King Of Kong's Billy Mitchell Scores Massive Payday In Defamation Lawsuit

An Australian court has ruled that YouTuber Karl Jobst's video contained false and damaging allegations that defamed Billy Mitchell. The court awarded a massive payout of about $237,000 against Jobst in favor of Mitchell for the defamatory comments.

The ruling was predicated on a lawsuit following a video in which Karl Jobst, a Youtuber focused on speed running and competitive games made in 2021, titled “The Biggest Conmen in Video Game History Strike Again!" The video appeared to be a subtle dig at Billy Micthell and his involvement with Benjamin Smith also known as Apollo Legend.

If you recall, Micthell was stripped of his titles after he was removed from the Twin Galaxies’s leaderboard and the Guinness Book of Records following accusations of cheating, which many believed propelled him to the top in games like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong Jr. ( His records have since been ...