‘Bitboy’ drops a lawsuit against fellow YouTuber
11:23, 25 August 2022
YouTuber Ben Armstrong, also known as BitBoy, has said he is going to drop the lawsuit against a fellow YouTuber, Erling Mengshoel Jr., who goes by Atozy.
Armstrong's suit against Mengshoel, filed on 12 August, 2022, related to Atozy's video from Novemver 2021 titled This YouTuber scams his fans… Bitboy Crypto”. There, Mengshoel alleged that Armstrong promoted dubious crypto projects for his own profit.
Armstrong sued for defamation and emotional distress and sought $75,000 in compensation.
From what I’ve heard Bitboy will be pulling the lawsuit.
— atozy (@atozy) August 24, 2022
I’m blown away from the support.
In less than 24 hours we raised roughly $200,000 USD
Once I have the confirmation it’s officially pulled. I will be refunding everyone who donated.
Thank you guys for saving me.
Since Mengshoel revealed he was being sued on Twitter on Tuesday, many prominent figures rallied to support his case.
A crypto podcaster and trader, Jordan Fish, known as Cobie, donated Mengshoel $100,000 for his defense. Moreover, in two days, Mengshoel's fundraiser, 'Defending myself from Bitboy's frivolous lawsuit', raised over $53,000.
“I'm being sued by a crypto YouTuber known as Bitboy Crypto after calling him out for promoting a scam on his channel,” Mengshoel wrote.
“According to media reports he has previously made “$30,000 for a single paid promotion” and now “feels responsible for the losses suffered by his followers.”
“I stand by the allegations in the lawsuit, and don't understand why he filed it.
“I'm crowdfunding to help cover the insane costs of defending myself against this frivolous lawsuit. All funds raised will be used to pay legal fees. If there is anything left over I will donate them to various charities as I have no interest in profiting from my community,” he wrote.
Speaking during the livestream on Wednesday, Armstrong said: “We're going to drop the lawsuit, 100%, and I'm sorry this became public, I'm sorry that this has been misconstrued.”
Following the livestream, Mengshoel wrote: “If Bitboy has really directed his lawyer to dismiss the lawsuit against me he should prove that it's happened by posting a copy of the dismissal WITH PREJUDICE of all claims against me.”
“I'm told by my lawyer that if it is not with prejudice he can refile at any time.”
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