Kris Tyson, a trans-identifying man and sidekick on the wildly popular Mr. Beast YouTube channel, is leaving the channel for good in the wake of accusations that he had sexually inappropriate conversations with a 13-year-old boy years ago.
Mr. Beast is the top channel on YouTube with more than 305 million subscribers. Videos with titles like, “7 Days Stranded At Sea” and “Face Your Biggest Fear To Win $800,000,” regularly get hundreds of millions of views.
Tyson, 28, who now goes by Ava, sparked controversy last year when he announced that he identified as a woman and was taking cross-sex hormones. He separated from his wife and son, now four.
“I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent. Seeing recent events we’ve mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health,” Tyson wrote Tuesday in a post on X.
I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent. Seeing recent events we’ve mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health.
— Ava Kris Tyson (@kristyson_) July 23, 2024
Kris Tyson literally abandoned his family to chase after a f3tish. Are we shocked at the allegations? Not in the slightest.
Mr. Beast has some explaining to do. pic.twitter.com/YrRye4pJoQ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 23, 2024
Tyson added that he “never groomed anyone,” but does not want the accusations to “impact the hundreds of people who work at MrBeast, which is why I have stepped away.”
“Having said that, I humbly apologise to anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts, past actions, and to those who may feel betrayed by how I used to act online,” Tyson wrote. “To lump these two factors together to create a narrative that my behavior extended beyond bad edgy jokes is disgusting and did not happen. In past years, I have learned that my old humor is not acceptable. I cannot change who I was, but I can continue to work on myself.”
Tyson also deleted all of his X posts except his apology thread.
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The accusations against Tyson came from another YouTuber, Prism42, who posted a 45-minute video last month going through alleged evidence of a 20-year-old Tyson having inappropriate online interactions with a minor boy for years starting when the boy was 13. According to the video, the young fan won a competition at 13 and Tyson became friends with him, making inappropriate sexual comments to the teen and even co-running a Discord server with him. The conversations allegedly involved Tyson joking about sending nudes and the teen referencing Tyson’s addiction to “hentai” or sexually explicit anime. Other sleuths then discovered that Tyson allegedly interacted multiple times with an artist known for drawing young characters in sexual positions.
The alleged victim, who is now 20 and goes by LavaGS on X, defended Tyson, saying he was never a victim and that Tyson’s messages were sent on public channels, not one-on-one.
“These videos are massive lies and twisting the truth. Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of,” LavaGS posted on Monday. “Nothing bad happened between me and Kris, people are creating lies around my name.”
LavaGS also said he did not meet Tyson by himself, but rather met him and the Mr. Beast crew with his family present, according to the YouTuber Keem, who said he spoke to the alleged victim.
Mr. Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, defended Tyson, his childhood friend, last year amid backlash to Tyson’s announcement that he was on cross-sex hormones.
“Yeah, this is getting absurd. Chris isn’t my ‘nightmare’ he’s my f***en friend and things are fine. All this transphobia is starting to piss me off,” Donaldson posted.
Last month, Donaldson defended Tyson again, saying he is “literally always” with his son and “doesn’t even go on shoots to spend more time with him.”
Critics have pointed out that children are among Mr. Beast’s audience, with some arguing that it is not appropriate to expose them to gender ideology.
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Kris Tyson, a trans-identifying man and sidekick on the wildly popular Mr. Beast YouTube channel, is leaving the channel for good in the wake of accusations that he had sexually inappropriate conversations with a 13-year-old boy years ago.
Mr. Beast is the top channel on YouTube with more than 305 million subscribers. Videos with titles like, “7 Days Stranded At Sea” and “Face Your Biggest Fear To Win $800,000,” regularly get hundreds of millions of views.
Tyson, 28, who now goes by Ava, sparked controversy last year when he announced that he identified as a woman and was taking cross-sex hormones. He separated from his wife and son, now four.
“I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent. Seeing recent events we’ve mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health,” Tyson wrote Tuesday in a post on X.
I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent. Seeing recent events we’ve mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health.
— Ava Kris Tyson (@kristyson_) July 23, 2024
Kris Tyson literally abandoned his family to chase after a f3tish. Are we shocked at the allegations? Not in the slightest.
Mr. Beast has some explaining to do. pic.twitter.com/YrRye4pJoQ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 23, 2024
Tyson added that he “never groomed anyone,” but does not want the accusations to “impact the hundreds of people who work at MrBeast, which is why I have stepped away.”
“Having said that, I humbly apologise to anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts, past actions, and to those who may feel betrayed by how I used to act online,” Tyson wrote. “To lump these two factors together to create a narrative that my behavior extended beyond bad edgy jokes is disgusting and did not happen. In past years, I have learned that my old humor is not acceptable. I cannot change who I was, but I can continue to work on myself.”
Tyson also deleted all of his X posts except his apology thread.
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The accusations against Tyson came from another YouTuber, Prism42, who posted a 45-minute video last month going through alleged evidence of a 20-year-old Tyson having inappropriate online interactions with a minor boy for years starting when the boy was 13. According to the video, the young fan won a competition at 13 and Tyson became friends with him, making inappropriate sexual comments to the teen and even co-running a Discord server with him. The conversations allegedly involved Tyson joking about sending nudes and the teen referencing Tyson’s addiction to “hentai” or sexually explicit anime. Other sleuths then discovered that Tyson allegedly interacted multiple times with an artist known for drawing young characters in sexual positions.
The alleged victim, who is now 20 and goes by LavaGS on X, defended Tyson, saying he was never a victim and that Tyson’s messages were sent on public channels, not one-on-one.
“These videos are massive lies and twisting the truth. Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of,” LavaGS posted on Monday. “Nothing bad happened between me and Kris, people are creating lies around my name.”
LavaGS also said he did not meet Tyson by himself, but rather met him and the Mr. Beast crew with his family present, according to the YouTuber Keem, who said he spoke to the alleged victim.
Mr. Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, defended Tyson, his childhood friend, last year amid backlash to Tyson’s announcement that he was on cross-sex hormones.
“Yeah, this is getting absurd. Chris isn’t my ‘nightmare’ he’s my f***en friend and things are fine. All this transphobia is starting to piss me off,” Donaldson posted.
Last month, Donaldson defended Tyson again, saying he is “literally always” with his son and “doesn’t even go on shoots to spend more time with him.”
Critics have pointed out that children are among Mr. Beast’s audience, with some arguing that it is not appropriate to expose them to gender ideology.
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