YouTube star Logan Paul 's rise and fall from internet fame
Logan Paul
In early January   YouTube star Logan Paul  received a wave of criticism after  he  posted a video which showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan. And now  he 's facing criticism again -- this time  from animal rights group  PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
In a new video uploaded on  his  YouTube channel   Paul  uses a stun gun on rats.
âAre we using weapons for this?â  Paul  asks  his  two friends in the video.  He  then pulls out a stun gun from  his  waist and zaps the rats  which are already dead. âNo rat comes into my house without getting tased â  Paul  adds.
âYo   he âs already dead â  his  friend replies  while throwing the dead rat carcasses in a trash can. But  Paul  uses the stun gun on the rodents once more.
YouTube suspended  Paul  after  he  posted the initial video  though the company was also criticized for how long it took to respond to it (Variety reported that YouTube waited 11 days before addressing the controversy). The social media star returned to the video sharing platform weeks later with a new 7-minute suicide prevention video.
In the video   Paul  speaks to suicide prevention experts and a man who survived  his  own suicide attempt.  He  then pledges to donate $1 million to various suicide prevention groups.
âI know Iâve made mistakes  I know Iâve let people down. But what happens when youâre given an opportunity to help make a difference in the world? Itâs time to learn from the past as I get better and grow as a human being. Iâm here to have a hard conversation so that those who are suffering can have easier ones  " Paul  said in the new video.
In light of recent controversies  here's what you need to know about  Logan Paul .
In a controversial video  which was taken down   Paul  and  his  companions came across the body in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji -- a frequent site of suicides in the country. The Internet personality recorded video of the encounter and posted it with the title  "We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest.â
In the video   Paul  seems aware that the site is sometimes chosen for suicides  but is surprised to come across what appears to be a body hanging from a tree.
"Yo  are you alive?"  he  says in the video. "Are you f--king with us?"
 Paul  also posted a more sanguine video on YouTube shortly after  showing  him  romping through a Tokyo park  talking about  his  apparel brand  visiting gadget stores and running around city streets wearing a Pokemon outfit.
 He  briefly mentioned the encounter with a body at the start of the video  saying  "That was weird."
"I thought I could make a positive ripple on the Internet  not cause a monsoon of negativity "  he  continued.
Who is  he ?
Logan Paul  22  is originally from Ohio but moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19 to pursue an entertainment career beyond social media  according to his website.
In early January   YouTube star  [TGT]   received a wave of criticism after  he  posted a video which showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan. And now  he 's facing criticism again -- this time  from animal rights group  PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
In a new video uploaded on  his  YouTube channel   Paul  uses a stun gun on rats.
âAre we using weapons for this?â  Paul  asks  his  two friends in the video.  He  then pulls out a stun gun from  his  waist and zaps the rats  which are already dead. âNo rat comes into my house without getting tased â  Paul  adds.
âYo   he âs already dead â  his  friend replies  while throwing the dead rat carcasses in a trash can. But  Paul  uses the stun gun on the rodents once more.
YouTube suspended  Paul  after  he  posted the initial video  though the company was also criticized for how long it took to respond to it (Variety reported that YouTube waited 11 days before addressing the controversy). The social media star returned to the video sharing platform weeks later with a new 7-minute suicide prevention video.
In the video   Paul  speaks to suicide prevention experts and a man who survived  his  own suicide attempt.  He  then pledges to donate $1 million to various suicide prevention groups.
âI know Iâve made mistakes  I know Iâve let people down. But what happens when youâre given an opportunity to help make a difference in the world? Itâs time to learn from the past as I get better and grow as a human being. Iâm here to have a hard conversation so that those who are suffering can have easier ones  " Paul  said in the new video.
In light of recent controversies  here's what you need to know about   [TGT]  .
In a controversial video  which was taken down   Paul  and  his  companions came across the body in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji -- a frequent site of suicides in the country. The Internet personality recorded video of the encounter and posted it with the title  "We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest.â
In the video   Paul  seems aware that the site is sometimes chosen for suicides  but is surprised to come across what appears to be a body hanging from a tree.
"Yo  are you alive?"  he  says in the video. "Are you f--king with us?"
 Paul  also posted a more sanguine video on YouTube shortly after  showing  him  romping through a Tokyo park  talking about  his  apparel brand  visiting gadget stores and running around city streets wearing a Pokemon outfit.
 He  briefly mentioned the encounter with a body at the start of the video  saying  "That was weird."
"I thought I could make a positive ripple on the Internet  not cause a monsoon of negativity "  he  continued.
Who is  he ?
 [TGT]   22  is originally from Ohio but moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19 to pursue an entertainment career beyond social media  according to his website.