Aaron Paul has hit out at YouTuber Logan Paul (Picture: Getty/YouTube)

Aaron Paul has hit out at YouTuber Logan Paul for posting a video of a dead body to his YouTube channel.

There are calls for Logan’s YouTube channel, which has 15 million subscribers, to be removed after he uploaded a video showing a dead body in Aokigahara.

In the 15 minute vlog, Logan and his friends repeatedly zoom in on the deceased man – whose face is blurred – while saying how ‘crazy’ the situation is.

After a friend said ‘I don’t feel very good’, Logan said: ‘You never stand next to a dead guy?’ before laughing.


Logan Paul filmed a dead body in a notorious suicide spot in a Japanese forest (Picture: YouTube)

Later in the video, the 22-year-old said his laughter was a coping mechanism and that he wasn’t making light of the ‘sad’ situation.



Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul – who is of no relation to Logan or his fellow YouTuber brother Jake – was among those furious at the irresponsible and disturbing video.

The 38-year-old actor tweeted: ‘Dear @LoganPaul,

‘How dare you! You disgust me. I can’t believe that so many young people look up to you. So sad. Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash. Plain and simple.

‘Suicide is not a joke. Go rot in hell. Ap.’

Many people praised Aaron for his tweet, with one person replying: ‘Jake and Logan might be cancelled but this Paul ain’t’ and another response reading: ‘The only guy with the last name Paul we claim.’

Dear @LoganPaul, How dare you! You disgust me. I can't believe that so many young people look up to you. So sad. Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash. Plain and simple. Suicide is not a joke. Go rot in hell. Ap — Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) January 2, 2018

Logan removed the video from his YouTube channel after one day, after it had been watched over one million times.

He has since issued an apology.

He wrote on Twitter: ‘Let’s start with this – I’m sorry.

‘This is a first for me. I’ve never faced criticism like this before, because I’ve never made a mistake like this before. I’m surrounded by good people and believe I can make good decisions, but I’m still a human being. I can be wrong.

‘I didn’t do it for views. I get views. I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity. That’s never the intention. I intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention and while I thought “if this video saves just ONE life, it’ll be worth it”, I was misguided by shock and awe, as portrayed in the video. I still am.’

Logan continued: ‘I do this shit every day. I made a 15 minute TV show EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 460+ days. One may understand that it’s easy to get caught up in the moment without fully weighing up the ramifications.

‘I’m often reminded of how big a reach I truly have and which great power comes great responsibility… for the first time in my life I’m regretful to say I handled that power incorrectly. It won’t happen again. ‘I love everyone. I believe in people. I’m out here. Peace. #Logang4Life.’

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