Karl Jobst addressed his defamation trial loss (Image via KarlJobst/YouTube)

"I disagree with the judge's decision": Karl Jobst releases YouTube video after losing defamation case against Billy Mitchell

Modified Apr 18, 2025 13:11 GMT

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. The lawsuit went against Karl’s favor because he wrongly linked Billy to YouTuber Apollo Legend’s suicide and failed to retract the statement. In the recently uploaded video, the YouTuber said he disagreed with the judge’s decision and planned to contest the decision.

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In a video titled I Lost, Karl Jobst revealed that he was looking at potential avenues for appeal:

“It is not the result I wanted or expected, and it is honestly quite shocking. Personally, I disagree with the judge’s decision, and so I’m currently exploring potential avenues for appeal. An appeal may stay the judgment on application until the appeal has concluded, which can result in several outcomes. The appeal could be dismissed, and I could be ordered to pay the original judgment. The judgment award may be lowered if a court finds it excessive, or the judgment may be overturned completely.”

Karl Jobst addresses recent AI controversy

Karl addressed the recent comments his viewers and other internet users made about him. He was recently found supposedly using AI to predict the outcome of his lawsuit, which led to criticism from fans. The incident occurred when Billy Mitchell shared a screenshot of the YouTuber’s Discord messages, where he said:

"We fed all the court transcripts in AI. It said that there is no scenario where I lose lol. It said even if Billy wins the damages will be nominal and he will have to pay my cost."

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Karl Jobst addressed the AI controversy, saying that he was having fun with his friends and did not seriously use AI to predict the outcome of his lawsuit. He also called out people who went after him, at the 30:30 mark of his recent video, saying:

“Many people are taking advantage of what is the worst experience of my life to get after me for things that are just outrageous, and it sucks because on one hand I want to defend myself, but on the other hand I agree that I made a lot of mistakes.”

Karl Jobst claimed he made mistakes and publicly said things he should not have. YouTuber Shawn “vanburen20” had recently warned the content creator about posting details about his lawsuit on Discord and pursuing the lawsuit any further.

In other news, xQc called out iDubbz for collaborating with Denims and Frogan for the newest Content Cop video. The streamer was unhappy with the video and called it “content slop.”

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