MrBeast Olympics event leaves three contestants injured trends now
Three participants in MrBeast's upcoming Olympics-style YouTube competition have been left injured.
The social media star was filming 'an Olympic-style challenge' with competitors from all around the world on his North Carolina property which resulted in several injuries, TMZ reported.
The competition is said to have included running, hurdles and other obstacles.
The injuries occurred after the event reportedly became too intense and 'possibly dangerous'.
However, a representative for MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, played down the nature of the incidents.
Jimmy Donaldson - aka MrBeast - is already the world’s richest YouTuber, with an estimated net worth of more than $500million
The 25-year-old, born in Wichita, Kansas, is on his way to becoming the channel's first billionaire and is known as its ‘biggest philanthropist’
In a statement to TMZ the spokesman said: 'MrBeast was working on an upcoming video with athletic challenges, and there were three minor medical issues out of almost 200 participants.
'Medical personnel attended to the people immediately and released them shortly after.'
No content from the event has yet been released to the content creator's 160 million subscribers.
Donaldson, 25, is the world’s richest YouTuber, with an estimated net worth of more than $500million.
He is is also the channel's ‘biggest philanthropist’. His viral videos are based on extravagant stunts in which he offers lavish gifts to unwitting members of the public.
Born in Wichita, Kansas, before growing up in Greenville, North Carolina, Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in February 2012, aged 13.
His early content revolved around harmless pranks on friends.
His first hit was a video of him taking four hours to count to 100,000. As his following grew, Donaldson moved
