{"id":1876159,"date":"2026-04-10T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876159"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:00:19","slug":"karl-jobst-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-donkey-kong-record-holder-billy-mitchell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876159","title":{"rendered":"Karl Jobst Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Donkey Kong Record Holder Billy Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australian YouTube content creator Karl Jobst is suing Donkey Kong record holder<\/a> Billy Mitchell for defamation following the conclusion of a previous dispute between the two last year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Filed<\/u><\/a> in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (via Dexerto<\/u><\/a>), the lawsuit alleges Mitchell engaged in the \u201cunauthorized appropriation of name or likeness and intentional infliction of emotional distress.\u201d Jobst\u2019s complaint notes his status as a creator with more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube, suggesting that damage to his \u201creputation for credibility and trustworthiness\u201d has negatively affected his earnings.<\/p>\n

The filing follows a previous defamation suit Mitchell filed against Jobst related to comments made in a video titled \u201cThe Biggest Conmen in Video Game History Strike Again!\u201d which he posted in 2021. Following a years-long battle, the court sided with Mitchell<\/u><\/a> in April 2025, ordering the content creator pay the arcade gamer a total of around $240,000 (AU$340,000).<\/p>\n

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Billy Mitchell. Photo by David Greedy\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, Jobst alleged public comments made by Mitchell related to the former\u2019s bankruptcy process and crowdfunding campaigns are false, clarifying that he made these statements \u201cwith knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth.\u201d Jobst claimed these statements caused him to suffer presumed damages and actual injury related to insult, pain, embarrassment, emotional suffering, harm to his relationship with his audience, lost future earnings, and more.<\/p>\n

One example included in the filing shows an X\/Twitter post from Mitchell that claimed Jobst \u201cengaged in serious illegal activity before and during\u201d the bankruptcy process. Another involved claims Jobst created a GoFundMe \u201cwith the knowledge and intent to fund the existing lawsuit on false premises.\u201d The filing also points to a separate statement from Mitchell shared during an August 2025 livestream that claimed Jobst \u201cscammed his viewers out of 200,000,\u201d adding, \u201cHe actually scammed his viewers out of more than $500,000.\u201d Jobst denied these allegations.<\/p>\n

Mitchell has published an X post<\/u><\/a> since the complaint was filed April 8. Replies to the post mostly revolve around Jobst and Mitchell\u2019s previous, infamous dispute. \u201cI look forward to winning Best Supporting Actor again,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

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Photo by David Greedy\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Australian YouTube content creator Karl Jobst is suing Donkey Kong record holder<\/a> Billy Mitchell for defamation following the conclusion of a previous dispute between the two last year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Filed<\/u><\/a> in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (via Dexerto<\/u><\/a>), the lawsuit alleges Mitchell engaged in the \u201cunauthorized appropriation of name or likeness and intentional infliction of emotional distress.\u201d Jobst\u2019s complaint notes his status as a creator with more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube, suggesting that damage to his \u201creputation for credibility and trustworthiness\u201d has negatively affected his earnings.<\/p>\n

The filing follows a previous defamation suit Mitchell filed against Jobst related to comments made in a video titled \u201cThe Biggest Conmen in Video Game History Strike Again!\u201d which he posted in 2021. Following a years-long battle, the court sided with Mitchell<\/u><\/a> in April 2025, ordering the content creator pay the arcade gamer a total of around $240,000 (AU$340,000).<\/p>\n

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Billy Mitchell. Photo by David Greedy\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, Jobst alleged public comments made by Mitchell related to the former\u2019s bankruptcy process and crowdfunding campaigns are false, clarifying that he made these statements \u201cwith knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth.\u201d Jobst claimed these statements caused him to suffer presumed damages and actual injury related to insult, pain, embarrassment, emotional suffering, harm to his relationship with his audience, lost future earnings, and more.<\/p>\n

One example included in the filing shows an X\/Twitter post from Mitchell that claimed Jobst \u201cengaged in serious illegal activity before and during\u201d the bankruptcy process. Another involved claims Jobst created a GoFundMe \u201cwith the knowledge and intent to fund the existing lawsuit on false premises.\u201d The filing also points to a separate statement from Mitchell shared during an August 2025 livestream that claimed Jobst \u201cscammed his viewers out of 200,000,\u201d adding, \u201cHe actually scammed his viewers out of more than $500,000.\u201d Jobst denied these allegations.<\/p>\n

Mitchell has published an X post<\/u><\/a> since the complaint was filed April 8. Replies to the post mostly revolve around Jobst and Mitchell\u2019s previous, infamous dispute. \u201cI look forward to winning Best Supporting Actor again,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

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Photo by David Greedy\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australian YouTube content creator Karl Jobst is suing Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell for defamation following the conclusion of a previous dispute between the two last year. Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (via Dexerto), the lawsuit alleges Mitchell engaged in the \u201cunauthorized appropriation of name or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-1876159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1876159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1876159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1876159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1876159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}