MrBeast and his best friend Chris Tyson's fall out explained
Rumors are circulating on social media about a possible fight between Chris Tyson and Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast. A few Twitter users noticed that MrBeast stopped following Chris on Instagram, which got the allegations rolling.
Chris Tyson, who is a member of MrBeast's YouTube team, underwent a gender transformation recently, which sparked controversy and divided the opinions of fans. This led to social media speculations that his transformation may have been the reason he was axed.
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Did MrBeast unfollow Chris Tyson on Instagram?
To put an end to the rumors about Chris Tyson's future at the MrBeast channel and to prove that they are unfounded, Jimmy Donaldson and Chris Tyson have remained silent on the subject. There is no official statement to substantiate the assertions made by several Twitter accounts claiming that Chris Tyson has been fired from the channel.
In fact, Chris' recent gender transformation has received a lot of support from the YouTuber with the most subscribers in the world. Even on social media, he has defended his best friend from cyberbullying and hate speech. Given his support for Chris, it's doubtful that Jimmy will ever fire his closest friend.
It turns out that MrBeast still follows Chris Tyson's Instagram following the tweet by @ykkswb. The earlier tweet contained incorrect information.
nah i found out he was shadowbanned after posting this so if u don’t follow him you can’t see him in the following
— SWB 💫 (@ykkswb) April 22, 2023
Chris was also one of the co-founders of the MrBeast channel, which made him a crucial part of the channel for a very long period of time. Jimmy would have no reason to abruptly end relations with someone who was so important to the channel.
'This kind of hostility to coming out was inevitable'
While Donaldson, YouTube, other MrBeast cast members, and numerous other creators showed their support, Tyson also had to cope with a flood of transphobic trolls. He responded to one who said that his son was losing a "father figure." "This is just more dog whistling that somehow trans and [gender nonconforming] folks aren't safe around kids," Tyson tweeted. This kind of hostility to coming out was inevitable for someone with Tyson's level of internet celebrity.
This is just more dog whistling that somehow trans and gnc folks aren’t safe around kids. Tucker begs for me to come back when I leave for like 2 days to film. He is so loved and happy. Kids arent born with hate, it’s taught by people like you. And my child will only know love 💜 https://t.co/JGA5jUAynV
— Chris (@chris) April 6, 2023
However, the rift in the MrBeast community over Tyson's gender presentation had already started to form weeks earlier as a result of homophobia and generic transphobia among certain fans.
On TikTok, remarks from earlier this year that Tyson's more feminine appearance was the result of the 'Karl Effect' were common. Karl Jacobs is a second crew member of MrBeast who began as a cameraman before being elevated to a regular on-screen role and has been making appearances in films on a regular basis since 2020.
Ben Shapiro’s warning
Political journalist Benjamin Shapiro berated Chris Tyson and made several transphobic remarks about him. Shapiro believes that men who pretend to be women should be arrested. “Should wearing dresses and skirts for men be illegal in public? If so should wearing pants for women be illegal in public? Well, pants not so much because there is a female version of pants that is distinguishable from the male version. But, men wearing traditional female clothing in public, I think there is a case that the local community should stop that,” he said in a viral video on Reddit.
After this revelation, the 39-year-old also addressed the increasing number of dislikes on MrBeast's videos. The only thing he blames Chris for is his egotism and MrBeast and his awkwardness in some of their recent internet appearances.