The boyfriend of a diet guru famous for eating 51 bananas a day claims he could 'retire in 100 countries ' due to the $ 10,000 he makes a month 'pimping her out ' across YouTube . An e-book written by Freelee the Banana Girl 's partner , Harley Johnstone , has been tendered in South Australia 's Supreme Court as the pair battle a lawsuit brought against them by a rival Australian fitness blogger , the Advertiser reports . Leanne Ratcliffe - better known as Freelee - and Mr Johnstone are facing a lawsuit from Kayla Itsines , the brains behind the Bikini Body Guide , and her boyfriend who allege the pair defamed them in a series of online posts . Scroll down for video . Freelee the Banana Girl and boyfriend Harley Johnstone are battling a lawsuit brought against them by a rival Australian fitness blogger in the South Australian Supreme Court . Kayla v Freelee : Instagram personality Kayla Itsines ( left ) is taking legal action against Freelee The Banana Girl ( right ) over alleged defamation . In Mr Johnstone 's vegan-themed book , titled Carb The F*** Up : Follow Your Heart With No F**** Given , he claims he makes $ 10,000 a month from his various YouTube channels . 'Yep , easy money is n't it just for doing videos on health , sharks , bike stuff and pimping out my girlfriend ... hey , sex sells and so does the fear of sharks , ' he wrote . 'We troll the internet with the health message and use whatever means possible to get that message out there ... swearing , sharks or cleavage usually works pretty good . ' I 'm 37 , zero debt , enough money in the bank to retire in about 100 different countries for the rest of my life ... thanks , YouTube ! ' His book also goes on to say Mr Johnstone is n't there to make friends , he 'does n't care ' who he offends in his online posts and he welcomes trolls . 'The only reason I delete or block someone is so they get fired up and talk about us on someone else 's video , ' he wrote . 'That way , they advertise us — and for free . ' Prior to a court hearing Monday , large crowd of Freelee 's supporters reportedly appeared and chanted the 'fruitarian ' duo 's slogan , 'carb the f*** up ' Popular Instagram personality and personal trainer Kayla Itsines ( pictured ) is behind the extremely popular Bikini Body Challenge . Ms Ratcliffe told the Advertiser her boyfriend was n't pimping her out - it was 'his cheeky way of saying he likes to show me looking fit , lean and healthy ' . Prior to a court hearing Monday , large crowd of Freelee 's supporters reportedly appeared and chanted the 'fruitarian ' duo 's slogan , 'carb the f*** up ' . In a fiery Facebook post to her 2.3 million followers last month , Ms Itsines alleged Ms Ratcliffe and Mr Johnstone made false claims on YouTube that her partner was on steroids , that she was starving herself or other people and that she was a fraud . 'This is wrong and illegal , ' she wrote . 'So I have requested that the content be removed from the internet . 'After my initial request was denied I had no choice but to continue to protect the safety and reputation of my followers , Tobi and myself from a personal point of view . ' Kayle Itsines and her partner Tobi lodged an injunction to the South Australian Supreme Court in February . With a successful business and popular training regime , Ms Itsines ( above ) has more than 2.3 million followers on Instagram . Ms Itsines is the powerhouse behind the popular fitness brand , the Bikini Body Guide . Ms Itsines lodged an injunction to the South Australian Supreme Court in February . Her legal representative , Andrew Harris QC , reportedly told Judge Brian Withers at Monday 's hearing that Mr Johnstone and Ms Ratcliffe had not complied with the request . He said they had kept the videos on YouTube but set to 'private ' . Judge Withers told the court the matter should head straight to trial . Mr Harris was quoted saying that there was still a prospect of mediation between the parties in the next seven days . The hearing was adjourned until next week . The presence of a large number of supporters for Ms Ratcliffe and Mr Johnstone came after they issued a video request for 'fruit bats ' to attend court to support them . 'Good will prevail ! ' Ms Ratcliffe said in the video . 'The fruit bats will prevail ! ' Freelee the Banana Girl and Durianrider took to YouTube have made two statements about the impending legal action in the past week . Harley Johnstone and Freelee the Banana Girl promote vegan and raw vegan eating options and are popular YouTube personalities . Freelee the Banan Girl famously ate 51 bananas in one YouTube video . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Book written by boyfriend of Freelee the Banana Girl tendered as evidence in SA Supreme Court as pair battle lawsuit . Harley Kayla Itsines claims in e-book Carb The F*** Up to make $ 10k a month . Rival fitness blogger Johnstone is taking legal action against the pair . She claims Freelee and Mr Kayla Itsines defamed her and her boyfriend in a series of online posts .