MrBeast Countersued For $100M Over Contract Spat With Ghost Kitchen Company

THR, Esq In response to a suit from Jimmy Donaldson looking for the right to terminate MrBeast Burger, ghost kitchen company Virtual Dining Concepts sued the YouTuber accusing him of trying to “sabotage” the business. Nolan Hansen, Sapnap, MrBeast, Karl Jacobs and Punz attend as YouTube star MrBeast launches the first physical MrBeast Burger Restaurant at American Dream on September 4, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images Logo text Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, and the ghost kitchen company behind his virtual burger restaurant chain are trading barbs in a legal battle that will decide the fate of whether MrBeast Burger operates under the YouTube megastar’s brand. In a suit filed on Monday in New York state court, Virtual Dining Concepts claims Donaldson breached his contract by publicly criticizing the chain and failing to follow through on a series of alleged commitments to grow the business. It says the YouTuber is looking to “torpedo the brand” after his attempts to seize total control of the venture were rebuffed. “Donaldson’s baseless and unlawful disparagement had the intended effect: MrBeast Burger’s reputation was materially damaged if not destroyed, customers abandoned the Brand, and Plaintiffs’ hard-won relationships with vendors
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