YouTube star apologizes for viral suicide video
WASHINGTON DC: Actor and YouTube celebrity Logan Paul apologized for posting a video of a suicide victim in Japan that reportedly was viewed by six million people before being deleted.
Paul, who gained notoriety on social media and has a popular video blog or “vlog” on YouTube, filmed the video in Aokigahara, which is known as “the Japanese Suicide Forest” because of its reputation.
Dear Internet, pic.twitter.com/42OCDBhiWg
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 2, 2018
According to media reports, the video showing a man who had hanged himself, received six million views before being removed amid a firestorm of outrage on Twitter.
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Adding to the anger were outtakes of the video — which remained in circulation on Twitter — in which Paul is seen laughing and joking about the incident.
“When my brother found my sister’s body, he screamed with horror & confusion & grief & tried to save her,” actress Anna Akana tweeted.
“You do not walk into a suicide forest with a camera and claim mental health awareness.”
Dear @LoganPaul,
When my brother found my sister’s body, he screamed with horror & confusion & grief & tried to save her. That body was a person someone loved.
You do not walk into a suicide forest with a camera and claim mental health awareness.
— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) January 2, 2018
Another Twitter user wrote, “i’m truly sickened by this logan paul situation. i lost my brother to suicide… my brother took his own life by hanging himself… how insensitive and sick can you be to film someone in that state.”
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
if you really care logan paul then donate your 2018 youtube revenue to suicide prevention charities, @afspnational is a great one https://t.co/Jl3AQcsfyB
— Nate Garner (@natekgarner) January 2, 2018
So, @LoganPaul, all I'm sayin' is that I have a video on my channel literally called "Corpse Phallus Capers" that was well received. With death, people can read your intentions. If you really wanted conversation and awareness, not clickbait, viewers would see that & respect you.
— Caitlin Doughty (@TheGoodDeath) January 2, 2018
In his apology, Paul said he had posted the video in a mistaken effort to draw attention to the problem of depression and suicide.
“It’s easy to get caught up in the moment without fully weighing the possible ramifications,” he said in the statement.
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“I’m often reminded of how big a reach I truly have & with 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.”
Google-owned YouTube did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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