MrBeast is addressing a resurfaced clip.
The 26-year-old most popular individual YouTube creator on the platform issued a statement via his rep, confirming he used “inappropriate language” in the past “while trying to be funny,” via Variety.
The statement comes after an old video clip of MrBeast making racist and homophobic comments on a livestream resurfaced on social media.
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“When Jimmy was a teenager he acted like many kids and used inappropriate language while trying to be funny,” his rep’s statement reads.
“Over the years he has repeatedly apologized and has learned that increasing influence comes with increased responsibility to be more aware and more sensitive to the power of language. After making some bad jokes and other mistakes when he was younger, as an adult he has focused on engaging with the MrBeast community to work together on making a positive impact around the world.”
In a 2017 clip from one of his livestreams, which was shared on X by YouTuber Rosanna Pansino in a July 24 post, he reads a viewer’s comment asking about “‘selling N-word for $400 money,’” to which he replies, “The most I would pay is probably 300 [dollars]. Sorry, 400 is just out of my price range for that type of thing.” At another point, MrBeast says to one participant, “Shut the f-ck up, you stupid f-ggot.” The video also appears to show a viewer repeatedly using the N-word in the chat, after which MrBeast asks the audience to stop using the word.
He also just responded to one of his YouTube co-host’s grooming allegations.
