NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube star Logan Paul has stepped away from posting videos following an outcry when he uploaded images of what appeared to be the body of someone who killed themselves in a Japanese forest.
Paul took to Twitter on Wednesday to say he was suspending his video blog “for now” and “taking time to reflect.”
Paul created a furor when he posted a video of him in a forest near Mount Fuji showing what seemed to be a body hanging from a tree.
The video was viewed some 6 million times before being removed from Paul’s YouTube channel, a verified account with more than 15 million subscribers.
A storm of criticism followed despite two apologies, with commenters saying Paul seemed disrespectful and that his initial apology was inadequate.
I still can’t even with this phrase. But I’m trying. YT is a significant media consumption channel for people so I guess if you get as many viewings as, say, a show on ABC…why wouldn’t you be a “star”?
Maybe it’s because the few “YouTube stars” I know of - PewDiePie for example - are, to me, insufferable idiots. This Logan Paul dude isn’t doing much to change my view on that.
Oops, gotta go…there’s some kids on my lawn.