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MrBeast vs. Rosanna Pansino Creator Games Controversy

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Overview

MrBeast vs. Rosanna Pansino Creator Games Controversy refers to cooking YouTuber Rosanna Pancino's accusation that fellow YouTuber and content creator MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) edited her out of her top 3 spot in his Creator Games 3 YouTube video and game show (originally posted in December 2021). In late October 2023, Pancino revealed that she had ranked higher than the final video made it appear during an interview with Trisha Paytas, going on to post a series of tweets doubling down on her statements with many subsequently inferring that she was accusing MrBeast of sexism. After leaking messages between her and MrBeast in which he can be seen trying to resolve the matter privately, Pansino suddenly deleted all of her tweets discussing the video and issued an apology to MrBeast two days later.

Background

On December 17th, 2021, MrBeast's YouTube[1] channel posted a video titled, "$1,000,000 Influencer Tournament!" (also known as "Creator Games 3"). The video showed several content creators competing in an elaborate game of hide-and-seek in an attempt to win $1 million, gathering over 90 million views in roughly two years (seen below).



Rosanna Pansino's 2023 Accusations

On October 27th, 2023, Rosanna Pansino, one of the participants in the aforementioned video, went on Trisha Paytas's podcast[2] and discussed the Influencer Tournament. Specifically, Pansino said that MrBeast edited the clip to make it appear as though Larray, Logan Paul and Zach King finished in the top 3 slots when in actuality, she believed that Zach, Quackity and herself were in the top 3 slots (seen below, left).

Additionally, Pansino also appeared on the H3 Podcast on October 27th on which she discussed the controversy with the hosts (Ethan and Hila Klein) and guest Pokimane (seen below, right).



That same day, Pansino tweeted a statement on her X / Twitter account including an image of her thoughts on the controversy, notably pointing out that she was "the ONLY FEMALE in the top 3" (since deleted, reuploaded screenshot seen below).


Rosanna Pansino @RosannaPansino Follow I have been allowing others to treat me poorly in private for many years and I'm fed up. I am going to start standing up for myself and finding my voice. Mr Beast lied and edited me out of the top 3 in Creator Games 3. I had participated in Creator Games 1 and 2 and was excited to be a part of YouTube's 'Creator Games 3' (Hide and Seek at SoFi Stadium). After filming had wrapped I truly couldn't believe how well I did at the competition and was proud of what I had achieved. I had placed third When the video was released I was shocked, disappointed, and felt hurt. Mr Beast (Jimmy) had edited the video to make me look like I performed worse than I did. This was extra upsetting because I genuinely believed him when he said that his videos are "authentic and real". He edited the video to look like the final 3 people were Larray. Logan Paul, and Zach King. The final 3 people were actually Zach, Quackity, and myself. For the entire duration of filming we all wore earpieces connected to walkie talkies. They would announce in our ears when someone had been found or when we had to move hiding spots (if we didn't move you were immediately disqualified). While I was still hiding they announced that they found Logan Paul. I couldn't believe I outlasted him. He is a fierce competitor. It was getting really late (we filmed for over 24 hours straight) and they eventually offered me money to come out of hiding and quit. I declined. I had been counting the eliminations and I was currently in 4th place (with Larray. Quackity, Zach, and myself still remaining). Jimmy asked us to move hiding spots again (to the side of the stadium with the mannequins). It was at this time that I was found in transition moving to my next hiding spot. When Jimmy found me he brought me to the field to be with the others that had also been found. I thought I had placed 4, however Larray had fallen asleep and hadn't moved in a long time, so he was disqualified. This meant I got 3rd place. When I arrived to the field I saw MatPat and Logan there because they were seekers now. Jimmy said he was going to go look for Zach and asked if anyone wanted to join him. I offered to help but he said he wanted to take Logan instead. So I hung back to start looking for Zach in a different direction with MatPat. I placed 3rd, Quackity placed 2nd, and Zach placed 1st. That is what actually happened. Despite Jimmy editing out the ONLY FEMALE in the top 3. I was proud of what I had achieved. I followed the rules of the game, gave it my all, had fun, and never gave up. They can't take that away from me.

Also on October 27th, the X[3] account @PopCrave made a post recounting Pansino's statement in Trisha Paytas's podcast, gathering over 70,000 likes in three days (seen below).


POP CRAVE Pop Crave @PopCrave Rosanna Pansino calls out MrBeast for allegedly editing her out of the top 3 for his 'Creator Games 3' video, where she competed and placed third: "This was extra upsetting because I genuinely believed him when he said that his videos are 'authentic and real":" MEREAST 8:36 AM - Oct 27, 2023 11.8M Views Mr Beast lied and edited me out of the top 3 in Creator Games 3. I had participated in Creator Games 1 and 2 and was excited to be a part of YouTube's "Creator Games 3' (Hide and Seek at Sofi Stadium). After filming had wrapped I truly couldn't believe how well I did at the competition and was proud of what I had achieved. I had placed third When the video was released I was shocked, disappointed, and felt hurt. Mr Beast (Jimmy) had edited the video to make me look like I performed worse than I did. This was extra upsetting because I genuinely believed him when he said that his videos are "authentic and real". He edited the video to look like the final 3 people were Larray. Logan Paul, and Zach King. The final 3 people were actually Zach. Quackity, and myself. For r the entire duration of filming we all wore earpieces connected to walkie talkies. They would announce in our ears when someone had been found or when we had to move hiding spots (if we didn't move you were immediately disqualified). While I was still hiding they announced that they found Logan Paul. I couldn't believe I outlasted him. He is a fierce competitor. It was getting really late (we filmed for over 24 hours straight) and they eventually offered me money to come out of hiding and quit. I declined. I had been counting the eliminations and I was currently in 4th place (with Larray. Quackity. Zach, and myself still remaining). Jimmy asked us to move hiding spots again (to the side of the stadium with the mannequins). It was at this time that I was found in transition moving to my next hiding spot. When Jimmy found me he brought me to the field to be with the others that had also been found. I thought I had placed 4. however Larray had fallen asleep and hadn't moved in a long time, so he was disqualified. This meant I got 3rd place. When I arrived to the field I saw MatPat and Logan there because they were seekers now. Jimmy said he was going to go look for Zach and asked if anyone wanted to join him. I offered to help but he said he wanted to take Logan instead. So I hung back to start looking for Zach in a different direction with MatPat. I placed 3rd. Quackity placed 2nd. and Zach placed 1st. That is what actually happened. Despite Jimmy editing out the ONLY FEMALE in the top 3. I was proud of what I had achieved. I followed the rules of the game, gave it my all, had fun, and never gave up. They can't take that away from me. POP CRAVE

Developments

Over the following days, Rosanna Pancino went on to make several posts about the controversy on October 28th, 2023, thanking people for their support and also changed her X bio to read, "Top 3 Hide and Seek World Champion🥉(trained for years with my little nephews)."

On October 28th, Pancino then posted screenshots of a purported conversation between her and MrBeast that took place via DMs. The posts have since been deleted but can be accessed via reupload by @DramaAlert[4] (seen below).


Rosanna Pancino's Apology

On October 29th, Pancino[5] made another post apologizing to MrBeast and announcing that she would be deleting all of her posts discussing the Creator Games controversy (seen below). The exact reasons for this apology are unknown, but Pancino stated in the post that "the thousands of death threats I've received today are a contributing factor" in addition to "I do also sincerely hear the feedback from so many of you."


4 Pinned Rosanna Pansino @RosannaPansino I would like to apologize to MrBeast. I should have expressed my feelings privately and handled things directly. I will be removing all of the posts where I talk about Creator Games and Jimmy. I will be honest in that the thousands of death threats I've received today are a contributing factor, but I do also sincerely hear the feedback from so many of you. 12:40 PM Oct 29, 2023 5.6M Views : .

Online Reactions

Initial reactions to Pansino's revelations about MrBeast's video were somewhat mixed, though many were supportive with people noting her typically drama-free content. For example, X users such as @_aidenwatson[6] and @abireturnz[7] made posts in support of Pancino on October 27th, 2023, gathering over 20,000 and 40,000 likes each in roughly two days (seen below).


✩.* aiden @_aidenwatson rosanna pansino calling out mr. beast is not what i expected today but that woman raised me with her baking so i gotta have mothers back. 6:52 AM - Oct 27, 2023 482.8K Views . Follow . abi @abireturnz one thing about rosanna pansino is i trust her,,, she's too nice to call out anyone who ain't deserve it and i fully believe that POP Pop Crave @PopCrave Oct 27 CRAVE Rosanna Pansino calls out MrBeast for allegedly editing her out of the top 3 for his 'Creator Games 3' video, where she competed and placed third: "This was extra upsetting because I genuinely believed him when he said that his videos are 'authentic and real"." MEBEAST 9:29 AM - Oct 27, 2023 2.1M Views • Mr Beast lied and edited me out of the top 3 in Creator Games 3. I had participated in Creator Games 1 and 2 and was excited to be a part of YouTube's "Creator Games 3' (Hide and Seek at SoFi Stadium). After filming had wrapped I truly couldn't believe how well I did at the competition and was proud of what I had achieved. I had placed third When the video was released I was shocked, disappointed, and felt hurt. Mr Beast (Jimmy) had edited the video to make me look like I performed worse than I did. This was extra upsetting because I genuinely believed him when he said that his videos are "authentic and real". He edited the video to look like the final 3 people were Larray. Logan Paul, and Zach King. The final 3 people were actually Zach. Quackity, and myself. For the entire duration of filming we all wore earpieces connected to walkie talkies. They would announce in our ears when someone had been found or when we had to move hiding spots (if we didn't move you were immediately disqualified). While I was still hiding they announced that they found Logan Paul. I couldn't believe I outlasted him. He is a fierce competitor. It was getting really late (we filmed for over 24 hours straight) and they eventually offered me money to come out of hiding and quit. I declined. I had been counting the eliminations and I was currently in 4th place (with Larray. Quackity. Zach, and myself still remaining). Jimmy asked us to move hiding spots again (to the side of the stadium with the mannequins). It was at this time that I was found in transition moving to my next hiding spot. When Jimmy found me he brought me to the field to be with the others that had also been found. I thought I had placed 4. however Larray had fallen asleep and hadn't moved in a long time, so he was disqualified. This meant I got 3rd place. When I arrived to the field I saw MatPat and Logan there because they were seekers now. Jimmy said he was going to go look for Zach and asked if anyone wanted to join him. I offered to help but he said he wanted to take Logan instead. So I hung back to start looking for Zach in a different direction with MatPat. I placed 3rd. Quackity placed 2nd. and Zach placed 1st. That is what actually happened. Despite Jimmy editing out the ONLY FEMALE in the top 3. I was proud of what I had achieved. I followed the rules of the game, gave it my all, had fun, and never gave up. They can't take that away from me. POP CRAVE

On October 29th, X[8] user @deamonfingur posted screenshots of posts made and subsequently deleted by Pancino in which she can be seen thanking people for their support. The post gathered over 1,000 likes in a day (seen below).


The controversy also garnered coverage and discussion videos from various YouTube accounts and creators. For example, Tea Spill posted a video to its YouTube channel on October 28th, garnering over 175,000 views in two days (shown below, left). On October 29th, Dolan Dark also uploaded a video about the drama, garnering nearly 30,000 views in 24 hours (shown below, right).



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External References

[1] YouTube – MrBeast

[2] YouTube – JUST TRISH PODCAST

[3] X – PopCrave

[4]  X – DramaAlert

[5] X – RosannaPansino

[6] X – _aidenwatson

[7] X – abireturnz

[8] X – deamonfingur

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