MrBeast has spoken about the attacks his friend and crew member Chris has been receiving after it was revealed that Chris had been taking HRT for the past two months. Chris recently came out as transgender after fans noticed his changed appearance during the Kids Choice Awards and in recent videos.
The YouTuber has expressed his disappointment with the treatment his friend has received over the past few days. He stated that the transphobic comments that he has seen are “starting to piss him off” and that the videos that spewed hate towards Chris are absurd. He also affirmed his friendship with Chris and confirmed that nothing has changed between them.
The video in question criticized Chris for “showing more feminine traits” and argued that his transition would “damage” MrBeast’s brand. As of writing, the video generated over 2 million views in under 18 hours. Fans called out the creator of the video, SunnyV2, for making Chris’ transition sound like it was a “business decision” and making it seem like Chris isn’t a real person anymore but just an “over the top LGBT character.”
Ever since Chris opened up about his transition, he has received both support and hate from MrBeast’s fans. Some of the hate he has received argued that his son would “lose a father figure” after it was revealed that he got a divorce. Chris replied to this criticism, stating that he’s going to be a great parent and that his son is fine with having him around.
Ever since he came out, MrBeast, along with other content creators and YouTube themselves, have all declared their support via social media. Hopefully, more people will be open to Chris’ transition as he appears more in new MrBeast videos.