Lorrayne Mavromatis filed the lawsuit against Beast Industries companies, claiming she was demoted after complaining about unwanted sexual comments and fired less than three weeks after returning from maternity leave, according to multiple reports. She also alleges she was pressured to work during maternity leave, including from the delivery room.
The lawsuit claims that the employee handbook, reportedly written by Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), contained statements such as 'It’s okay for the boys to be childish' and 'If talent wants to draw a dick on the white board in the video or do something stupid, let them,' according to Mavromatis. It also alleges that top leadership, including MrBeast's cousin and then-CEO James Warren, made inappropriate comments. Mavromatis was told by Warren that MrBeast gets 'awkward around beautiful women,' the lawsuit states.
Beast Industries denies the allegations, calling them 'deliberate misrepresentations and categorically false statements.' The company says Mavromatis's position was eliminated as part of a reorganization. It shared a Slack exchange where a coworker told Mavromatis she 'shouldn't even be checking' messages after she said she was in labor, and a screenshot of her signature confirming receipt of the employee handbook including FMLA policies, according to multiple reports.
Mavromatis also filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, pregnancy, and retaliation. Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, is a 27-year-old YouTube star with 479 million subscribers and estimated $85 million earnings in 2024. Forbes named him its No. 1 online creator for the fourth consecutive time. The lawsuit also mentions Andrew Tate, who was arrested in Romania in 2022 on suspicion of rape and sex trafficking and faces charges in Britain and a lawsuit in Los Angeles; Tate denies any wrongdoing.