:13 hungry viewers lined up for miles to get a taste.
03:20 But soon enough, they had the sad realization that the food simply wasn't very good.
03:25 In fact, some went as far as calling the burgers outright inedible.
03:34 After two years of diminishing returns, Mr. Beast quietly attempted to discontinue the
03:38 brand in 2023.
03:40 And yet that's not the end of the story.
03:43 The burger's poor quality has Mr. Beast taking his distribution partner, Virtual Dining Concepts,
03:48 to court.
03:54 In response, they dismissed the accusations and planned to countersuit Mr. Beast.
03:59 No matter who ends up on top, the fact of the matter is that no one got the meal they
04:04 wanted.
04:08 Number 6.
04:09 Mr. Crypto In the court of public opinion, a name can
04:13 go a long way.
04:14 Especially when the name is as well-known as Mr. Beast.
04:20 Allegedly it all started with an investment.
04:23 Mr. Beast backed an innocuous cryptocurrency app.
04:26 And just like that, eagle-eyed fans followed.
04:29 But when the refinable app launched at a much higher trade price than expected, the numbers
04:35 crashed.
04:36 Hard.
04:40 Even though Mr. Beast never publicly advertised the product himself, a certain sect of fans
04:44 felt like they'd been scammed.
04:46 On the other side of things, Mr. Beast's silence on the matter had some theorizing
04:51 his brand had been used without consent.
04:53 Regardless, he still had to bear the brunt of the backlash.
05:00 Number 5.
05:01 People in the clubhouse When Mr. Beast began an open call in the audio
05:05 seminar app Clubhouse, he invited any and all fans to join and ask questions.
05:13 Among them was Farouk Sarmad.
05:15 The catch?
05:16 Despite making it onto the panel, Sarmad never actually got to speak.
05:21 Then when the call was cleared to make room for others, Mr. Beast allegedly booted Sarmad
05:25 because he couldn't pronounce his name.
05:31 Sarmad quickly took to social media to voice his displeasure at the supposed racism.
05:35 However, Mr. Beast fans countered that the internet star's words had been misinterpreted,
05:40 and Sarmad wasn't actually kicked out over his name.
05:44 Intentional or not, this was one callout Mr. Beast could have done without.
05:51 Number 4.
05:52 Glorifying Squid Game When Squid Game debuted on Netflix in 2021,
05:58 it rolled the cultural zeitgeist all the way to becoming the service's most-watched original
06:03 show ever.
06:04 Ironically, Mr. Beast's YouTube remake had similar success, accruing over half a billion
06:10 views altogether.
06:11 However, it didn't come without its fair share of criticism.
06:17 A vocal portion of viewers felt that milking the show's concept completely missed the point
06:21 of Squid Game's money-conscious themes.
06:24 Especially considering Mr. Beast's video was posted with ads on YouTube.
06:31 And yet, the controversy didn't seem to be an issue for everyone else.
06:35 After just one year, the remake has become Mr. Beast's most-watched long-form video
06:39 of all time.
06:40 And it's not even close.
06:44 Number 3.
06:45 Creating a Toxic Work Environment Mr. Beast is known for his charitable work
06:49 in the online space.
06:51 But if these rumours are to be believed, he's a very different person when the cameras aren't
06:56 rolling.
07:00 Beginning in 2021, 11 former employees came forward accusing the creator of fostering
07:05 an unhealthy work environment.
07:07 Their testimonies claimed they were frequently overworked, not credited for their assignments,
07:12 and demeaned with ableist slurs.
07:15 Those kinds of accusations don't look good for anyone, let alone someone with a reputation
07:19 like Mr. Beast.
07:23 He's never directly commented on the scandal, but it's safe to say it's not the kind
07:28 of press he would have liked.
07:34 Number 2.
07:36 Mr. Beast is the Devil You'd think that helping people with vision
07:39 impairment would be an objectively good thing.
07:46 But using some wild leaps of logic, a portion of the internet didn't see it that way.
07:51 While some had genuine concerns about Mr. Beast's trek into healthcare, especially
07:56 some of the misleading claims being made, others thought it made him the actual Antichrist.
08:05 We aren't kidding.
08:06 This radical population pointed out that by performing quote-unquote "miracles of sight,"
08:11 Mr. Beast was following the path of the Beast from the Book of Revelation.
08:15 The squabble over the video reached such a boiling point, Mr. Beast himself had to comment
08:20 on it.
08:21 Who knew helping people see again would cause such a fuss?
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08:47 1.
08:49 Racism, Homophobia, and More Mr. Beast has a very, very long history on
08:54 the internet.
08:55 And not all of it is good.
09:07 Even a cursory dive into his social media shows that, at one point, he was very flimpant
09:11 with some extremely unacceptable words.
09:14 They include those aimed at sexuality, race, cognitive ability, and more.
09:19 Some of his old videos are just as bad, too.
09:25 In recent years, Mr. Beast has attempted to delete most of those unsavory comments off
09:29 of his pages.
09:31 And since then, his content has been noticeably more brand safe.
09:35 But the fact that Mr. Beast had to remove old posts at all just shows that this is a
09:40 part of his history he'd rather forget.
09:44 Did we miss any scandalous Mr. Beast moments?
09:47 Let us know in the comments below.
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