What do high-profile celebs do after getting “canceled?” Go underground.
YouTuber MrBeast had claustrophobes heading for the hills after getting buried alive for a week for his latest stunt, as seen in a video with over 57 million views, which caused him “mental agony.”
“Please don’t try this at home,” MrBeast, a k a Jimmy Donaldson, 25, warned his 212 million subscribers in the caption to the underground hit.
The youngster has become the world’s most popular and wealthy YouTuber — reportedly earning between $3 to $5 million per month in ad revenue — due to his outlandish and increasingly expensive challenge videos.
In his latest jaw-dropping stunt, the social media sensation decided to get buried underground for seven days a la Uma Thurman’s character in “Kill Bill.”
To embark on this subterranean sojourn, the suit-clad Donaldson was first lowered into the ground in a cutting-edge transparent coffin outfitted with food and water like some futuristic vampire.
They also equipped the human cicada’s sarcophagus with cameras to both record the video and make sure nothing went awry.
Finally, Donaldson had his buddies use an excavator to dump 20,000 pounds of dirt on top of the coffin, effectively sealing the YouTuber beneath the surface.
“I’m entrusting my life to this coffin for the next seven days,” declared Donaldson while in his hibernation chamber.
Despite the safeguards, the seven-day dirt nap proved psychologically taxing for the daredevil. He was reduced to tears several times during his voluntary entombment, including when he was being released from the casket.
There was also the concern that he wouldn’t be able to stand up due to blood clots in his legs from lying in a confined space for so long.
Thankfully, that fear never came to fruition, and Donaldson completed his temporary interment unscathed.
In doing so, he shattered the previous record he set in 2021 after being buried alive for 50 hours.
Along with performing hair-raising stunts, Donaldson is also known for his many, and sometimes controversial, acts of philanthropy.
These charitable deeds include tipping a server a car, helping the deaf hear and buying up an entire neighborhood, so his employees and family could live in luxury.
The internet celeb was under fire recently after funding the construction of 100 wells across Africa to provide clean drinking water to an estimated 500,000 people.
Many critics accused him of being a “white male figure” who was “monetizing kindness.”
However, MrBeast refused to kowtow to detractors.
“I already know I’m gonna get canceled because I uploaded a video helping people, and to be 100% clear, I don’t care,” Donaldson declared on X. “I’m always going to use my channel to help people and try to inspire my audience to do the same.”
