MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, signed a deal with Amazon in March to make Beast Games
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00:00YouTuber MrBeast has been named in court documents which allege contestants were,
00:04shamelessly exploited, in his upcoming series Beast Games.
00:09People who took part have sued the production companies involved in the show,
00:13which include MRB 2024 and Amazon. The series, first announced in March,
00:19offered 1,000 participants the chance to win a cash prize of $5 million
00:24and promised to be the biggest live game show in the world.
00:30But in a case filed at a Los Angeles court on Monday, participants allege they weren't paid,
00:35were subjected to unsafe conditions and experienced sexual harassment.
00:40Documents say MRB 2024 is believed to be owned in whole or part, directly or indirectly,
00:47by MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, who is the biggest YouTuber in the world with
00:52more than 300m subscribers. BBC Newsbeat has contacted MrBeast and Amazon for comment.
01:00In the legal papers, parts of which have been redacted,
01:03five anonymous contestants have brought claims on behalf of everyone who took part.
01:08They claim the production team kept them under surveillance, controlled when they slept,
01:13what they wore and denied them privacy and access to the outside world.