Ava Kris Tyson has responded to allegations that she “groomed” a young fan, and has revealed that she’s left MrBeast’s team.
The allegations first sparked on July 21 after several YouTube videos shared messages supposedly sent by Kris when they were 20 years old. At the time of the messages, the alleged victim was 13 years old.
LavaGS, one of the alleged victims, came out in defense of Tyson – saying that the accusations were “massive lies and twisting the truth.”
“Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of,” they said.
On July 23, Ava Kris Tyson responded to the accusations, apologizing for their actions and revealing that they have left MrBeast’s team.
“I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent. Seeing recent events, we’ve mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health,” she said.
I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone. It was not my intent. Seeing recent events we’ve mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media to focus on my family and mental health.
— Ava Kris Tyson (@kristyson_) July 23, 2024
Later that day, Ava added further remarks beneath her initial post, where she called her past behavior “unacceptable” but maintained that she never “groomed” anyone.
“I humbly apologize to anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts, past actions, and to those who may feel betrayed by how I used to act online,” she wrote.
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Having said that, I humbly apologise to anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts, past actions, and to those who may feel betrayed by how I used to act online.
— Ava Kris Tyson (@kristyson_) July 23, 2024
She continued: “In past years, I have learned that my old humor is not acceptable. I cannot change who I was, but I can continue to work on myself.
“I don’t want these accusations to impact the hundreds of people who work at MrBeast, which is why I have stepped away.”
I don't want these accusations to impact the hundreds of people who work at MrBeast, which is why I have stepped away
— Ava Kris Tyson (@kristyson_) July 23, 2024
Since the allegations broke, several prominent content creators have shared their thoughts about the situation, including Twitch star Pokimane, YouTube streamer Valkyrae, Ludwig, and more.
Pokimane said that “any inappropriate behavior towards minors is unacceptable,” and that she didn’t know all the details about the ordeal at the time of posting.
i don’t know all the details regarding the ava situation but i wanna make it clear: any inappropriate behavior towards minors is unacceptable, regardless of who you are.
— pokimane (@pokimanelol) July 23, 2024
Valkyrae has publicly denounced Ava’s apology, calling it “disappointing and disgusting” in a quote-retweet.
I was hoping for a more detailed response but glad Ava is overall stepping away from mr beasts teamdisappointing and disgusting https://t.co/fda7ctWT0t
— RAE (@Valkyrae) July 23, 2024
At the time of writing, MrBeast has not responded to the situation.
This comes just weeks after Dr Disrespect admitted that he sent inappropriate messages to minors through Twitch’s Whisper feature back in 2017, and that it was the reason behind his ban from the Amazon owned platform in 2020.