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Wall Street Journal reporters, and a whistleblower who has since become an activist short seller.
Catalyst dubbed the group the “wolfpack” and in November of 2017 sued in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, alleging the individuals and companies had engaged in a conspiracy to torpedo its troubled publicly traded lending entity, Callidus Capital Corp.
The allegations were based on an article published in the
Wall Street Journal on Aug. 9, 2017, outlining whistleblower accusations against Catalyst and Callidus, which said the article triggered a “chaotic sell-off” of Callidus shares by “naked” short-sellers. The defendants have denied the charges and countersued.
Jimmy MrBeast Donaldson has been accused of bullying and creating a toxic work environment by former employees. In 2021, MrBeast is one of the biggest Internet personalities in the world. With nearly 62 million subscribers on YouTube, every video MrBeast uploads from giving away absurd [.]