Not everyone was happy that Tana Mongeau won “Creator of the Year” at the 2019 Streamys — not even, it seems, her “husband” Jake Paul. Multiple YouTubers, including Paul, thought the award should have gone to 21-year-old Jimmy Donaldson,
known on the platform as MrBeast.
Donaldson successfully raised $20 million for his #TeamTrees initiative to plant 20 million trees through the Arbor Day Foundation, and quickly rose to viral fame for his engaging stunts and challenges on YouTube.
On an episode of “Impaulsive,” Logan Paul’s podcast, his younger brother said that people who win awards like the Streamys aren’t the ones “who should be winning the awards most of the time.”
Logan asked Jake if Mongeau “correctly won that award,” and Paul said no, and that Donaldson should have.
Mongeau quote-tweeted an article about the “Impaulsive” episode and said she agrees.
“beast did something this year that changed the world & deserved it above anyone,” she wrote. “i agree & respect honesty. i’m very lucky to have fans that voted the way they did.. 2020 i strive to support ppl the way they support me.”
