Judge dismisses ‘King of Kong’ star Billy Mitchell’s lawsuit against Cartoon Network

Notorious video game champion Billy Mitchell is a human being — not just a floating head.

New Jersey federal judge Anne Thompson has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Donkey Kong world champion Billy Mitchell against Cartoon Network, reports the New Jersey Law Journal. Mitchell was unhappy with an animated character on The Regular Show named Garrett Bobby Ferguson (GBF) — who, like Mitchell, has long hair and a beard and is a video game expert — saying that it was an invasion of privacy and a misappropriation of his likeness for commercial gain.