I’m also owed 2 months of ad revenue from @defymedia. I was told constantly that “payment will arrive by Friday.” Then they shut down. As a former managed partner, I can’t unlink my channel from them. I’ve made $0 on all content for the past 2 months. Including 2 sponsorships.https://twitter.com/shanedawson/status/1060349975492616192 …
If you have them in writing saying that they would pay you then you have a case. Get together with the other creators they owe and hire an entertainment lawyer to represent all of you as one. @TeamYouTube might not be able to help if your contract was only with Defy Media.