Influencer
16 on fileYouTube feuds that made it to a courtroom. Filed by MrViral, the creators desk.
Latest influencer stories
Influencer · ⚖️ Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sue Candace Owens in Tennessee
The Nov. 4 federal complaint follows a Delaware ruling. Owens confirmed it on X, sarcastically; no court date has been reported. ⏳
RANKEDPhoto: Zachary Caraway · Pexels License⚖️ Biggest media defamation payouts ranked: Fox's $787.5M tops
As the Macrons sue Candace Owens in Tennessee, here is who paid most in media defamation cases. Owens defends her claims as free speech. 🗣️
Influencer · 🥊 Dana White to meet Trump Monday on press secretary job offer
A source tells CNN he declined; White says only he has "a lot of jobs already." The White House has not answered. ⏳
Influencer · Jeffree Star Cosmetics exec paid accuser $45K, leaked papers suggest
Business Insider reported the payment, to one sexual-assault accuser; Star's attorney denies the allegations. The wage-theft suit is unconfirmed.
Influencer · 📲 Biggest creator scandals ranked: MrBeast suit first, Fyre second
Only two of seven entries are court-decided. The MrBeast complaint is an unproven filing; his reps declined TIME's request for comment. 🗣️
Influencer · 🎟️ TanaCon folded hours after opening; Tana promised refunds
Mongeau said 20,000 people tried to get into the 2018 Anaheim event; police put the crowd at 4,000 to 5,000. She and the organizers promised refunds. 📌
Influencer · 🎮 Tfue sued FaZe Clan, says it took up to 80% of his brand pay
FaZe said it collected $60,000 from those deals and offered him all the money, which he rejected. How either suit ended is unknown. 🗣️
FILEDPhoto: Arif Syuhada · Pexels License🍔 MrBeast sues, says burger partner trademarked his name unpaid
Virtual Dining Concepts countersued, saying he walked from a "promising deal". A customer class action over a $3.16 tax charge is also on record. 🗣️
Influencer · 📉 FaZe Clan stock fell below $1 six months after a $725M debut
Pitched near a $1B valuation, priced at $725M, then under $1 a share within six months: a Nasdaq delisting notice and a fired CEO. 📌
Influencer · 🥊 Jake Paul v Tyson: biggest U.S. gate outside Nevada, $18M+
The Netflix stream peaked at 65 million viewers. The reported $40M and $20M purses were never confirmed by the promoters. 🔒
Influencer · 🥤 Prime Hydration faces $5M PFAS suit and Olympic trademark suit
A U.S. senator also asked the FDA to probe its energy drink's caffeine. Prime disputes the PFAS claims and says it follows the rules. 🗣️
Influencer · ▶️ Biggest YouTuber lawsuits ranked: from Klein's win to CryptoZoo
From the Kleins' 2017 fair-use win to Logan Paul's $1.3M refund promise: what judges actually decided, and what the record still doesn't show. ⏳
Influencer · 🪙 Kim Kardashian paid $1.26M to settle the SEC's EthereumMax case
The 2022 order required no admission or denial. That December, a judge dismissed the fraud claims in a separate class action over the token. 📌
Influencer · 🎰 FTC settled with CSGO Lotto's owners over undisclosed promotion
Trevor Martin and Tom Cassell's 2017 deal was the FTC's first with influencers. In 2026 New York sued Valve over loot boxes; Valve disputes it. 🗣️
Influencer · 🪙 Logan Paul sued Coffeezilla for defamation over CryptoZoo
Filed in Texas, June 2024. His January 2024 buyback committed $2.3M but required claimants to waive any claims against him. 📌
Influencer · 🎥 Ethan Klein won fair use in 2017; now he sues reaction streamers
Hila Klein filed for divorce on November 2. Her affair claim is her statement alone, and Ethan has not addressed it publicly. 📌
What the Influencer desk covers
The creators beat covers YouTubers, streamers and influencers when their business meets the record: regulator settlements over undisclosed ads and gambling promotions, lawsuits from fans, staff and partners, brand deals that ended in court and the companies behind the channels.
Creator drama moves through reaction videos, and most of it never reaches a record. The desk waits for one: a regulator order, a court filing, a company statement or the creator's own words on the record. A viral accusation can be the reason a story is written, but the story is told through what the documents say, with the creator's reply.
The records this beat is built on
- Trade regulator orders
- Settlements and orders over undisclosed endorsements, sponsored content and promotions aimed at young audiences.
- Civil lawsuits
- Suits by fans, investors, former employees and business partners, read in the complaint and the rulings.
- Company filings
- Records of the companies that own the channels, brands and products, including who controls them.
- Platform statements
- What a platform said when it removed, demonetised or restored a channel, quoted as the platform's statement.
House rules on this beat
Creator stories report audience figures only from the platform or the company, with a date. A regulator settlement is described with whether the creator admitted anything. Viewers and fans who are not public figures are not named, and minors never are.
Files on this beat
25 files- Billy McFarland
- Dana White
- Devumi
- Donald Trump
- Ethan Klein
- EthereumMax
- FaZe Clan
- Grumpy Cat Limited
- Jake Paul
- Kim Kardashian
- Logan Paul
- MrBeast
- MrBeast Burger
- Paul "Ice Poseidon" Denino
- Tana Mongeau
- Trevor Martin
- Turner Tenney
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Brigitte Macron
- Candace Owens
- Dominion Voting Systems
- Jeffree Star
- Jeffree Star Cosmetics
- Newsmax
- Smartmatic