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Desperately Seeking Stanley
| "Desperately Seeking Stanley" | |
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| Season/Series: | 8 |
| Number in season: | 7B |
| Original Airdate: |  December 23, 2003[1] March 3, 2004[2] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Cusi Cram |
| Storyboard by: | Julian Harris Patricia Atchison |
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Summary
On his third birthday, Arthur's favorite present was Stanley, his teddy bear. Stanley protected Arthur when he was afraid of the dark...and even when his new baby sister, D.W. arrived. What will he do if he sells him out of peer pressure?
Plot
The story starts off with Stanley and a Woogle on the second shelf. Stanley looks old and worn and needs to be sewn. Arthur's mother sews him and then the Reads have a garage sale. D.W. thinks a penny is good enough. Arthur disagrees. She tries to sell her singing fish, Thelma, to Vicita Molina, but Ramon says it's too expensive (which was 1,000 dollars.) Soon, she hears from D.W. about Stanley and gets even more excited than she did with Thelma.
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Trivia
- In Arthur's third birthday party flashback, Francine was seen there, but they didn't know each other until in the preschool flashback in the earlier episode "Locked in the Library!."
- At the end of the episode, when Arthur is in the attic at the Tibble house, a pig wearing something similar to a toga can be seen. This is probably the Brain's old stuffed animal, Plato, meaning that who he gave it to was Mrs. Tibble.
- This episode is probably named after the popular 80's movie "Desperately Seeking Susan" featuring Madonna.
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social m
reer
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instag
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
ram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
reer
2013–2015: Vine and YouTube beginnings
Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[11] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[12]By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[9] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[5] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul on a panel discussing The Thinning at the New York Comic Con with (left to right) co-star Peyton List, writer/director Michael Gallagher and moderator Andy Signore
TheOfficialLoganPaul is the YouTube account used by Paul to upload short films and comedy sketches. Paul also posts a daily vlog to "Logan Paul Vlogs", uploading every day without fail from September 12, 2016 to January 1, 2018. While his first channel has a following of 4.36 million[13], his vlog channel surpassed it with a following of 15.7 million as of January 10, 2018.[14]
2015–2016: television roles, YouTube Red series, Airplane Mode, and commercial roles
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[15] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][16]
Paul was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2] In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[17]
2017–present: Baywatch
In February 2017, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[18] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[19] It was later revealed in a deleted scene that Paul really was cut from the 2017 film Baywatch. He would have cameoed as Zane, who bullies Ronnie for taking his shirt off.[20]
Legal issues, controversies, and YouTube suspensions
"No Handlebars" controversy
On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track based heavily around an interpolated sample of the song "Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group Flobots. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul literally rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman Jamie Laurie lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a diss track towards Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars".[21]
Suicide video controversy
On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a vlog to his YouTube channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had committed suicide by hanging in Aokigahara at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its high occurrence as a suicide site. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded.[22]
Paul was criticized for posting the video by celebrities,[23] politicians,[24] and was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims.[25] Several petitions were made to Change.org urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel, the largest of which received more than 500,000 signatures as of January 12, 2018.[26]
As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. On January 2, 2018, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul describes his behavior as a "coping mechanism," asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process.[27][28][29] While acknowledging his actions as irresponsible, he denied that his intention was to mock the victim. The video has garnered over 47.5 million views as of January 20, 2018.[30]
On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's video. In the series of tweets they said "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."[31] On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from Google Preferred, its preferred ad program, and the sequel to his YouTube film The Thinning was placed on hold,[32][33] with the airing of Logan Paul Vs. being halted as well. Paul was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series Foursome and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.[34] On January 15, Paul was seen at LAX by reporters from TMZ. Paul said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly." When asked whether or not he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."[35] On January 24, Paul uploaded his first video to the "Logan Paul Vlogs" channel since the apology video uploaded three weeks prior. In this video, Paul takes an in depth look at suicide prevention, interviewing Golden Gate Bridge jumper Kevin Hines, musical activist Bob Forrest, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline director Dr. John Draper.[36] The video was met with mostly positive feedback and has a total of 22 million views as of January 28, 2018.[37] In addition, Paul has donated one million dollars to suicide prevention agencies, with a quarter of the proceeds going to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.[38]
On February 4, Logan Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a month long hiatus.
Maverick Apparel Lawsuit
In wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.[39][40]
Personal life
In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California as other fellow social media celebrities, like Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan "Dwarf Mamba" Eckenrode. It was this that allowed various collaborations with one another on their videos.[11]
In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in Rancho Mirage, California,[41][42] having been evicted from their previous residence.[43]
Paul has a Sun Conure[44] named Maverick, who ended up inspiring the name of his clothing brand and fanbase. Paul also has a Pomeranian dog named "Kong Da Savage".[45]
Health
In October 2017, Paul revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was missing 15% of his right testicle from the result of a stunt. For one of his Vine videos, Paul was at a shopping mall and during the stunt had landed onto a chair with his right testicle afflicted. Three days after the stunt, Paul decided to go to a hospital where he was told the right testicle had been damaged.[46]
Paul claims to be red-green colorblind. However, he has been parodied and criticized by YouTube personalities such as h3h3Productions and iDubbbz for faking his reactions in a video, in which he used color-corrective glasses for the first time. Paul himself admits that he "embellished" and "exaggerated [his] reactions" to the glasses, while adding that he "did not lie" about his impairment.[47]
Filmography
Film
Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan.
- Stanley and the Woogle coming to life when Arthur's not around is a reference to Toy Story where the toys come to life when Andy's not around.
Episode connections
- Mr. Ratburn's class had previously studied clouds in "Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble".
- Arthur's Woogle from "Arthur Rides the Bandwagon makes another appearance.
Gallery
Background art
Arthur's bedroom with the cloud project
The attic of the Tibbles' house
The garage sale
The Reads' driveway
Screenshots
References
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000807
- ↑ http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur#2002 - Season 2002, page 1
