Mr. Beast is a person who quickly transformed the Youtube industry with extreme acts of philanthropy and millions of dollars wasted on frivolous acts of torture on random people. Specifically those most desperate for money! But is he the generous Willy Wonka figure he's made himself out to be, or is there more to the story?

Links:

• 'A cashier leaked he was going to be buying people's groceries and they all just showed': Rumors of MrBeast showing up at grocery store lead to chaos [Daily Dot]
• TikTok of Chaos [TikTok]
• ANIMAL INSTINCTS Chaos as shoppers clear shelves and fill BAGS with food amid fake rumors YouTuber MrBeast was set to pay for EVERYTHING [The Sun]
• How I Gave Away $1,000,000
• How MrBeast spends $48,000,000 a year on videos
• Giving A Random Homeless Man $10,000
• Giving $100,000 To A Homeless Person
• Homeless Man Buys A Lamborghini
• MrBeast said he turned down $1 billion deal for his YouTube channel and associated companies [Insider]
• Scoop: YouTube mega-star MrBeast seeks 10-figure valuation [Axios]
• Night Media: [Talent Page]
• Matthew Beem (CLICK THIS LINK)
• Link - Night Ventures (Venture Capital Firm)
• Is MrBeast actually worth $1.5 billion? [TechCrunch]
• YouTube star MrBeast created a real-life 'Squid Game' set and had people compete for $456,000 [Insider]
• YouTube star MrBeast said he spends up to $8 million a month on making elaborate videos and promoting his food businesses [Insider]
• MrBeast's 'Real Life Squid Game' and the price of viral stunts [TechCrunch]
• YouTube giant MrBeast considering a White House run in 20 years [The Hill]
• MrBeast recreated Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, featuring a toilet made of cake, a dessert contest judged by Gordon Ramsay, and a 'chocolate waterfall' [Insider]
• YouTube star MrBeast says he doesn't 'really need money' because he only cares about making videos: 'In the last 20 days I've only left the studio once' [Insider]
• FaZe Clan, Jeffree Star, and MrBeast received coronavirus relief loans [Mashable]

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

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