MRBEAST’S co-host, Ava Kris Tyson, has broken her silence following allegations that she sent inappropriate messages to a minor.
Tyson, 28, appeared alongside her friend Jimmy Donaldson on his massively popular YouTube channel MrBeast for many years.
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However, Tyson announced on Tuesday that she would step away from the channel that has more than 305 million subscribers.
“I would like to apologize for any of my past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended people,” Tyson shared on X.
“It was not my intent.”
Tyson had recently come under fire for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a minor who she met when the fan was 13 and she was 20.
The two met after the fan won an onion competition – at the time, Tyson went by the name Chris Tyson as she had not come out as transgender.
Tyson and the fan messaged each other for a few years on public online forums before meeting in person when the teen turned 16.
“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.”
The fan, who is now an adult, said they weren’t a victim and even defended Tyson but admitted that some of the messages were “edgy” and “inappropriate.”
Donaldson has yet to comment on the allegations and the last video posted to the MrBeast account was 10 days ago.
The allegations come just a month after Dr DisRespect, a popular live streamer, admitted to sending suggestive messages to a minor and was blacklisted from the community.
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Before her departure, Tyson was among the most recognizable people on the MrBeast channel besides Donaldson.
She appeared in several of Donaldson’s videos and hosted the channel, Beast Reacts.
Tyson married Katie Tyson in 2018 and the couple welcomed their first child in June 2020, however, the two revealed in March 2023 that they were no longer together.
In April 2023, Tyson shared on social media that she had begun hormone replacement therapy.
“Informed consent HRT saved my and many others’ lives,” she wrote. “The hurdles gnc people have to jump through to get life-saving gender-affirming healthcare in a 1st world country is wild to me.
“Just let people make informed decisions about their own bodies.”
On an episode of Anthony Padilla‘s Spent A Day podcast, Tyson revealed that she identifies as a woman.
“I am a woman. She/her!” she said.
“I’ve never said that publically but I’ve been fully confident in that decision for over a year now.”
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