PewDiePie is pissed at coverage of the Warner Bros. 'pay for play' settlement

PewDiePie bashed reporters Wednesday for singling him out in articles about the Federal Trade Commission and Warner Bros. "pay for play" settlement." In a video uploaded Wednesday -- titled "THE PEWDIEPIE'SCANDAL'!!" -- the Swedish YouTuber (whose real name is Felix Kjellberg) expressed outrage that the FTC would list him as one of the YouTube creators "reviewing" the publisher's game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The FTC argues the Burbank-based entertainment company failed to adequately disclose that it paid influencers "hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars" to create sponsored videos that only promote the game in a positive way. No particular influencer was named in the FTC settlement itself. However, in its press release, the FTC did mention the "wildly popular" PewDiePie. "It's kind of bullshit," PewDiePie said of the media coverage. "Yes, I could have disclosed it better.