Media Influencers

YouTube's Biggest Star, PewDiePie, Has Been Dropped by Disney's Maker Studios Over Anti-Semitism

Recent clips tried to make light of the Holocaust

More than 53 million YouTube users subscribe to Kjellberg's content.YouTube
By Christopher Heine

February 13, 2017

Disney-owned Maker Studios has parted ways with YouTube star Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg after it was revealed that he had posted nine videos with anti-Semitic messages, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday evening.

Christopher Heine

Christopher Heine is a New York-based editor and writer.

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