Beast Games: MrBeast and Amazon named in lawsuit over show

The Amazon series offered 1,000 participants the chance to win a cash prize of $5m.

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People who took part have sued the production companies involved in the show, which include MrB2024 and Amazon.

The series, first announced in March, offered 1,000 participants the chance to win a cash prize of $5m (£3.5m) and promised to be the biggest live game show in the world.

But in a case filed at a Los Angeles court on Monday, participants allege they weren't paid, were subjected to unsafe conditions and experienced sexual harassment.

Documents say MrB2024 is "believed to be owned in whole or part, directly or indirectly", by MrBeast - real name Jimmy Donaldson - who is the biggest YouTuber in the world with more than 300m subscribers.

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