{"id":5050,"date":"2024-07-25T04:03:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T04:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/mrbeast-co-host-ava-kris-tyson-quits-over-grooming-claims\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T04:03:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T04:03:50","slug":"mrbeast-co-host-ava-kris-tyson-quits-over-grooming-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/mrbeast-co-host-ava-kris-tyson-quits-over-grooming-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"MrBeast co-host Ava Kris Tyson quits over grooming claims"},"content":{"rendered":"


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MrBeast’s YouTube co-host Ava Kris Tyson has quit the channel after grooming allegations, which she denies.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old US YouTuber, who has more than 22,000 subscribers on her own channel, was accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor, reportedly then 13, when she was 20.<\/p>\n

On X, Ava denied the claims saying, “I never groomed anyone”, but apologised for her “past behaviour” in a statement.<\/p>\n

She said that she and MrBeast – real name Jimmy Donaldson – have “mutually decided it\u2019s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ava rose to fame after appearing alongside MrBeast on his channel, which has more than 300m subscribers, since 2012.<\/p>\n

In 2022 he became the most subscribed YouTuber<\/a> on the platform and is known for huge stunts and his philanthropic videos. <\/p>\n

Ava revealed last year that she was a transgender woman and that she was undergoing gender-affirming therapy while changing her pronouns to she\/her.<\/p>\n

Allegations first surfaced against her last month in videos shared by other YouTubers which accuse her of messaging a minor when she was 20.<\/p>\n

Ava responded by saying: “To create a narrative that my behaviour extended beyond bad edgy jokes is disgusting and did not happen.<\/p>\n

“In past years, I have learned that my old humour is not acceptable. I cannot change who I was, but I can continue to work on myself.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

The alleged victim – who was named online – has come out to defend Ava saying: “These videos are massive lies and twisting the truth. <\/p>\n

“Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of.”<\/p>\n

BBC Newsbeat has contacted representatives for Ava Kris Tyson and MrBeast for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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