For those of you who dont know what happened, Karl Jobst is a guy who does lots of videos on speedrunners and cheaters. Billy Mitchell is a mullethead who has lots of gaming records going back to old school arcade games (also owns restaurants). Mitchell has always had an image of being an arrogant prick thinking he's Mr Universe in gaming and he seems like someone who'd be best buddies with Trump. He's been accused of cheating in games too.
So what happened way back was Mitchell sued Jobst, and Jobst made it sound like Mitchell was being a baby because he proved he was cheating. So everyone thought it was a legal issue involving cheating allegations.
Turns out when the court case unfolded, there was more to it nobody knew about. Mitchell actually sued him for defamation because at some point Jobst accused him of helping a YT guy named Apollo Legend committing suicide.
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Billy Mitchell allegations
American gamer Billy Mitchell was accused by Jobst of cheating to obtain his records in the arcade games Donkey Kong and Pac-Man, allegations that had already been made for years.[11][17] Jobst's allegations against Mitchell also included claims that Mitchell's lawsuit against YouTuber Apollo Legend (real name Benjamin Smith) contributed to his poor mental health and suicide.[17] Mitchell sued Jobst for defamation, seeking damages of $450,000, having also sued Smith, known as Apollo Legend, and speedrunning site Twin Galaxies for similar grievances.[11][17] Ultimately, Jobst was sued once,[18] having already spent about $180,000 on legal fees, and he had estimated a further $100,000 in legal costs to defend himself.[18] Jobst set up a legal defence fund on GoFundMe to mitigate the financial damage to his family due to the lawsuit. As of August 2023, it has raised A$143,176.[19]
In January 2023, Jobst made a video that showcased evidence in the form of an old photograph that purportedly demonstrated that Mitchell did not play his claimed world record runs on original hardware despite claiming so for many years, including a photograph that is said to show that an arcade cabinet Mitchell played on had an 8-direction joystick (as opposed to the original 4-direction joystick), which would have made the game much easier to play.[20]
On 1 April 2025, Jobst was found liable for defaming Mitchell, in particular for the imputation that Mitchell had contributed to Smith's suicide, and was ordered to pay A$350,000, with the judge saying that Jobst had "caused substantial additional damage to Mitchell's reputation and caused him distress".[21] Writing on Twitter, Jobst wrote:
"I lost. The judge found Billy to be a credible witness and believed his entire testimony. From that point on unfortunately there was really nothing that could have saved me. I will now obviously consider my options. I know many of you will be upset with this and I am sorry for that. Thank you again for all the support I have received and I will endeavor to work as hard as I can to repay all that you are owed."[22]