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Sasha Rogelberg

Former MrBeast executive alleges years of sexual harassment and retaliation. The YouTuber’s company calls it ‘clout-chasing’

Jimmy Donaldson sits in a white chair in front of a red and black background. (Credit: Jemal Countess—Getty Images for TIME)

A former MrBeast employee is suing the media company, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after returning from parental leave and that she experienced pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment at her job.

In a federal lawsuit filed in the Eastern District Court of North Carolina on Wednesday, plaintiff Lorrayne Mavromatis, hired in 2022 as the head of Instagram, claimed MrBeastYouTube LLC violated basic employment laws of several women employees. Jimmy Donaldson, the online personality behind MrBeast, was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

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