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If there's anyone who believes all publicity is good publicity, it's Logan Paul...
Yesterday, the YouTube star went on Fox Business for a bizarre, rambling interview about his huge social media following, his controversial past and his charity athletics tournament - although based upon some of the bzzarre lines he reeled off on the show, you'd be forgiven for wondering why he was even there in the frst place.
You can watch some of the highlights from it below:
Logan Paul was just on Fox Business and, well, it was something https://t.co/MbCCoERNu3— jordan (@jordan) 1563825918
Here’s what we learned from the interview:
Logan Paul is not controversial anymore, he's “ex-controversial”
Logan Paul is the “fastest entertainer on the planet”
Logan Paul apparently spends more money than he makes
Logan Paul has pink eye - it has a two week incubation period
For anyone who’s forgotten why Paul was controversial, the internet star caused outrage when he visited an area of Japan known as the “suicide forest” in 2017 and filmed an apparent suicide victim for a video on his YouTube channel.
Earlier this year, he was also widely-criticised for saying he would “go gay for a month” - a comment LGBT+ groups said was disrespectful.
It looks like the Fox Business interview was supposed to be an advert for his Challenger games - a sort of YouTuber Olympics to raise money for charity - but ultimately it came across as another cynical attempt to get himself back in the news after a turbulent past few years.
And to be fair to him, it certainly got people's attention… but at what cost?
Logan Paul on Fox News https://t.co/W7zszZPM73— Sarah Manavis (@Sarah Manavis) 1563829813
logan paul fox interview but as a ‘Lofi chill beats to study to’ sample https://t.co/4uNfhLGtlI— Midoca (@Midoca) 1563838837
@JordanUhl he has the same exact energy of a frat boy who has taken one econ course and now refers to himself as a… https://t.co/IE7gl5V6zM— Chenay Arberry (@Chenay Arberry) 1563827034
There were some people who claimed Paul got exactly what he wanted out of the interview - e.g. another viral moment.
Let me fix the caption.. " @LoganPaul knew this would happen and played all of ya'll." This man just marketed his… https://t.co/KdNPnSbqid— Rafae Ahmad (@Rafae Ahmad) 1563836537
@TaylorLorenz I get the impression he knows exactly what he’s doing here, which is getting attention by being ‘trol… https://t.co/0LKapbHond— Alanah Pearce (@Alanah Pearce) 1563837612
And he seemed happy with his performance on his Twitter account yesterday.
ex-controversial https://t.co/tGqTIFV48S— Logan Paul (@Logan Paul) 1563830341
But it’s worth remembering that doing stupid things for attention is how Paul nearly ruined his career.
It looks like he's got a long way to go before he's "ex-controversial" for a lot of people.
More: LGBT+ activist tells Logan Paul why his 'going gay for a month' comment 'legitimises bullying'
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