Logan Paul apologizes for showing his viewers a dead body in Japan’s suicide forest.
In 2017, Viner-turned-YouTuber Logan Paul published a video in which he and his friends toured Japan, and, in a segment of the vlog, visit Aokigahara, a forest at the base of Mount Fuji known to be a popular destination to die by suicide. While thrashing through the forest, Paul and his pals stumble upon a dead body hanging from a tree. To Paul, the logical choice was to film the body and post it to his YouTube channel. The video has since been deleted, and Paul received a barrage of hate and anger, with viewers arguing that Paul was traumatizing his audience, which is predominantly made up of children, as well as treating suicide and self-harm with disrespect. While Paul’s video is concise, his “severe lapse in judgment” pointed to a vicious cycle of Paul needing to top stunt after stunt. A pattern that has continued, ever since.
