Mr. Beast officially bids for TikTok

(CNN)– Youtube and TikTok Star Mr. Beast is looking to buy TikTok as part of a group of investors.

Mr.Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, appeared to make a joke about buying the social media platform earlier this month.

But his lawyer says he was actually serious.

TikTok went dark on Saturday night ahead of a nationwide ban.

But it came back online about 12 hours later, after President Donald Trump announced a 75 delay on the ban.

During that time TikTok needs to find a non-China based owner to buy it or face a permanent shutdown in the U.S.