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YouTuber Faces Lawsuit for Prank Video Gone Wrong

10/24/2025

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YouTuber Calimar White, known as "Agent Ratliff," faces a federal lawsuit from Holmes Building Materials in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The lawsuit alleges that White impersonated an OSHA agent during a prank video filmed on August 1, 2025, which damaged the company's reputation.
Claims include defamation, false imprisonment, and battery for blowing cigarette smoke at a supervisor.
The video, posted on August 12, 2025, has garnered over 112,000 views.
White argues he never claimed to represent OSHA and views his actions as comedy, raising questions about parody's boundaries.

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YouTuber Calimar White, known as "Agent Ratliff," faces a federal lawsuit from Holmes Building Materials in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The lawsuit alleges that White impersonated an OSHA agent during a prank video filmed on August 1, 2025, which damaged the company's reputation.
Claims include defamation, false imprisonment, and battery for blowing cigarette smoke at a supervisor.
The video, posted on August 12, 2025, has garnered over 112,000 views.
White argues he never claimed to represent OSHA and views his actions as comedy, raising questions about parody's boundaries.