The MrBeast Feastables launch at Sydney Opera House
Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, has recently faced backlash.
  • YouTube's biggest star, MrBeast, has been facing a heap of backlash in recent weeks.
  • A NYT report about issues during the filming of his show "Beast Games" has caused concern at Amazon.
  • His now-former employee, Ava Tyson, was also recently accused of inappropriately messaging a minor.

YouTube's biggest creator has been embroiled in a string of recent controversies.

MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the top creator on YouTube with 308 million subscribers.

His viral videos have hundreds of millions of views, from recreating "Squid Game" (641 million views) to spending 50 hours buried alive (323 million views).

Donaldson, 26, has generally avoided the controversies that have felled some of his peers during his 12 years online.