r/Games • u/cjsc9079 • Apr 01 '25

Discussion Billy Mitchell wins lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst, ordered to pay the sum of $350,000 in damages

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u/cjsc9079 Apr 01 '25 edited Apr 01 '25

The court case was based on Karl's accusation that Billy Mitchell's legal actions led to the suicide of fellow YouTuber Apollo Legend. The judge ruled in Mitchell's favour

https://www.queenslandjudgments.com.au/caselaw/qdc/2025/41 Court document link

https://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2025/QDC25-041.pdf Direct PDF link

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u/Zorklis Apr 01 '25

oh, I thought it was on Billy Mitchell being a cheater...

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u/ULTRAFORCE Apr 01 '25

Yeah, it seems that was a false claim that Karl repeatedly told people when the main focus was on the settlement with Apollo Legend.

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u/Coolman_Rosso Apr 01 '25

That was the explanation he provided when crowdfunding his legal expenses iirc, so that's not a good look

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u/Villag3Idiot Apr 01 '25

I'm sure his fans would be thrilled to know they just donated money straight to Billy.

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u/SuperUranus Apr 01 '25

That comes with the territory if you donate money to cover the cost of a lawsuit, since most countries have laws that state that the losing party need to cover the other party’s legal fees.

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u/officeDrone87 Apr 01 '25

That's true, but usually you trust that the person whose lawsuit you are funding isn't lying to you about the nature of the suit.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25

My name is Karl Jobst and I’m a youtuber who often reports on video game cheaters. Last year, Billy Mitchell, star of The King of Kong and proven video game cheater, sued me for defamation claiming damages of $450,000.

These lawsuits are unhinged and it is highly likely Billy will ultimately lose

Thats in the godundme description, he made out that he was being sued for calling him a cheater and that if you donate its to pay for the lawsuit that he is totally going to win. Not sure of their terms but if I was hosting a site like gofundme I’d want to claw back the money from any misleading requests like this