Mr Beast’s co-host Ava Kris Tyson has left the popular YouTube channel which boasts 300 million subscribers, after addressing claims she had an ‘inappropriate’ relationship with a child, and apologized to ‘those who feel betrayed’.
She added she didn’t want the accusations to impacts the people who worked at MrBeast ‘which is why I have stepped away’.
Tyson, 28, who rose to fame for her role on the MrBeast channel, known for its extravagant stunts and philanthropic initiatives, said on X last night: ‘I would like to apologize for any of my past behaviour or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent.’
‘Seeing recent events we’ve mutually decided its best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health’.
She has appeared in MrBeast’s YouTube videos since he first launched his channel in 2012.
Ava Kris Tyson – who shot to stardom with MrBeast’s channel with 305 million subscribers – is alleged to have started the relationship when the child was 13
Tyson (right) was a co-host for MrBeast’s (left) YouTube channel. The two are long-time friends
Tyson and MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, are childhood friends. Donaldson had hired Tyson to run his YouTube channel, and later became a co-host.
‘I wanted to add, I never groomed anyone’, she went on to say on the social media platform, noting that the person brought up in the accusations ‘has vocally supported they are false’.
‘Having said that, I humbly apologize to anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts, past actions, and those who may feel betrayed by how I used to act online’, the social media star said.
Tyson is alleged to have sent risque messages to a minor whom she first met when the person was 13 and she was 20.
The pair were allegedly introduced after the child won an online competition.
At that time, Tyson was known to YouTube fans as ‘Chris’ because she had not yet transitioned her gender identity.
Tyson – who has a son with her ex-wife – is said to have spent years communicating with the fan on public online forums before meeting in person when the teen turned 16 years old.
The fan, who is now an adult, says they are not a victim and has defended Tyson but has admitted some of the messages were ‘inappropriate’ and ‘edgy’.
Since the relationship was revealed in a series of expose-style videos and clips, several controversial posts by Tyson have resurfaced.
In an X post today, Tyson wrote: ‘I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent.’ The fan,now an adult, says they are not a victim and has defended Tyson – but admitted some of the messages were ‘edgy’
Tyson said on X that she ‘never groomed anyone’ but apologized to ‘anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts’
Multiple posts show Tyson interacting with ‘Shadman’, an artist known for drawing young characters in sexual poses.
In one post, Tyson begged Shadman to ‘draw a 10-year-old anime girl’. Other posts show Tyson sexualizing cartoon children.
The scandal comes just a month after Dr Disrespect, a well-known Twitch gamer, was blacklisted from the online community after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to a minor.
The uproar on social media was triggered by a series of videos that claimed to show Instagram posts of Tyson and the minor who had visited them at college.
The two pictures show Tyson in 2020 with two other males, but the person who is allegedly the minor is blurred.
DailyMail.com cannot independently verify the images.
The claims have suggested that the child, who goes by the name ‘Lava,’ met Tyson through a fan meet-up after winning a contest through MrBeast’s YouTube channel that he and Tyson started in 2012, according to Insider Gaming.
