[00:02] video blogger in the world.  He spends millions of dollars on each of his videos and helps tens of thousands of people.  His videos receive hundreds of millions of views. . No, an ordinary person would not be able to stand my
[00:17] life and live with what is in my head.  He would be unhappy. Scandals, revelations, almost complete poverty and living in debt due to enormous wealth, as well as terrible diseases.  This is all the other side of
[00:31] Mr. Beast's life.  And today I will tell you about it .  This is my FBH project.  Enjoy watching.  Jimmy Donaldson was born into an ordinary middle-class American family and went to an ordinary school.  In general, he lived well until his family went
[00:46] We didn't live a rich life as children.  Well, it was probably an ordinary middle- class family.  But in 2008 we went bankrupt. We had nothing.  All Jimmy could think about at the time was YouTube and how to help his parents.
[01:00] You know, my mother didn't have much money, and I did n't want to be a burden.  I wanted to earn money to help her.  And everyone around me kept saying, "Jimmy, you'll never Jimmy 10 years ago. Nobody believed in Jimmy back then.  His
[01:13] obsession with YouTube even made his peers consider him strange.  But Mr. Beast succeeded.  His challenges, where he counted to 100,000, 200,000 and so on, were a hit.  Well, and then you know the rest.  Massive videos, huge
[01:28] prizes, and the status of the most popular YouTuber in the world.  If you move away from the image of the Mr. Beast broadcasts in his videos, you are left with Jimmy.  A man who, as he himself admitted, hardly sees his own money.  Moreover,
[01:42] he even has to go into debt.  And at first glance it sounds absurd, how can a person who gives away millions of dollars in videos not have money? The answer is simple.  Everything he earns and even more, he invests into content.
[01:56] While the average Mr. Beast commercial cost around $300,000 in 2020, by 2024 that figure had risen to around $3 million per episode.  His real-life squid game cost $3.5 million, and his new videos, according to
[02:11] Jimmy himself, cost over $4 million. In 2021, I filmed a squid game and spent $4 million on it.  Then there were a lot of videos and more expensive ones.  But overall, the ever done was Beast Games.  In the first season, I spent $20 million
[02:27] contestants. Even many television projects don't have budgets like that In an interview with the Wall Street Journal in January of this year, Jimmy said that he was now a namali.  The blogger added that, excluding the value of his company's shares,
[02:40] many viewers have more money in their bank accounts than he does.   It 's funny to talk about my personal finances because usually no one believes me when I talk about them.  People are like, "You're a billionaire."  And I'm like, "That's not true. I'm in the
[02:52] negative right now. I'm borrowing money. That's how little I have. Technically, everyone watching this video has more in their bank account than I do. If you subtract the value of my
[03:05] Jimmy puts almost everything he makes back into content. His project is a separate media universe that constantly requires new investment. Expensive filming, huge sets, large teams, prize funds,
[03:20] location rentals, post-production brands and businesses. All of this eats up colossal amounts of money. Personally, I have very little money because I reinvest everything. I think we'll spend about 4 billion on content this year. Ironically, I'm currently
[03:33] borrowing money from my mom to pay for my upcoming wedding. The man who the entire internet perceives as a symbol of endless money lives in a system where he essentially doesn't see this money himself. His
[03:46] company is worth 5 billion dollars. However, to maintain its success, it is necessary investing more and more money to maintain the popularity bar. Each new video must be more global than the previous one. Each new project must
[03:59] surprise more and more, which means this success machine requires more and more fuel. And the further Jimmy goes into this system, the harder it will be to get out. I feel like I can do so much
[04:11] all my might until the day I die. Jimmy simply doesn't have the right to stop. Formally, he is one of the richest people on the Internet, but he is constantly forced to invest himself, his energy and money back into this gigantic content machine,
[04:25] himself as well. Are himself as well. Are you happy? And I'll be honest. So far, I'm more Of course not. An ordinary person wouldn't be able to stand my life and live
[04:38] unhappy. Mr. Beast's image is built on endless cheerfulness and positivity. At all events and interviews, he appears with a wide smile on his face. However, behind this smile there is pain. The thing is that
[04:53] Jimmy has been living with serious health problems for many years. He has Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease in which the immune system begins to attack its own body. He was diagnosed with it at the age of 15.
[05:07] At 15, I got Crohn's disease and lost 60 pounds. I could barely get out of bed. It was a strange time. This disease is not completely curable and stays with a person for life. Mr. Beast himself has repeatedly shared that
[05:21] exacerbations can be very severe and are accompanied by severe pain and a complete loss of energy. Some people notice that in the videos I can be lethargic. Sometimes they even tell me that I look soulless. This usually happens during periods of exacerbation of the disease.
[05:35] very inflamed and it feels like someone is constantly stabbing me in the stomach. It really hurts. That's exactly how it to some pretty extreme medications that essentially destroy my
[05:47] immune system. So now  My voice sounds a little weird. I've had six cases of Covid and shingles. I'm constantly sick. Honestly, flares up suddenly, leaving you feeling really run down and
[06:02] tired. It makes life a lot harder . If you wake up and ahead of me. And Jimmy's health problems don't end there. I've already said that Mr. Beast is constantly smiling. However,
[06:15] there's something strange about that smile. Over time, some viewers began to notice that although Rod Jimmy smiles, there seems to be no emotion in his eyes I've never watched his videos, so I can't say what I think of him as a
[06:28] just creepy. I always thought his smile looked forced, almost painful. People began actively discussing Mr. Beast's gaze, constantly
[06:40] squinting and seemingly looking past the camera. Jimmy first publicly responded to such comments back in December 2024. Then he  He wrote that it was precisely because of such comments that he went to an ophthalmologist and learned that he has severe
[06:54] astigmatism, and his eyesight is terrible. According to Jimmy, he can barely see through contactless lenses and is therefore forced to squint. Because of this, his eyes often look glassy in photographs. But this story
[07:07] was finally revealed only in early February of this year. After another viral post in which one of the fans wrote that Mr. Beast's eyes never smile, Jimmy said that he was almost blind in his right eye and that
[07:19] contact lenses no longer help him. I am almost blind in my right eye. The reason that I have to squint with my right eye to see better even with contact lenses. I can't do anything about it.
[07:34] can't do anything about it. severe cases are sometimes associated not just with ordinary astigmatism, but with more complex irregularities in the shape of the cornea, which  They can progress.
[07:47] They often cannot be cured with surgery. In such cases, the patient must to prevent further deterioration. Mr. Beast's disease is clearly progressing, and yet Jimmy continues to work incredibly hard.
[08:01] He devotes himself entirely to content, forgetting everything else. When a person lives within such a system for years, sooner or later the stress comes to the surface, and then not only their financial situation and health deteriorate,
[08:14] but also their reputation. This is an unusual level of hate that any blogger receives simply for being Mr. Beast has begun to accumulate very specific scandals, accusations from former employees, questions about how
[08:28] his show is run, and increasingly more complaints about what goes on behind the scenes. One of the first alarm bells related to the inner workings of Jimmy's team was Let's take another meteorite and put it on Marcus's car. I'm sure it's still running. Was there
[08:43] anything valuable in there? In 2019  In 2007, Jimmy simply found him on the street and invited him to take part in the show. Marcus caught the eye of the audience and became part of Mr. Beast's team. However, just a year later, Marcus was fired amid a
[08:56] accusing Jimmy of being a racist, of treating his team and audience terribly, and even of Mr. Beast creating the 2020 pandemic. Be a man, you're just a boy. All
[09:08] talk like men. But you don't know how to do very badly to you, brother, but I thought you were my brother, and you're not pandemic just so we could finally wake up. I have
[09:21] information. Stupid. I know you're afraid. You don't have the confidence I do . Do I need to continue preaching or is that enough? It's obvious that he wrote this down in, let's say, a not entirely sober state of mind. And even
[09:33] before that, Marx  He shared his drug use on social media . Few believed this nonsense . However, this was the first high-profile scandal surrounding Mr. Beast—the first, but far from the last. The next scandal arose because of Chris Tyson,
[09:47] Jimmy's friend. Chris had been appearing in Mr. Beast's videos since 2015 and was one of the most recognizable and beloved members of Jimmy's team. The thing was, members of Jimmy's team. The thing was, Chris had undergone a gender transition.
[10:04] Chris and delve into his personal life. They wrote that he was a terrible person, allegedly abandoning his wife and child with nothing, thinking only of himself. Jimmy then continued to care for the child and that he was a good father, or at least a good
[10:19] mother. The internet also discussed how Mr. Beast allegedly felt uncomfortable being around Chris after everything that had happened. However, Jimmy denied this, writing that they were still good friends. But soon,
[10:32] much more serious accusations began to be made against Chris Tyson.  They claimed that the pedophile had actually purchased art from an artist known for his vulgar drawings of minors. Also in 2018, Chris had explicit
[10:45] correspondence with a thirteen-year-old fan. At first, that same fan, already 19, sided with Chris, but later admitted that their communication had indeed been strange. Chris Tyson's harsh cancellation began . Against this backdrop, Jimmy
[10:59] quickly disowned Chris, suspended him from the company, and stated that he was shocked by the accusations. However, this didn't help. People began to think that Jimmy had known everything long before the accusations and simply remained silent. People online began writing that this
[11:12] history within Mr. Beast's team was already ruining his perfect image. After the scandal, many began to perceive Jimmy and all his videos differently. Otherwise, after this scandal, subscribers had even more questions about whether everything was so smooth
[11:26] behind the scenes of their favorite YouTube show. And in July 2024, an exposé was released on YouTube, in of the company accused Mr. Beast of fakery in some of the videos on his channel. It turned out that Jimmy's videos sometimes featured
[11:42] his acquaintances and employees instead of random people. Also, the videos often use 3D graphics instead of real sets , and some scenes are completely staged. If Mr. Beast was previously perceived as a person who spends huge amounts of
[11:55] money for the sake of spectacle and helping those in need, now some of his audience has begun to view his videos as a carefully constructed show, behind which lies much more manipulation than meets the eye. Mr.
[12:08] . They sent Dogpak a demand to cease disseminating what they called false statements. The letter specifically only spent a few weeks at the company on probation and was fired for
[12:22] inappropriate behavior. Later, in a long interview, Jimmy publicly denied Dogpak's accusations, claiming that he was distorting the facts and that some of his claims were based on a misunderstanding.  production, the other is simply based on misinformation. Are
[12:35] you going to sue him? Well, there are plenty of examples of how he deliberately distorts the facts. Basically, he has an hour and 27 minutes of video, and an hour of it is manipulation and lies that seriously damaged my
[12:48] business. I've actually had cases where people got back millions of said they did it because of his videos. It's just a shame. I don't want to sue him, but it looks like I'll have to. However, Mr. Beast did not refute many points
[13:02] and, moreover, admitted to the presence of staged scenes in his videos, calling it standard production practice on YouTube. Regarding the whistleblower's claims regarding the terms of participation in challenges, which
[13:15] delays in filming, Jimmy's team did not respond in detail. And regarding complaints from former employees about high staff turnover and a tense work environment, they only said that these were their subjective feelings. Damages  The impact of this scandal on
[13:29] Mr. Beast and his business was colossal. It was a blow to literally everything Jimmy does. Another scandal erupted around the Beast Games show that Jimmy filmed for Amazon. Several participants filed a lawsuit
[13:41] against the companies involved in the show's production, claiming unsafe conditions, lack of food and medical care, non-payment, and even sexual Several participants were hospitalized, others complained of
[13:54] mental and physical problems due to the constant humiliation of difficult working conditions. On September 11, one of the members of Best's film crew was tower from the set fell on him. It was terrible. People started having
[14:08] seizures because they weren't given medication, even though we were promised that they would be on set. Two girls were pushed and lost consciousness right on the field. They were simply carried away and filming continued. I saw people with broken
[14:21] Jimmy is still suing these people, and this, of course, cannot  not to affect his reputation. If before Mr. Beast was perceived as a kind and selfless person helping people, now more and more people
[14:34] are wondering what exactly they are watching? Real help or a perfectly packaged content. Some journalists even criticize not being effective enough in his charity work.
[14:48] effectively to help people? I think the answer is obvious. Yeah. You videos. Just think about it, dude, with a huge amount of money, instead of buying himself some expensive houses, expensive yachts, cars and
[15:03] showing it all off, he spends this money on content, as well as on charity. You're trying to help other people, and you're criticized for not [ __ ], are you kidding me?
[15:15] But there are well-known moments when Jimmy, so to speak, exaggerates the scale of his charity work. For example, in the video about solar panels, he presented everything as practically from scratch. The hospital, atop a 27-hundred-meter mountain in a
[15:29] hospital, atop a 27-hundred-meter mountain in a remote part of Nepal, looked like this. There's just one thing, though. The hospital didn't look like this. It was graphics. Whistleblowers found original photographs of the place. And it turns out that Mr. Beast not only
[15:43] graphics, but he also added a huge number of defects, holes, and even hanging grass. Graphics also appear in other charity videos . For example, here's a very strangely moving house that
[15:57] Mr. Beast supposedly built. Of course, when this became known, the public was shocked and disappointed in Jimmy. His videos began to remained silent, giving no response other than filing lawsuits against the
[16:10] whistleblowers. Although this disappointed his true fans, overall it worked. Most viewers forgot about the scandals and continue to simply watch Mr. Beast's content. But Jimmy's loyal audience has clearly become attached. Behind
[16:24] Mr. Beast's smile lies a huge amount  Problems he must contend with every day. It was the same with Morgenstern, once Russia's most popular showman . He smiled, but behind the scenes he was literally going crazy.
[16:38] You can see what that led to in my previous video, I recommend it. And don't forget to subscribe to my Telegram channel. Bye everyone. Yeah.