MrBeast's company sued by ex-employee over sexual harassment claim

Beast Industries has strongly denied claims of sexual harassment and workplace gender bias.

A former employee of Beast Industries, Lorrayne Mavromatis, has filed a federal lawsuit against MrBeast’s media company, alleging wrongful termination after maternity leave, along with years of sexual harassment and gender bias. She claims she worked excessively during and shortly after childbirth out of fear of losing her job. Less than three weeks after returning full-time, she was fired. The company argues her role was eliminated during a restructuring and denies the allegations, labeling them as false and opportunistic.

A federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleges that YouTube star MrBeast’s companies are a toxic workplace where sexual harassment was 'condoned and/or perpetuated' by supervisors. Lorrayne Mavromatis, a former employee who was the head of the company’s Instagram operations, is suing MrBeast’s production companies for wrongful termination, alleging she was demoted and then fired after she complained about the alleged sexual harassment and hostile work environment.

A former female staffer who worked for Beast Industries, the media venture behind the popular YouTube channel MrBeast, is suing the company, alleging she was sexually harassed and fired shortly after she returned from maternity leave. The employee, Lorrayne Mavromatis, a Brazilian-born social media professional, alleges in a lawsuit she was subjected to sexual harassment by the company’s management and demoted after she complained about her treatment.

A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast’s media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social ... .

MrBeast enabled a sexist culture at his company ... this according to a new lawsuit filed by an ex-staffer on Wednesday. A rep for MrBeast's company adamantly denied the claims. According to court docs obtained by Bloomberg, Lorrayne Mavrom ... -- who says she was hired by Beast Industries in 2022 -- is suing the content creator’s company for wrongful termination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and more … saying she was let go shortly after returning from maternity leave. Mavromatis claims the company expected her to work through her parental leave … and even felt pressured to join a call from the delivery room. The company strongly denied she was pressured to work while on maternity leave.