Billy Mitchell, the Donkey Kong champion had filed a defamation lawsuit against Karl Jobst, the Australian YouTuber. The legal battle began in 2020, and the verdict was delivered on April 1, 2025.

Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell won his defamation lawsuit against speedrunning YouTuber Karl Jobst in Australia on Monday, over claims published in videos that blamed Mitchell for the ...

An Australian court has ordered YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay over AU$380,000 (around $237,000 / £183,000) in damages to ...

YouTuber Shawn “vanburen20” released a video on April 14, 2025, sharing his thoughts on the legal battle between Karl Jobst and Billy Mitchell.

Fans are in disbelief and feel deceived after Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst lost his defamation lawsuit against (alleged) cheater Billy Mitchell, former Donkey Kong and Pac-Man speedrunning World ...

While the judge agreed on the same, he found Karl guilty of causing distress and further damaging Mitchell’s image and asked him to pay the gamer $350,000. Notably, Jobst’s claim that Billy ...

YouTube creator Karl Jobst has been ordered to pay up to AU$390,447 (or roughly $244,858 US dollars) to notable arcade gamer Billy Mitchell, following defamatory comments made against Mitchell in 2021 ...

Retro gaming legend Billy Mitchell wins a defamation lawsuit against a Youtuber who falsely accused him of being involved in a suicide.

Jobst’s video not only alleged that Mitchell cheated to obtain his high “Donkey Kong” and “Pac Man” scores, but it also went on to allege that Mitchell’s lawsuit against Youtuber Benjamin ‘Apollo ...