Feb 14, 2017

Disney drops Youtube star PewDiePie over anti-Semitism

The decision came after several videos he released over the past few months were found to contain Nazi references or anti-Semitic imagery. PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, accepted the material was offensive, but said he did not support "Any kind of hateful attitudes". The Swede is reported to have made $15m through Youtube in 2016. He has been associated with Disney via Maker Studios, a company with a network of Youtube stars, drawing several billions of views per month - generating vast income from advertising. Last, year, PewDiePie was temporarily suspended from Twitter after making jokes about the so-called Islamic State.

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