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The New York Times<\/em> is reporting<\/a> that after 2,000 contestants arrived at Allegiant Stadium this July, they were barely fed and didn\u2019t receive their prescription medication or clean underwear on time \u2014 despite providing it to the organizers themselves. (The 1,000 contestants who make it through can return for the Beast Games<\/em> Amazon show<\/a>, but this segment is for Donaldson\u2019s YouTube channel.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Times\u2019<\/em> story is filled with anecdotes from over a dozen contestants who say they were mistreated by organizers, like this:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One contestant said she had initially been denied the food she required to take her medication and had been told by staff members that she didn\u2019t actually need to eat. After asking repeatedly, she was given half a banana.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n But MrBeast isn\u2019t apologizing, at least not yet. In fact, he\u2019s not even quoted in the Times<\/em>. Instead, the NYT<\/em> received a text message from a spokesperson for MrBeast that blamed external factors, including CrowdStrike, instead of any poor planning on its part:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIn a text message, a spokesperson for MrBeast said the shoot \u201cwas unfortunately complicated by the CrowdStrike incident, extreme weather and other unexpected logistical and communications issues.\u201d The spokesperson said MrBeast had started a formal review and had \u201ctaken steps to ensure that we learn from this experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
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