YouTube king Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg and Bollywood label T-Series are in the midst of a heated battle to become the most subscribed channel on YouTube – but it looks like T-Series is turning their race up a notch.
According to entertainment and law website IPRMENTLAW, T-Series sought out a court order from the Delhi High Court to remove PewDiePie’s ‘Bitch Lasagna’ and ‘Congratulations’ diss racks from YouTube.
The alleged court order ruled in favor of T-Series’ complaint against the YouTuber, claiming that Kjellberg’s songs were “defamatory, disparaging, insulting, and offensive,” and noted that comments on the videos were “abusive, vulgar, and also racist in nature.”
Is T-Series’ Court Order actually real?
The order likewise ruled that PewDiePie must “remove and disable access” to the songs in question – as well as “ensure that the said videos do not ever get uploaded again on the platform.”
While the lawsuit is indeed real, as it is listed as a pending case on the Delhi High Court’s website, the legitimacy of the alleged court order is up for debate; as no other sources have yet confirmed the order’s validity, fans can only speculate as to its possible efficacy in the long run.
PewDiePie’s allegations against T-Series
T-Series’ suit against PewDiePie follows major allegations thrown out against the company in his ‘Congratulations’ diss track, claiming that the label had gotten its start by providing pirated songs.
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PewDiePie also made note of sexual harassment allegations against T-Series CEO Bhushan Kumar, which were nullified in early 2019 after the claimant revealed the accusations to be false.
That’s not all; PewDiePie likewise accused Kumar of having ties to the Indian mafia, and even claimed that T-Series had sent him a cease and desist letter due to his previous diss track, ‘Bitch Lasagna.’
PewDiePie has since overtaken the label by a serious margin, sitting at over 289,000 subscribers above T-Series as of April 10.
The petition to ban PewDiePie
This isn’t the only major action taken against PewDiePie in recent days, either; a Change.org petition likewise seeks to ban Kjellberg from YouTube altogether, due to “white supremacist” content and a toxic audience.
PewDiePie addressed the petition in a video on April 7, noting that many of its claims were blatantly false and misleading, and even highlighted the multiple charity fundraisers he’d organized over his eight-year career on the site.