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.

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 ...

Billy Mitchell just won a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst—and the internet is stunned. Known for his sketchy Donkey Kong high scores, Billy’s reputation as a notorious arcade cheater ...

But some now feel the way Jobst repeatedly talked about the lawsuit on his YouTube channel, including one video titled “Cheater Billy Mitchell Just Keeps Losing,” misled viewers into thinking the ...

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

Mitchell has appeared in several documentaries related to his achievements in Donkey Kong and Pac-Man, including King of Kong ...

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 ...

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

An Australian YouTuber saw himself as a knight wanting to slay a dragon but ended up defaming a Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion, a judge has ruled.

For several years, former Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion Billy Mitchell's biggest ... court against Karl Jobst, a YouTube artist who allegedly defamed Mitchell. Jobst has accused Mitchell ...