13 February 2017 6:21 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Disney’s Maker Studios has severed ties with YouTube star PewDiePie, TheWrap has learned. PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, has been dropped by the company after videos of his featuring anti-semitic jokes were uncovered by the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, Kjellberg posted a video on Jan. 11 featuring footage of two men laughing as they hold up a banner reading “Death to all Jews.” In addition, the paper found nine other instances of anti-semitic jokes on his channel. Also Read: PewDiePie Tops List of Highest Paid YouTube Stars of 2016 Kjellberg has since defended the video as a joke that. »
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