Karl Jobst Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Donkey Kong Record Holder Billy Mitchell

Australian YouTube contented creator Karl Jobst is suing Donkey Kong grounds holder Billy Mitchell for defamation pursuing the decision of a erstwhile quality betwixt the 2 past year.

Filed successful the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (via Dexerto), the suit alleges Mitchell engaged successful the “unauthorized appropriation of sanction oregon likeness and intentional infliction of affectional distress.” Jobst’s ailment notes his presumption arsenic a creator with much than 1 cardinal subscribers connected YouTube, suggesting that harm to his “reputation for credibility and trustworthiness” has negatively affected his earnings.

The filing follows a erstwhile defamation suit Mitchell filed against Jobst related to comments made successful a video titled “The Biggest Conmen successful Video Game History Strike Again!” which helium posted successful 2021. Following a years-long battle, the tribunal sided with Mitchell successful April 2025, ordering the contented creator wage the arcade gamer a full of astir $240,000 (AU$340,000).

Billy Mitchell. Photo by David Greedy/Getty Images.

Now, Jobst alleged nationalist comments made by Mitchell related to the former’s bankruptcy process and crowdfunding campaigns are false, clarifying that helium made these statements “with cognition of their falsity oregon with reckless disregard for the truth.” Jobst claimed these statements caused him to endure presumed damages and existent wounded related to insult, pain, embarrassment, affectional suffering, harm to his narration with his audience, mislaid aboriginal earnings, and more.

One illustration included successful the filing shows an X/Twitter station from Mitchell that claimed Jobst “engaged successful superior amerciable enactment earlier and during” the bankruptcy process. Another progressive claims Jobst created a GoFundMe “with the cognition and intent to money the existing suit connected mendacious premises.” The filing besides points to a abstracted connection from Mitchell shared during an August 2025 livestream that claimed Jobst “scammed his viewers retired of 200,000,” adding, “He really scammed his viewers retired of much than $500,000.” Jobst denied these allegations.

Mitchell has published an X station since the ailment was filed April 8. Replies to the station mostly revolve astir Jobst and Mitchell’s previous, infamous dispute. “I look guardant to winning Best Supporting Actor again,” Mitchell said.

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