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Paul has made fame as a villain and a provocative social media. |
Jake Paul pushed him to fame as a social media fanatic who loves him
Paul has made fame as a villain and a provocative social media.
To his religious fanatics - who call themselves Jake Paulers - there's no joke, and not too much controversy. Every time he plunges into a scandal, tweets flood the hashtag #jakepaulisover. But it never ended. On the contrary, with every trick, prank or dispute on the Internet, he gains more fans on his YouTube channel.
His channel includes rap music and has over 20 million followers. Some of his pranks are so infamous, and the Canadian National Postal Agency once described him as a "socially obsessed menace".
Paul found himself in trouble again on Wednesday when FBI agents executed a search warrant at his Los Angeles home for unknown reasons. The agency said the matter is related to an ongoing investigation, but declined to elaborate.
Here are the other events that made the headlines:
Host a party during the epidemic
As Los Angeles was struggling with the return of Corona cases last month, Paul hosted hordes of people present at his palace in Calabasas. The mayor was not amused.
Videos captured at his home showed jubilant young men partying without masks or social distancing. They danced, rolled the dice, and drank from red cups. Others held onto a backhoe winch that pulled them up and turn them around.
"It is totally unacceptable to interact with people like that during this time. People must wear masks and people must keep a distance. You cannot have parties with more than 100 people," said Mayor Alicia Wintraub.
After the ceremony, the mayor said that the city and law enforcement adopt a zero-tolerance policy for anyone hosting large gatherings.
He was accused of assaulting a mall
Paul was charged with criminal trespass and illegal assembly after a video tape showed him in an Arizona shopping center being looted.
"The social media influencer, Jake Ball, was present and stayed inside the mall after declaring an illegal gathering," the Scottsdale Police Department said in June.
Authorities said he was present during the destruction of property at the Fashion Square complex in Scottsdale. Paul has denied any involvement.
He said: “To be completely clear, neither I nor anyone in our group participated in any looting or vandalism.” We filmed everything we saw in an attempt to share our experience and drew more attention to the anger that we felt in every neighborhood we traveled to; We were strictly bound, not engaged. "
On Wednesday, the Scotdale Police Department said it is rejecting the charges against him and two friends.
"It is in the community's interest to dismiss misdemeanor charges without prejudice until a federal criminal investigation can be completed. Scottsdale reserves the option to return the charges based on the outcome of the federal investigation," police said in a statement.
His brother is controversial
Jake Paul has a brother who has more fans than YouTube. Just call them a double trouble.
Logan Paul made headlines in 2018 when he visited a Japanese forest known for suicide. The signs posted there provide a hotline number and urge suicidal visitors to seek help. While visiting with his group, they found a corpse hanging in the woods and photographed it. Logan Paul later posted a video apology after harsh criticism of the body.
"I should have never posted the video," he said. "There were so many things that I should have done differently but I did not do it, from the bottom of my heart, I'm sorry."
Disney dropped him after quarrels with neighbors
In 2017, Disney broke with Jake Paul, who appeared in the channel series "Bizaardvark".
The decision came after his neighbors complained of his stunts, which included setting furniture on fire in an empty swimming pool. At that time, the neighbors considered filing a lawsuit against him.
“It was a quiet and gentle street, and now we are just like this war zone,” said neighbor Metal Dahan of CNN KTLA at the time. "We are families here, and we are more than happy to be here if they respect their neighbors, but they are not."
Neighbors told reporters that Paul loved sharing his speech, sending young girls to congregate outside the house. When partner asked Paul how he felt about the neighbors who say living next to him was "living hell" and "circus," he seemed unperturbed.
"I mean, people love circus, don't they?" Asked.
Prank TSA with teddy bear
In 2016, Jake Paul made headlines when he went to the airport with a huge teddy bear. The Transportation Security Administration posted a picture of a stuffed, lonely and stuffed animal at the airport.
"Its owners abandoned it at Los Angeles airport after the airline decided it was too big to be shown as a handbag and taken on board," TSA wrote in the caption, while reminding passengers of the size. Of handbags.
People unleashed outrage at the Transportation Security Administration, saying it might have spoiled a child's birthday by not allowing a passenger to take a bear on board.
But there was no child involved. Paul uploaded a video of his confrontation with the Transportation Security Administration, telling his followers that he tried to take "Brody the Bear" - a gift to his girlfriend - through airport security, but was unsuccessful.