In Lawsuit, MrBeast Reality Show Contestants Allege ‘Dangerous Conditions’

A group of contestants who participated in “Beast Games,” the reality competition show hosted by Jimmy Donaldson, better known online as MrBeast, are suing Mr. Donaldson and the production companies behind the show, accusing them of exposing participants to “dangerous circumstances and conditions.”

The suit, filed by five anonymous contestants in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, made wide-ranging allegations about what occurred in July during the filming of “Beast Games,” when Mr. Donaldson’s production team and Amazon MGM Studios invited about 2,000 contestants to a football stadium in Las Vegas.

In addition to including complaints about inadequate food and medical care — accusations that were first reported on by The New York Times — the heavily redacted suit also claims that the defendants provided false information to state officials in Nevada to obtain “unearned tax credits,” and that contestants had not been appropriately compensated for their participation.

“I was really excited to be part of something that was going to be really big,” one of the plaintiffs, identified in the suit as Contestant 4, told The Times on Wednesday. “In the end, I just left feeling really insignificant and mistreated and traumatized. I still haven’t gotten paid. I just hope that no one else ever has to go through this.”

Since her time on the show, Contestant 4 added, she has sought mental health treatment for anxiety. Another contestant in the suit, Contestant 5, said she felt “embarrassed and degraded” by the experience.

A representative for MrBeast declined to comment on the lawsuit. A representative for Amazon MGM Studios did not respond to a request for comment.