Mr Beast Burger, the firm that delivers food, is suing YouTuber Mr Beast

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Jimmy Donaldson is being sued over a MrBeast Burger contract by his meal delivery company partner, Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC), better known on YouTube as MrBeast with 172 million subscribers.

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Donaldson's lawsuit against VDC this week claims that the Florida-based "virtual dining" business harmed Donaldson's reputation by giving customers "low quality" and occasionally "inedible" meals.

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In their case, VDC and its affiliate Celebrity Virtual Dining, LLC accuse Donaldson and Beast Investments of breaching contracts and are suing for willful tortious interference.

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According to the lawsuit, the subject of the case is a "social media celebrity who believes his fame means that his word matters not, that the facts do not matter, and

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that he believes he can renege as well as breach the terms of his contract without consequence.

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The lawsuit was submitted on Monday to the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York. He is mistaken.

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According to the company involved in the complaint, Donaldson's damages are in the "nine-figure range."

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A Donaldson spokesman declined to comment on Monday. VDC's legal representative said they have nothing else to add.

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Variety covered the original announcement of the case.

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