6 things to know about Logan Paul, the controversial YouTube star who filmed a dead torso in Japan's 'suicide forest'

Logan Paul

Logan Paul is in hot water.
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After YouTube star Logan Paul posted a video of himself discovering a dead body in Japan's so-called "suicide forest," the polarizing personality has been the subject field of online ire, including aroused Tweets, memes, and a petition to have both his and his brother Jake's channels removed.

Equally many have pointed out, the video may have only ended the 22-year-old's career, standing to deplete his post-obit of nearly 4 meg Twitter users, 16.1 1000000 Instagram followers, and 15 million YouTube subscribers. (Paul returned to YouTube in late January with a seven-infinitesimal documentary about suicide and mental health.)

This isn't the first time Paul has been the subject of controversy. Here are six things to know about Logan Paul, including why this resistance to his make may have been a long time coming.

Logan Paul's career began on Vine.

He'south been making online videos since he was x.
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According to a profile in Business Insider , the Ohio native began posting videos on the internet using an app called Zoosh when he was but x years erstwhile. Past the time Paul reached loftier school, he began posting short six-second clips on Vine, a now-defunct video-sharing app.

Paul was by and large known for his slapstick mode of comedy, sharing footage of himself doing stunts, telling jokes, and playing pranks.

On Vine, Paul amassed a huge corporeality of followers, in plough earning hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue and garnering tons of views. He proved himself to be an influential figure online, making the spring from one smaller app to other forms of social media, including Facebook, on which he's earned millions of video views.

Eventually, YouTube became Paul's milieu of choice, and there he'due south posted videos on 2 channels, ane for vlogs, daily video blogs, and another for more apposite or highly-produced "official" videos. According to Social Bract, these channels can earn him an almanac $14 million and $1 1000000 respectively.

He has several other side businesses.

He's tried his hand in the music and vesture industries.
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In addition to his social media profiles, Paul, who briefly attended Ohio University before dropping out, has a few other side hustles and businesses.

Paul designs and markets a wear brand, Maverick Dress . The line includes backpacks, hoodies, and joggers, all in bright colors and athleisure styles.

He likewise is an aspiring rapper and musician. The music video for his unmarried "Outta My Hair" starred Bella Thorne and gained 34 1000000 views in two months. His other songs include "No Handlebars" and "Help Me Assistance You" which features the band Why Don't We.

"Aid Me Help You" hit the 90th spot on the Australian charts and the fifth spot on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

He aspires to have on serious acting roles.

He has Hollywood dreams.
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As he said in his 2015 Business Insider contour, Paul has high hopes of becoming a household proper name.

He's taken on small roles in Telly shows like "Police & Order" and "Stitchers" too as larger parts in movies like "The Thinning," which The Verge called "a mess."

Though he hopes to become what his father calls "the white Will Smith," Paul has yet to find his breakout starring office, though he does know what kind of work he'd like to be doing.

"I desire to exist in R-rated movies. It's time for me to grow upwardly and expand my brand of one-act because the dirty stuff is the fun stuff," Paul told Business Insider. "That's the stuff that gets the college people laughing. Some of my Vines, the young girls love them. Just college students will scout them and be like, 'yo this is impaired.'"

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