PewDiePie and T-Series settle lawsuit over \u201cracist\u201d YouTube diss tracks YouTube: PewDiePieNumber one YouTuber Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2018 Kjellberg has reportedly settled a lawsuit with Indian production company and record label T-Series, following a legal battle over supposedly \u2018racist\u2019 diss tracks made by the Swedish video maker. Throughout late 2018 and early 2019, Kjellberg and T-Series were locked in a seemingly endless battle for YouTube superiority, as PewDiePie attempted to keep his spot as the number one most subscribed YouTuber. After fending off the Indian corporation, PewDiePie finally admitted defeat with the sarcastically titled \u2018Congratulations\u2019, his second diss track aimed at T-Series, following his first, entitled \u201cBitch Lasagna.\u201d Both diss tracks were blocked in India following a court order in April 2019, after T-Series obtained an injunction from the Delhi High Court, in which the judge described the tracks as \u201cabusive, vulgar and racist.\u201d T-Series and PewDiePie settle over diss tracks A new court filing from July, obtained by Business Insider, shows that T-Series and PewDiePie have come to a settlement, although the parties are yet to sign an agreement. \u201cThe 15 July filing states the two have settled, but haven\u2019t signed an agreement. T-Series did not respond to a request for further detail,\u201d the report states. In PewDiePie\u2019s Congratulations song, he even alludes to having received a notice of cease and desist from T-Series, relating to his first \u2018Bitch Lasagna\u2019 diss track. Both videos remain blocked to YouTube users in India, but they are available in other countries worldwide. T-Series has since taken a commanding lead in the subscriber battle, surpassing the 100 million mark first. PewDiePie still holds the record for the most subscribers on a channel for an individual creator. In an interview with Business Insider, T-Series President Neeraj Kalyan stated that there was \u201cno hard feelings\u201d towards PewDiePie, saying \u201che\u2019s great. We wish him all the best.\u201d However, the diss tracks in question did undeniably contain some direct insults towards T-Series, and although Kjellberg appeared to be making the comments in jest, it has been taken more seriously by the Delhi High Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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