Source: New York Post
The Mexican government is suing popular YouTuber MrBeast, who they claim violated the terms of his archeological permit for the Mayan pyramids by pushing his own snack brand — and profiting from the “heritage that belongs to all Mexicans. ” At the end of a video titled, “I explored 2000 year old ancient temples” — viewed almost 65 million times in a week — MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson promotes his Feastables chocolate peanut butter cup snack, jokingly calling the product a “special Mayan desert” and “the only Mayan-approved snack on the planet. ” Mexican authorities said the controversial YouTuber was given a permit to film at the sites — which included popular Mayan pyramid Chichén Itzá near Cancun — but it didn’t include commercial use.
