Karl Jacobs of Mr Beast fame has allegedly been arrested, according to several viral online reports.
A TikTok video shared by user Zachxposts (Zach news king) makes the allegations of Karl’s arrest. Zach claimed that Karl Jacobs was arrested and booked into a county jail, although he did not name the exact U.S. county the arrest occurred in.
The arrest allegedly comes after viral chats of a Mr Beast telegram group were troubling images of ch*ld p*rn were circulated.
According to Zach, Karl and Chris were involved, while Chandler has been proven not to be involved. He also alleged that Karl made sure to delete his telegram but to no avail.
Watch the video on Karl Jacobs’ alleged arrest below…
@zachxposts Justice has been served #greenscreen #news #trending #mrbeast #whaha8181 #mrbeast #greenscreen ♬ original sound – Zach news king 🤴
The news elicited shocked reactions all over social media.
On TikTok, comments included: “The downfall of mr beast team needs to be studied,” and “Karl moving CP while Chandler reading the Bible,”
Others were not so surprised, alleging Karl ruined Mr Beast. X (formerly Twitter) users mostly expressed shock.
“KARL JACOBS GOT ARRESTED?” one user wrote.
Meanwhile, despite the viral nature of the news, X user Keemstar, creator of Drama Alert, alleges it is entirely false and just another move to slander Mr Beast and all associated with him.
“I can confirm this TikTok with millions of views & a quarter of 1 million likes is literally false,” Keem wrote on X. “If you’re sick of calling me a MrBeast D Rider then STOP LYING ABOUT HIM And HIS COMPANY. Every day it’s a new false claim with millions of views,”
Despite his outrage, Keem’s own fans were not buying his claim, especially due to how he phrased his denial.
“I’m confused asf, you’re saying he’s arrested but saying it’s false!? Wtf is it,” one user fired back at him.
Another wrote: “So was he arrested? Or is this fake like you said? Very confusing post for someone who has no idea what ur talking about.” another wrote.
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Karl Jacobs, born July 19, 1998 (age 26) is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, writer, and producer, known for his engaging content primarily centered around Minecraft. He initially gained fame as a member of MrBeast‘s on-screen cast and later established his own brand.
Karl Jacobs grew up in the United States and pursued his education at Portland Community College, focusing on Multimedia from 2016 to 2018. He started writing reviews for GameTZ.com at the age of 16.
Jacobs began his streaming career on Twitch in 2017 under the name GamerBoyKarl, where he focused on family-friendly gaming content, particularly Roblox. In 2019, he transitioned to working as a video editor for MrBro, the brother of popular YouTuber MrBeast. His role evolved into being a cameraman and eventually an on-screen personality for MrBeast’s videos.
In September 2021, Jacobs started a podcast with fellow Minecraft YouTuber Sapnap titled Banter. Their first episode with Mr Beast managed to reach number one in the world on Spotify, overtaking the Joe Rogan Experience.