Now, Donaldson and his team at MrBeast are taking the next step.
Moneys not a constraint and I could also just do anything, Donaldson said.
They were literally like, We dont want it, youre the master.
Donaldson, the popular YouTuber who goes by MrBeast, earlier this yearRebecca Blackwell/AP
(A rep for Amazondid not respond to a request for comment.)
ButBeast Gameshas no precedent.
The software featuredquestionsmeant to test peoples personalities, like Are you willing to be buried alive?
and Are you more of a hero or a villain?
(A MrBeast spokesperson cited the CrowdStrike incident and extreme weather, among other issues.)
We dont even know to what extent its going to be used on his YouTube channel, Leopold says.
At that point, we didnt even know if we were getting paid.
Why am I doing it?
They were in over their heads and they didnt know what to do, Leopold says.
Like people were just doing things that they couldnt control.
In Toronto, contestants tellRolling Stone,their conditions improved immensely.
I think they learned from the mishaps and mistakes they made the first time around.
They speculate that contestants were overfed because they were trying to compensate for what happened in Vegas.
They also claim that they slept in hotels where they had the freedom to walk around.
I was able to come back in the games, but I was hurting badly, they say.
They added, There were very few injuries relative to the people that went through it.)
This leg ofBeast Gameswas a nonunion production, which isntunusual for a reality show.
(A spokesperson for IATSE declined to comment toTimemagazine and did not respond to aRolling Stonerequest for comment.
ACTRA Toronto is unable to comment on non-ACTRA productions, a representative toldRolling Stone.)
They were in over their heads and they didnt know what to do.
Like people were just doing things that they couldnt control.
The pay would be a day rate of $475.
They would be paid $100 for six hours, or $200 for 12-hour shifts.
The employeesRolling Stonespoke with describe an environment that was fast-paced, but loose when it came to safety.
Three crew members describe not receiving enough adequate food while filming.
Guards and contestant wranglers were required to wear suits and polyester hoods.
Four crew membersRolling Stonespoke with claim they were either paid late or not what they were owed.
(The company did not immediately reply to a request for comment.)
Blink49 did not return a request for comment.)
On Aug. 17, Toronto experienced alarge stormandrecord-breaking rainfallthat flooded the set.
We were bagging up electrical equipment, but it didnt matter, it was pouring in everywhere.
One picture, reviewed byRolling Stone,shows a collection of plugged-in cables submerged underwater.
EVERY PERSON WHO PARTICIPATED or worked onBeast Gamessigned an NDA.
Ive never experienced that before.
Rolling Stoneviewed the NDA from a competitor as well as a crew member.Dr.
After airing, the fee is lowered to $100,000.
(This is a typical clause for the industry.)
