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Logan Paul pictured with arms around girlfriend at basketball game days after sparking outrage by vowing to ‘go gay for a month’
YOUTUBER Logan Paul is pictured getting cosy with his girlfriend Corinna Kopf at a basketball game just days after he sparked viral outrage.
The controversial vlogger has since apologised for saying he plans to "go gay for a month" and then "swing back".
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The 23-year-old American came under fire last year when he filmed a dead body in a Japanese suicide forest, and has now been accused of mocking LGBTQ+ culture.
On his podcast 'Impaulsive' on Wednesday he claimed he was taking up resolutions for the first three months of 2019.
He says in January they're going vegan and sober, followed by "fatal February" during which they plan to eat steaks and drinks a lot of alcohol - but "male only March" was the one Paul is being blasted for.
On the podcast he says: "So it's male only March. We're gonna attempt to go gay for just one month."
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Co-host Mike Majlak follows the explanation saying: "For one month, and then swing, and then go back."
The vlogger has been slammed for his comments on social media, where members of the LGBTQ+ community explain being gay isn't a choice.
GLAAD, an American media monitoring organisation founded by LGBTQ+ people, tweeted "That's not how it works Logan Paul".
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To which Paul responded: "Very poor choice of words… my fault. let’s get together and talk about it on my podcast next week?"
But his apology didn't have the desired effect with one person responding: "It’s not the 'choice of words' you used, it’s your beyond insensitivity to the subject.
"Do you understand anything about our community and the “choice” you think we have to be who we are? Promoting your podcast and having an LGBTQ+ organisation coming on it isn’t an apology."
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