section_path: Controversies/Allegations against Ava Kris Tyson
section_name: Allegations against Ava Kris Tyson
paragraph_text: Allegations against Ava Kris Tyson
  
  On July 24, 2024, Donaldson removed Ava Kris Tyson, one of the original cast members, from the MrBeast brand following allegations against Tyson of sexual misconduct with multiple minors and of pressuring a former employee to perform sexual acts. Tyson responded by putting out her own statement, saying she willingly stepped away and that her decision to leave was mutual. Tyson defended herself, stating that she had never gone beyond making "bad edgy jokes".
  
  One of the alleged victims, going by the name LavaGS online, initially responded to the allegations by denying that he had been groomed, referring to it as "massive lies and twisting the truth", and claimed that Tyson had only "made a few edgy jokes", reaffirming Tyson's own claims. He later rescinded the statement, said that the conversations were inappropriate for his age, and acknowledged that he was a minor who did not recognize the wrongdoing at the time. He then rescinded his previous rescission by stating, "It was incredibly difficult having my name thrown around in a public forum without being given the opportunity to share the truth. Thankfully the people doing the investigation actually did reach out and gave me the opportunity to tell the truth, which I very much appreciated. I was not groomed, these were false allegations made up by other people with my name thrown in them."
  
  Donaldson released a statement saying he was hiring an independent investigator to look further into the matter. On November 1, 2024, the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan concluded the allegations against Tyson were baseless after conducting "39 interviews of current and former employees" and reviewing "over 4.5 million documents from mobile phones, emails, Telegrams, Discords, WhatsApps and Slack ". The law firm reported, "The allegations were soundly rejected, including by alleged victims." These alleged victims have commented on the allegations as "massive lies", with one saying, "People used my name to make very serious allegations and claims without ever speaking to me."
  
  On July 24, 2024, Donaldson removed Ava Kris Tyson, one of the original cast members, from the MrBeast brand following allegations against Tyson of sexual misconduct with multiple minors and of pressuring a former employee to perform sexual acts. Tyson responded by putting out her own statement, saying she willingly stepped away and that her decision to leave was mutual. Tyson defended herself, stating that she had never gone beyond making "bad edgy jokes".
  
  One of the alleged victims, going by the name LavaGS online, initially responded to the allegations by denying that he had been groomed, referring to it as "massive lies and twisting the truth", and claimed that Tyson had only "made a few edgy jokes", reaffirming Tyson's own claims. He later rescinded the statement, said that the conversations were inappropriate for his age, and acknowledged that he was a minor who did not recognize the wrongdoing at the time. He then rescinded his previous rescission by stating, "It was incredibly difficult having my name thrown around in a public forum without being given the opportunity to share the truth. Thankfully the people doing the investigation actually did reach out and gave me the opportunity to tell the truth, which I very much appreciated. I was not groomed, these were false allegations made up by other people with my name thrown in them."
  
  Donaldson released a statement saying he was hiring an independent investigator to look further into the matter. On November 1, 2024, the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan concluded the allegations against Tyson were baseless after conducting "39 interviews of current and former employees" and reviewing "over 4.5 million documents from mobile phones, emails, Telegrams, Discords, WhatsApps and Slack ". The law firm reported, "The allegations were soundly rejected, including by alleged victims." These alleged victims have commented on the allegations as "massive lies", with one saying, "People used my name to make very serious allegations and claims without ever speaking to me."