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.

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

YouTuber Karl Jobst released a new video following his loss in a defamation trial against professional gamer Billy Mitchell. The latter sued the former in September 2024 and won over $350,000.

Karl Jobst concluded by writing that his claims about Apollo Legend were based on “incorrect information from multiple sources,” and not intentional lies. “I retracted the statements once I ...

Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell won his defamation lawsuit against speedrunning YouTuber Karl Jobst in ... YouTuber Benjamin “Apollo Legend” Smith. Jobst said the following in ...

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

We reported on Karl Jobst’s videos about Billy Mitchell ... was blackmailing another YouTuber, named Ben Smith/Apollo Legend. Jobst accused Mitchell of forcing Apollo to settle with him, after ...

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

American videogame champion Billy Mitchell has been awarded $350,000 in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst.

Karl Jobst leaving District Court, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston Apollo Legend posted a video in December 2020 explaining why he would be taking his own life and did not mention Mr Mitchell ...

An Australian court has ordered YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay over AU$380,000 (around ... against the late YouTuber Benjamin Smith, aka Apollo Legend, who had recorded several videos claiming ...