Ex-Employee Sues MrBeast Firm for Harassment, Bias

A former employee of Beast Industries, the production company behind YouTube star MrBeast, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation, and violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act during her tenure.

Lorrayne Mavromatis, who worked at the company from 2022 until late 2025, filed the complaint on April 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. She claims she experienced a hostile work environment as one of the few women in a high-level role, including inappropriate comments from former CEO James Warren, who is Jimmy Donaldson's cousin. According to the lawsuit, Warren required Mavromatis to meet him at his home for one-on-one sessions, where he commented on her appearance in her clothing and dismissed her concerns about unwanted advances from a male colleague, suggesting she should feel honored.

Mavromatis, hired as head of Instagram and later promoted twice to roles managing teams and budgets up to $250,000 annually, alleges she was excluded from all-male meetings and demeaned by superiors. She claims Donaldson once conditioned his participation in a video shoot on her fetching him a beer, a...