YouTuber David Dobrik sued by Jeff Wittek over stunt gone wrong

YouTuber David Dobrik sued by Jeff Wittek over stunt gone wrong

Entertainment Weekly-Celebrity·2022-06-29 04:00

A long-simmering YouTube feud has finally entered the legal system. Jeff Wittek is suing David Dobrik for $10 million in damages related to a stunt they filmed in 2020 that left Wittek with grievous injuries, according to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The stunt in question involved Wittek swinging from a rope tied to an excavator that was being operated by Dobrik. Things did not go according to plan: Wittek's filing alleges that Dobrik was spinning the construction equipment at "unsafe speeds" before slowing the machine suddenly, causing Wittek to collide with the side of the excavator — resulting in "a myriad of injuries." Footage from the incident was posted to YouTube in April 2021 but has since been deleted.

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