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

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.

Australian YouTuber and speedrunner Karl Jobst shared a Discord message where he allegedly stated that he had "fed" all the court documents (referring to Billy Mitchell's defamation lawsuit against Jo ...

An Australian court has ordered YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay over AU$380,000 (around $237,000 / £183,000) in damages to celebrity arcade gamer Billy Mitchell, relating to defamatory comments made by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mitchell found fame in the 1980s and 1990s by claiming high scores on such games as Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. He got another spell in the spotlight when he was portrayed as the antagonist in ...

YouTuber Karl Jobst recently lost $350,000 in a defamation lawsuit against internet personality Billy Mitchell.

Billy Mitchell's lawsuit against Karl Jobst explored in the wake of the verdict (Image via Karl Jobst/X, Billy Mitchell/Instagram) Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst has lost in court to American ...

We have some shocking news to share regarding a notorious video game personality of years past, and Billy Mitchell. We reported on Karl Jobst’s videos about Billy Mitchell before. In July 2023 ...