The streaming world has been engulfed in another alleged scandal after one of its most popular stars was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a child.
Ava Kris Tyson, a former co-host on the wildly popular YouTube channel Mr Beast, is alleged to have formed a relationship with the minor when they were aged 13.
The pair were allegedly introduced after the child won an online competition. At that time, Tyson was 20 and known to their YouTube fans as ‘Chris’ because they had not transitioned gender yet.
Tyson – who has a son with their ex-wife – is said to have spent years communicating with the fan on public online forums before meeting when the teen turned 16.
The fan, who is now an adult, says they are not a victim and has defended Tyson but has admitted some of the messages were ‘inappropriate’ and ‘edgy’.
Ava Kris Tyson – who shot to stardom with MrBeast’s channel with 305 million subscribers – is alleged to have started the relationship when the child was 13
Tyson (right) was a co-host for MrBeast’s (left)YouTube channel and the two are long-time friends
Since the relationship was revealed in a series of expose-style videos and clips, several controversial posts by Tyson have resurfaced.
Multiple posts show Tyson interacting with ‘Shadman’, an artist known for drawing young characters in sexual poses.
In one post, Tyson begged Shadman to ‘draw a 10-year-old anime girl’. Other posts show Tyson sexualizing cartoon children.
The scandal comes just a month after Dr Disrespect, a well-known Twitch gamer, was blacklisted from the online community after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to a minor.
MrBeast, who has a net worth of $700 million, is known for his extravagant stunts and philanthropic initiatives.
Tyson is also a personal friend of the YouTube star.
The uproar on social media was triggered by a series of videos that claimed to show Instagram posts of Tyson and the minor who had visited them at college.
The two pictures show Tyson in 2020 with two other males, but the person who is allegedly the minor is blurred.
DailyMail.com cannot independently verify the images.
The claims have suggested that the child, who goes by the name ‘Lava,’ met Tyson through a fan meet-up after winning a contest through MrBeast’s YouTube channel that he and Tyson started in 2012, according to Insider Gaming.
At that time, Tyson, who was 20 years old and living with their former name Chris was studying in college when the two allegedly connected (pictured is Tyson in 2019)
Tyson shared a tweet in 2016 before they transition in 2023. The term ‘Loli’ refers to a young-looking girl character.
They then co-ran a Discord channel and kept in touch on social media.
The allegations against Tyson have resurfaced many questionable tweets – a majority showing them sexualizing cartoon children.
Tyson referred to an image of the 14-year-old character from the Incredibles, Violet, as ‘low key cute,’ while other posts included references to them wanting to be a part of sexual relations with children.
In 2016, they posted ‘nothing gets my k*** cranking like some Loli’ – the term refers to a young-looking girl character.
They also commented on a link posted on what was then Twitter that redirected users to a pornographic comic of Caillou and his mother – ‘Caillou’ is a popular children’s show about a four-year-old boy.
Tyson referred to an image of the 14-year-old character from the Incredibles, Violet, as ‘low key cute’
‘Help, I need an adult,’ Tyson commented.
Lava, who is now 20 years old, has commented on the allegations against Tyson in a post on X.
‘These videos are massive lies and twisting the truth,’ he posted.
‘Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of.’
Tyson has since made their X profile private.
They also commented on a link posted on what was then Twitter that redirected users to a pornographic comic of Caillou and his mother – ‘Caillou’ is a popular children’s show about a four-year-old boy
MrBeast was also said to have connected KEEMSTAR, who hosts the show DramaAlert, with Lava, promoting a second statement that refuted the allegations against Tyson.
‘Lava ‘ I was NOT groomed by Kris Tyson,” KEEMSTAR shared on X.
‘Lava ‘ I did not meet Kris Tyson by myself I meet Kris & the MrBeast crew with my family present.’
‘Lava ‘ I ran a discord with Kris Tyson when I was 13 and edgy inappropriate jokes were said that’s it.”
However, Jake Franklin, a former member of MrBeast’s channel, posted ‘Jimmy knew’ on X after news about Tyson broke.
MrBeast’s real name is James Stephen ‘Jimmy’ Donaldson.
But Franklin’s post was vague and cannot be confirmed in relation to the allegations against Tyson.
MrBeast has not released an official statement about the allegations.