‘EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE’
YouTuber Logan Paul thinks he should be forgiven after sick suicide forest video
LOGAN Paul has said he deserves a "second chance" after he posted footage of a suicide victim in a Japanese forest.
The disgraced YouTuber claims to have learned a lot from the backlash he faced in the wake of the sick video.
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He told a reporter at LA airport "Everyone deserves second chances, bro."
The 22-year-old added that he had a message for YouTube and that it was "coming".
The streaming site cut ties with the vlogger after he posted the suicide video.
Paul faces his online fame and income being wiped out after the video giant removed him from their Google Preferred section.
He was forced to apologise after his video of a man hanging in Japan's "suicide forest" was slammed for being insensitive.
Logan Paul was heard yelling, "Yo, are you alive?" at the dead man during a 15-minute clip, filmed at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji.
The camera then zoomed into the man's body, while Paul asks his tour guide: "Did we just find a dead person in the suicide forest hanging?"
YouTube's Preferred Programme allows companies to sell adverts on the top 5 per cent of content creators, meaning Paul will be hit in the wallet after his gaffe.
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A statement from the company said: "In light of recent events, we have decided to remove Logan Paul's channels from Google Preferred.
"Additionally, we will not feature Logan in season four of Foursome and his new Originals are on hold."
The clip uploaded by Paul on December 31, had millions of views on YouTube before it was taken down.
After the video was removed, Paul - who has 15 million YouTube subscribers - posted a written apology to Twitter, saying his intention was to "raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention".
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YouTube star Logan Paul slammed for posting video of dead body online
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He added: "I didn't do it for the views... I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity.
"I intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention and while I thought 'if this video saves one life, it'll be worth it,' I was misguided by shock and awe."
On Tuesday, YouTube said it was looking at "further consequences" after the posting of the video.
In a series of tweets, the company said: "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying.
"We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again."
Celebrities joined in condemning his video.
Breaking Bad actor Aaron told Paul to "go rot in hell", while Sophie Turner branded him an "idiot" who doesn't "deserve success".
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The YouTube star, who lives in LA, averages over 20 million views on some of his daily vlogs.
He shot to fame on app Vine where he shared six-second comedy videos before moving on to YouTube where he has made a 15-minute show every day for more than 460 days.
The comic claimed he was visiting the forest with his crew to focus on the ";haunted aspect" of the forest.
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