YouTube star MrBeast upsets Mexican officials with temple videos


A filepic of people at the Chichen Itza archaeological zone, in Piste, Mexico. The influencer’s videos of him exploring the ancient Mayan cities including Calakmul and Chichen Itza have ticked off Mexican authorities, who said he was given access but not granted permission to film there for private profit. — Reuters

MEXICO CITY: Mexico is seeking compensation from YouTube celebrity MrBeast's production company, accusing it of using images of the country's ancient archaeological sites to advertise a chocolate brand.

A video of the social media star visiting Mayan ruins has been viewed around 60 million times since May 10 on YouTube, where he has 395 million subscribers.

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