MrBeast‘s production arm has been sued by a former executive at the company, who alleges sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination after she was fired upon returning from maternity leave.
The executive, Lorrayne Mavromatis, describes Beast Industries as a “boy’s club” in which multiple female employees were sexually harassed by their supervisors. She alleges company leaders, one of whom allegedly dismissed concerns about unwelcome touching by a producer, repeatedly made comments about their appearance.
Mavromatis, in a complaint filed on Wednesday in North Carolina federal court, alleges violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress. It doesn’t name MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, or bring a claim for sexual harassment.
In a statement, the company said the “clout-chasing complaint” advances “deliberate misrepresentations and categorically false statements” that could be disproved. “There is extensive evidence — including Slack and
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