Disney severs ties with YouTube star PewDiePie over antisemitic videos

YouTuber with 53 million subscribers posted videos featuring antisemitic jokes and Nazi imagery, including two men holding a 'Death to All Jews' sign

The Walt Disney Company has severed ties with YouTube's biggest star PewDiePie after he posted a series of videos featuring antisemitic comments.

PewDiePie, real name Felix Kjellberg, is a 27-year-old Swede who built a huge fanbase making opinionated videos, mostly about video games. With more than 53 million subscribers on YouTube, Kjellberg has turned his videos into a lucrative business, earning more than $14m per year from advertising, sponsorship and appearance fees.