A former employee at Beast Industries has sued the production company founded by YouTuber MrBeast (legal name Jimmy Donaldson), alleging she was subjected to “years” of sexual harassment by company leaders.

In the federal lawsuit, filed on April 22 in the Eastern District Court of North Carolina, Lorrayne Mavromatis alleged she faced sexual harassment from Beast Industries CEO James Warren.

Mavromatis, who was hired in 2022 as the head of the company’s Instagram team, claims that Warren made her “meet him in his home for one-on-one meetings while commenting on the way she looked in her clothes,” according to the legal documents.

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She also alleges that Warren “dismissed her complaint about a male client’s unwelcome advances toward her as nothing (telling her that she should be honored that the client was hitting on her).”

Mavromatis claims that when she asked Warren why Donaldson wouldn’t “work with her on certain projects,” she says that Warren told her “that she is a beautiful woman and her appearance had a certain sexual effect on Jimmy.”

According to the legal filing, Mavromatis claims she was “treated differently than her male counterpart.”

“Plaintiff was told to leave an otherwise all-male meeting by Donaldson. She was told by a male colleague to ‘shut up’ or ‘stop talking’ when she voiced her opinion at a staff meeting with employees she supervised,” the legal docs said.

“Donaldson said he would only participate in her video shoot if she brought him a beer — a task meant to demean her as she rushed around the production site in search of a beer in front of the production team when it was known Donaldson didn’t really drink, and he indeed did not drink the beer,” the suit alleges.

Mavromatis claims that executives at Beast Industries displayed “demeaning treatment towards women” and it was “publicly displayed at MrBeast headquarters when male executives laughed and made jokes at the office about female contestants of BeastGames who complained they did not have access to feminine hygiene products and clean underwear while participating in the show.”

Beast Games is Donaldson’s competition reality show, in which contestants compete in physical, mental and social challenges for a chance to win a $5 million cash prize.

Beast Industries denied Mavromatis’ claims in a statement to Deadline and referred to the suit as “no more than a shakedown.”

“This clout-chasing complaint is built on deliberate misrepresentations and categorically false statements, and we have the receipts to prove it,” Beast Industries said. “There is extensive evidence — including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony — that unequivocally refutes her claims. We will not submit to opportunistic lawyers looking to manufacture a payday from us.”

Mavromatis said that when she complained about the alleged “sexual harassment and the hostile work environment” to human resources in 2023, she was told her claims were “unsubstantiated” and she was “promptly demoted and transferred to an obscure role known by MrBeast employees as the division where ‘careers go to die.'”

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In early 2025, Mavromatis became pregnant, she says in the suit, and alleges the company didn’t tell her about its maternity leave policy.

“MrBeast terminated Plaintiff less than three weeks after she returned from FMLA [Family and Medical Leave Act] and pregnancy-related leave telling her that she was ‘too high caliber’ for the role she was demoted into after formally complaining about sexual harassment and the hostile work environment at MrBeast,” the lawsuit says.

Mavromatis claims that near the date of her termination, “MrBeast posted a job opening for a Social Media Content Manager.”

“MrBeast did not offer Plaintiff this Social Media Content Manager role or even an opportunity to apply for the position. Instead, MrBeast offered her a severance agreement with a release of all employment claims and strict confidentiality,” the suit says. “Human Resources and her manager said if she signed the severance agreement, they would give her an additional month of health insurance that covered herself and baby. MrBeast filled the Social Media Content Manager position with a male in early 2026.”

Mavromatis’ lawsuit claims that MrBeast “apparently saw no problem with firing Plaintiff, a female employee with no performance issues who had successfully performed roles at MrBeast, within a few weeks of her return from maternity leave and replacing her with a man.”

She is seeking lost wages, lost benefits, reinstatement, front pay in lieu of reinstatement, liquidated damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest and reasonable lawyers’ fees and costs, according to the complaint.

Kylie Jenner is being sued by her former housekeeper, who claims she was subjected to “severe and pervasive harassment” while working at the beauty mogul’s home.

The 28-year-old reality star is being sued by Angelica Hernandez Vasquez, who has filed a lawsuit against Kylie Jenner Inc., Tri Star Services and La Maison Family Services, according to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times, People and E! News.

Vasquez worked for Jenner from September 2024 to August 2025, and claims that from her first day on staff at Jenner’s residence in Hidden Hills, Calif., she was treated with “hostility and exclusion” by the head housekeeper, identified as Patsy, and another supervisor, identified as Elsi, according to court documents.

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The lawsuit does not specifically attribute any alleged discrimination to Jenner specifically, but she’s listed as a defendant alongside Tri Star Services and La Maison Family Services and 25 individuals who have yet to be identified, according to E! News.

Jenner has not publicly commented on the allegations. Global News has reached out to Jenner’s representatives for comment but has not heard back.

Vasquez, who is described as a “Salvadoran woman and practicing Catholic” in the legal docs, alleged that she was “routinely assigned the most difficult and undesirable tasks; excluded from the housekeeping team; publicly belittled and humiliated in front of coworkers due to her race, national origin and religion; and subjected to intimidation and demeaning treatment” during her employment.

“This conduct was continuous and created a toxic and abusive work environment,” the legal filing read. “No remedial action was taken by any supervisors who witnessed this.”

When she spoke out about the treatment, Vasquez experienced “increased workload; reduction of scheduled hours; false accusations and disciplinary warnings; continued public humiliation; and hostile verbal and physical conduct,” the lawsuit claims.

Vasquez also alleges that when she complained in March 2025, a supervisor “threw hangers at [her] feet while reprimanding her.”

The former housekeeper said she developed “anxiety, severe stress and symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder” during her time of employment that required her to take a medical leave in July 2025.

“Upon her return, the hostile conditions continued,” Vasquez’s complaint alleged, adding that the “working conditions had become intolerable.” By August 2025, Vasquez claims she “had no choice but to resign.”

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Vasquez alleges that the defendants failed to pay her in full, paid her late, failed to pay overtime wages and failed to reimburse business expenses, according to the Times.

She’s requesting a jury trial and seeking damages “in the form of unpaid wages, meal and rest period premium pay, unreimbursed business expenses, unpaid sick leave, and all other compensation unlawfully withheld.”

This isn’t the first time a member of the Kardashian-Jenner family has been sued by former staff.

In 2021, Kim Kardashian was sued by seven members of her domestic staff who claimed that the reality star neglected to pay them properly or give them appropriate breaks.

According to the civil action, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, “Plaintiffs never received any paystubs, were not paid on regular pay periods, were not given their required meal and rest breaks, were not provided a means to record all their hours, were not paid all their hours, were not reimbursed for employment expenses, were not paid all their overtime wages, and were not paid their wages upon termination of employment.”

NBC News, which first reported the lawsuit, said the workers claimed Kardashian withheld 10 per cent of their pay for taxes, but didn’t actually report their employment to tax authorities.

The seven workers who filed the lawsuit didn’t specify the exact amount they were seeking in damages, but said it was in excess of US$25,000, not including interest.

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A representative for The Kardashians star said in a statement that Kardashian can’t be held responsible because the workers were provided through an unidentified “third-party vendor.”

“These workers were hired and paid through a third-party vendor hired by Kim to provide ongoing services. Kim is not party to the agreement made between the vendor and their workers, therefore she is not responsible for how the vendor manages their business and the agreements they have made directly with their staff,” read the statement.

“Kim has never not paid a vendor for their services and hopes that the issue between these workers and the vendor who hired them can be amicably resolved soon.”

By November 2023, Kardashian agreed to a legal settlement with the former employees after a scheduled trial for November 2023 to January 2024 was called off.

Kardashian and the defendants told the court they had “reached an agreement in principle to resolve this action.” The terms of the deal were kept private.

— With files from Global News’ Chris Jancelewicz

“We would like to thank the Los Angeles Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office for their hard work,” a statement by Jesus Rivas and Mercedes Martinez, Rivas’s parents, said. “We would also like to thank the people of Lake Elsinore for all their support.”

“Celeste was a beautiful, strong girl who loved to sing and dance,” her parents said in a statement released by their lawyer, Patrick Steinfeld, to NBC 4 Los Angeles. “Every Friday night was movie night and we spent wonderful times together.”

“We love her very much and she always told us that she loved us. We miss her deeply. All we want is justice for Celeste.”

Rivas’s parents appeared at D4vd’s hearing on Monday. They looked down as they entered the courtroom and sat in the audience. They did not speak to reporters outside court.

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Steinfeld said the family planned to deliver the statement Monday following the first court appearance for D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke. But for their safety after a bomb threat was reportedly received, the family was not able to speak.

“They were intimidated by the onslaught of reporters and the aggressiveness of some camerapeople,” Steinfeld said, noting that Rivas’ relatives are “very private individuals.”

“They were devastated after hearing the gruesome details that came out in David Burke’s arraignment.”

Rivas died from penetrating wounds to her upper body, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.

Her death was ruled a homicide in the report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office that had been blocked from release for months.

The autopsy was limited by “extensive postmortem changes” to the body that was dismembered and decomposing when it was found in two bags in the trunk of a Tesla parked in the Hollywood Hills in September.

The examination revealed “two penetrating wounds of the torso with smooth edges that may represent sharp force injuries.” One wound on the upper abdomen penetrated the liver. Another, on the left chest, damaged her ribs. A tube top she was wearing appeared to be cut in three places.

A judge had ordered the report sealed late last year at the request of law enforcement, but prosecutors agreed this week to allow its release.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that Burke was charged with first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body in the killing of Rivas. She was reported missing by her family in 2024, when she was 13. Authorities say she was 14 when she died.

The murder charges included special circumstances — lying in wait, committing a crime for financial gain and murdering the witness in an investigation — that could carry the death penalty. Prosecutors haven’t announced whether they will seek it.

After Burke pleaded not guilty, his lead defence lawyer, Blair Berk, told the court that their team believes “actual evidence will show David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez.”

“We would like to have the evidence come into the light of day,” Berk added.

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Berk told the judge that after media reports of months of secret grand jury proceedings, she would like a public preliminary hearing to take place as soon as possible so a judge can decide whether there is enough evidence for trial.

Burke is entitled under California law to have the evidentiary hearing within 10 court days of his arraignment. A hearing to work out what will happen next was scheduled for Thursday.

“We’ll be very happy to put on the evidence that we’ve collected,” said Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman, the lead prosecutor.

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Authorities allege the Houston-born alt-pop singer killed Rivas to protect a career on the rise after she threatened to report their sexual relationship. His debut album, Withered, was released just two days after authorities said she was last known to be alive.

Authorities, who described Rivas on Monday as a “runaway,” said she was 14 when she was killed with a sharp object on or around April 23, 2025, a day she was at Burke’s house in the Hollywood Hills.

Prosecutors allege Burke mutilated her body about two weeks later.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Rivas was last heard from on April 23, 2025 after she went to Burke’s home and “she was never heard from again.”

“A parent’s nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back,” Hochman said on Monday.

“Celeste was just a child, under 14 years old, when David Burke allegedly engaged in repeated lewd and lascivious sexual relations with her,” Hochman continued. “But Burke’s actions did not allegedly stop there. When she threatened to expose his criminal conduct and devastate his musical career, Burke allegedly murdered her, cut up her body and stuffed her body in two bags that were placed in the front trunk of his car.

“There the dismembered body sat for over four months decomposing until it was found at a tow yard on Sept. 8, 2025. This horrific and gruesome murder committed by the charged sexual predator is shocking and appalling. To Celeste’s loved ones, we will get the justice you seek and deserve.”

During the news conference, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell acknowledged the criticism his department has faced for not releasing details of the investigation sooner.

“I want to be clear about something. My duty is not to fuel speculation. It’s to deliver justice, and that requires patience and discipline on everybody’s part,” McDonnell said.

“This investigation was driven by a single purpose to secure justice for Celeste Rivas and for those who loved her. We had to be certain that nothing we did or said would ever jeopardize this case.”

— With files from The Associated Press

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, died on Monday, his family confirmed. He was 76.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of my beloved brother, Alan Osmond,” Merrill Osmond, 72, said in a statement to People. “I was grateful to be with him shortly before he passed and to share a final meaningful moment together. Alan was a gifted creator, a man of faith, and a deeply loving soul whose life blessed many.”

Alan died around 8:30 p.m. local time on Monday, a spokesperson for the family confirmed to ABC4 Utah.

His wife, Suzanne Pinegar Osmond, and their eight sons were by his side when he died, according to CBS affiliate KUTV.

In a separate statement on Facebook, Merrill wrote, “Two days before my brother, Alan, passed, I was blessed to sit quietly with him. We talked as brothers do, heart to heart. He was struggling, but when I shared a joke or two, he found the strength to chuckle … and then he smiled.”

“In a tender moment I will never forget, he leaned close and whispered something into my ear. He said, ‘Merrill, you and I worked side by side. We created, we produced, we directed … we gave our hearts to The Plan with Wayne. Please … do something with it. Let people know what we were trying to say.’ I want you to know, his request will be honored,” he added.

“So please, don’t let your hearts be heavy. Don’t weep for him. Rejoice, knowing that your brother, your friend, your hero is no longer in pain. He is free. He is whole. He is home,” Merrill continued. “Before he passed, I whispered one request to him. I asked him, when he gets there … please give my son Troy a big hug for me. He looked at me and promised he would. And somehow … I believe that promise has already been kept.”

Alan was the oldest of the Utah-based musical group the Osmonds, which included his brothers Merrill, Jay, 71, Donny, 68, Jimmy, 63, Wayne, who died in 2025 at the age of 73, and his sister, Marie, 66.

The Osmonds were known for such 1970s hits as One Bad Apple, Yo-Yo and Down By the Lazy River.

The siblings’ career began in the 1950s when Wayne, Alan, Merrill and Jay sang as a barbershop quartet.

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Their popularity grew in the 1960s after being supported by singer Andy Williams, and they peaked as a quintet in the early 1970s, with younger brother Donny Osmond the breakout star.

The Osmonds’ popularity faded by the mid-1970s, although Donny and Marie Osmond both enjoyed successful careers as solo performers and as a brother-sister duo.

Alan was diagnosed with primary-progressive multiple sclerosis around 40 years ago, according to a press release from MS Views and News.

MS is a neurological disease of the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, according to the MS Society of Canada.

“I may have MS, but MS does not have me,” Alan said.

In an interview with Connecticut 8 Style, Alan and his son, David, spoke about both living with MS.

“I had these symptoms. My right side went out. I noticed I was tripping, then I couldn’t play my trumpet as fast and didn’t know what it was,” Alan shared. “We worked on it and went to doctors all over for almost three years until they finally said, ‘Well, it’s MS.'”

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David said when he first started showing symptoms, the last thing he thought was that it was MS.

“It was so vastly different from my dad’s symptoms,” he said. “Within a few months, I was actually in a wheelchair. I couldn’t move from the chest down. My eyesight diminished and music, like I was doing my entire life just like my dad, was done. It’s pretty amazing that I’m back on my feet. I’m doing incredibly well.”

Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with an estimated 90,000 people living with the disease, according to the MS Society of Canada. On average, 12 Canadians are diagnosed with MS every day, with most diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 49, the organization said.

Alan is survived by his wife, Suzanne, and sons Michael, Nathan, Doug, David, Scott, Jon, Alex and Tyler. He is also survived by his brothers Virl, Tom, Merrill, Jay, Donny and Jimmy and his sister Marie, and 30 grandchildren.

— With files from The Associated Press