At the beginning of January this year, Logan Paul went viral for all the wrong reasons after posting a video about the Aokigahara Forest in Japan. In the vlog, which was titled "We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest...", the 23-year-old recorded himself openly mocking a suicide victim, sparking massive backlash from both fans and critics.

At one point in the clip, which Paul later took down, the YouTuber could be heard yelling: "Yo, are you alive? Are you f**king with us?", which many people - understandably - considered to be highly insensitive and offensive.

After issuing a half-hearted "apology" (in which he claimed that he was merely trying to create a "positive ripple on the internet") and going on to create a suicide awareness video, Paul acted as if he had been absolved of his horrendous behaviour. However, given that he then went on to post more offensive content, a lot of people did not consider his remorse to be all that genuine.

And now, in a new interview with YouTuber Casey Neistat, Paul is back to shed a little more light on what went down six months ago, and also how he's planning to create a documentary about the whole incident.

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Right from the offset, Paul appears to be talking about himself as a victim. He says that his documentary is questioning whether he can "recover" from what happened back in January. "Is it possible for Logan Paul to make a comeback?" he asks himself.

Neistat picks up on this, and asks Paul whether the documentary is simply an excuse for him to garner some sympathy from his audience.

"No, not at all," Paul says. "I don't think people should, can, or will sympathise with me. What I did - there's no distracting people [from that]. It's an unbiased, objective story that captures how something like that can happen, and what went wrong in my life that I thought that was a good idea."

He then went on to insist that "I am not the victim here. What I did was disgusting. It was wrong. It was an extreme lapse of judgement," but admitted that his document was an attempt at a "redemption story".

Neistat then pointed out that, for there to be a redemption story, Paul needs to do something to actually earn that redemption. "There hasn't been much that has demonstrated that you're a different person," Neistat said.

Throughout the interview, Paul still appears to be defending his actions, and says that everything he does is part of his "brand" - and viewers picked up on this.

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What's more, he seems sorry about the way he is perceived, rather than what he actually did.

"The worst part about all of this is [me] being seen as culturally insensitive," he says at one point.

Aside from the fact that he still hasn't claimed full accountability for his actions, some people on Twitter were not particularly happy that Paul is still being given airtime.

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Yet again, then, Paul has managed to offend people by turning an apology into another opportunity for self-promotion.

It's not as if he's beyond redemption, either. All he would have to do to earn forgiveness is to prove that he is a different person now, that he's changed for the better. But he can't. Everything he says just seems to be an excuse for his awful behaviour - which, by the way, he still profits from.

Maybe his upcoming documentary will prove that he is genuinely remorseful. Maybe it won't. Either way, there are enough people out there who support Paul enough to let him get away with being the way he is, and so it doesn't look like he'll be going anywhere anytime soon.

At the beginning of this week, 22-year-old YouTuber Logan Paul saw one of his vlogs go viral for all the wrong reasons. The video, which was titled, "We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest...", caused outrage after it showed Logan and two of his friends mocking a suicide victim in the infamous Aokigahara Forest. During the 15-minute clip, Logan asks his guide, "Did we just find a dead person in the suicide forest hanging?" The video then cuts to a shot of the body, while Logan shouts at it from behind the camera. "Yo, are you alive? Are you f**king with us?" he yells. Understandably, this upset a lot of people - not only because it showed a huge amount of insensitivity to people who experience suicidal thoughts or have lost loved ones to suicide, but because it ridiculed something which is an incredibly delicate topic in Japan. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/MJStarLover/status/949359713145294850]] After that one video drew a lot of attention, though, people began looking into all the other stunts Logan pulled while he was on the trip. And, unsurprisingly, some of them are pretty horrific. As well as visiting the Aokigahara Forest, the YouTuber known for his "pranks" also walked around wearing stereotypical Japanese dress while mockingly saying, "you know how it is in Japan, they're all about the respect", threw a plushie Pokeball at strangers while dressed in a Pikachu costume, and dangled squid tentacles in people's faces while they were just trying to walk down the street. Again and again, he openly mocked people - knowing full well that Japan prides itself as a dignified and respectful nation - and then posted the clips on the internet for people to laugh at. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/yuxelcan/status/949151981905494016]] And it's not like he was unaware of what he was doing. "I swear Tokyo is just a giant playground," Logan says in one the videos. "Maybe it’s not. Maybe I should stop. Probably not." In the context of his apology for the suicide forest video - in which the YouTuber said, "there's a lot of things I should have done differently, but I didn't" - it becomes obvious that Logan was conscious of the impact his actions would have, but he went ahead and posted the videos anyway. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/wetheunicorns/status/949297972986163200]] Now, as a result of his videos getting so much attention, Logan is facing a huge amount of backlash on Twitter. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/nerdyasians/status/948996015427788800]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/biticonjustine/status/949377837810704384]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/phoebehatesyou/status/949564873431703552]] In his original apology for the suicide forest video, Logan said: "None of us knew how to react or how to feel. I should have never posted the video. I should have put the cameras down and stopped recording what we were going through. I’m ashamed of myself. I’m disappointed in myself and I promise to be better. I will be better. Thank you." Whether or not he will extend that apology to cover all of the other disrespectful and racist things he did throughout his trip remains to be seen, but - considering that he has angered pretty much an entire nation - he'd better be prepared to make some serious reparations for his actions.    

By now, you've probably heard of Logan Paul, the obnoxious YouTube star who mocked a man that killed himself in Japan's infamous "suicide forest." That controversial video got over six million views in a day, sparking an enormous backlash. In America, we're bitterly divided on politics, sports and new Eminem songs, but there is one thing we can all agree on: Logan Paul is a bit of a douche. Logan deleted the video, apologized twice, and said he is taking some time off to bathe in his money - I mean, "reflect." But the outrage shows no sign of relenting. The Japanese police said they would like to speak with him. More controversial clips from his trip to Japan emerged, in which he harasses people on the street with squid tentacles and Pokeballs. Yesterday YouTube finally responded,tweeting an open letter in which they accepted some accountability for their role in this mess. (Logan, not YouTube, removed the much-maligned video, and it was "trending" all day long.) [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/YouTube/status/950847377816113153]] Today YouTube announced they're taking even stronger action, and are cutting business ties with Logan Paul. If you're here for schadenfreude, don't get too excited. They're not deleting his YouTube channel. But they are hitting the popular vlogger where it hurts - financially. They're removing his channel from Google's special preferred ad program, which means he'll be earning less revenue from his 15 million subscribers. In addition, they're canning his YouTube Red movie The Thinning: New World Order and will not feature him in the upcoming season of the Web series Foursome. "In light of recent events, we have decided to remove Logan Paul’s channels from Google Preferred," said a YouTube spokesperson in a statement. "Additionally, we will not feature Logan in season 4 of ‘Foursome’ and his new Originals are on hold." Whoa! Bummer, bro! Last year YouTube took similar action with PewDiePie, aka Felix Kjellberg, a Swedish vlogger with over 60 million subscribers, and a very annoying way of saying his name (Peeeewwww-dee-pahhh!). After making some videos that featured racist comments and anti-Semitic imagery, YouTube cancelled season 2 of his YouTube Red series, Scare PewDiePie. And he's still not happy about it. In a new video called "Everybody Needs A Hero," PewDiePie roasts Logan Paul, pointing out that his channel has plenty of offensive content beyond the "dead body" video. "It seemed like I got in a lot more shit for a lot less," said PewDiePie. "If nothing else, bring back Scare PewDiePie Season 2. We shot the whole thing." [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2oA0HZS1BI]] It's great that YouTube is dishing out some punishment to Logan Paul. However, he's probably going to be just fine. I mean, he lives in a $6.55 million mansion, and is reportedly worth 14 million. His YouTube channel still has 15 million subscribers, many of them devoted, die-hard fans who defended his indefensible video until he explicitly told them to stop. His apology video got 38 million views in a week, and since this controversy, he's actually gained 400,000 subscribers. He's still got the money and the fame, although I'm sure he never wanted to be famous for mocking a suicide victim.

Fresh off of the back of being the most annoying human on the planet, Logan Paul has decided to wind up the entire world once more.

As I'm sure that you're more than aware by now, Logan Paul is the mop-haired, loud and obnoxious YouTuber who thought it would be a good idea to vlog a visit to a forest in Japan where he stumbled across a man who had hung himself from a tree. Of course, seeing as the video was completely disrespectful, stupid and inconsiderate, Logan received A LOT of backlash online, from both celebrities and common folk alike.

Then, realising the errors of his ways, Logan - the man who sees a dead body and thinks, "let me take a selfie!" - issued the most un-heartfelt 'heartfelt' apology of all time. Popping up on his socials once more, the YouTuber said:

"I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don’t expect to be forgiven. I’m simply here to apologise.

"What we came across in the woods that day was obviously unplanned. The reactions you saw on tape were raw; they were unfiltered. None of us knew how to react or how to feel.

"I should have never posted the video. I should have put the cameras down and stopped recording what we were going through. There's a lot of things I should have done differently but I didn't. And for that, from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry.

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"I want to apologise to the internet. I want to apologise to anyone who has seen the video. I want to apologise to anyone who has been affected or touched by mental illness, or depression, or suicide. But most importantly I want to apologise to the victim and his family.

"For my fans who are defending my actions, please don't. I don’t deserve to be defended.

"Like I said I made a huge mistake. I don’t expect to be forgiven, I’m just here to apologise. I'm ashamed of myself. I’m disappointed in myself. And I promise to be better. I will be better. Thank you."

However, since the apology, Logan Paul has been - relatively - quiet. His once daily vlogs are no more and he is now deep into his preparation for his boxing fight against fellow YouTuber, KSI. Taking to his channel to give fans an update on what's been going on during his YouTube silence, Logan revealed that he is in the process of making a documentary about the months that followed that infamous video.

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During the vlog, he explained the main focus of the project, summarising as: "All the stuff that went down in January, where I was at in my life and kind of the psyche of what actually happened."

The documentary is set to reveal what Paul was thinking and how he was feeling during the media storm that surrounded the clip and it's undoubtedly a move by the YouTuber to attempt to 'clear' his name and rebuild his brand. Understandably, Twitter is unsure about the whole thing.

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It remains to be seen if this project will work out the way Paul intends, but given this remarkable following and popularity, it'll no doubt bring in the money.

The veritable maelstrom which ensued after Logan Paul posted a video featuring the dead body of an apparent suicide victim shows no sign of dying down, in part due to the actions of Logan Paul himself. The YouTube star who evidently didn't see the problematic nature of the video's content when uploading the 15-minute vlog has been lambasted for being "disrespectful" and "disgusting". The video depicts him and a group of friends exploring the Aokigahara Forest (often referred to as the "suicide forest") at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan and mocking the individual who had chosen to take their own life. The 22-year-old, who has over 15 million "subscribers", has since taken down the video. However, the public and indeed YouTube itself weren't content with just letting the matter lie. At the beginning of January, YouTube issued a statement via their Twitter account condemning Paul's actions. "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying," they wrote. "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." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/YouTube/status/950847381519699968]] The video sharing platform then proceeded to suspend his account, remove his channels from the ad program, Google Preferred, and place the sequel to his YouTube film, The Thinning, on hold. The airing of Logan Paul Vs. was also halted, and he was cut from season four of the YouTube Red series, Foursome. While one would expect the former Vine star to be incredibly cautious in wake of the of incident, it appears that he has has once again come under fire. This time, for a comment he left on one of Cardi B's Instagram posts. Logan Paul is apparently back at it again. The disgraced YouTube content creator didn't help his own cause after leaving a rather contentious comment on Cardi B's recent Instagram post. The rapper posted a photograph of her at this year's Grammy awards on Wednesday day with the caption, "They trinna crucify me like they did Christ." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BeoOmDmhySL/?utm_source=ig_embed]] And then Paul - only a month after facing heavy criticism for his incredibly insensitive vlog - proceeded to comment, 'Lawlz u tellin me". And naturally, the people of the internet were not impressed. One social media users replied to Paul's comment, writing "might not be the best thing to say right now", while another simply stated, "maybe don't post videos of dead people". One individual summed it up nicely, saying "Jesus only died for our sins and you got rightfully criticised for mocking a suicide victim. Basically the same thing, right?" Uh oh, looks like Logan Paul's incited the ire of the internet once again. Some people just never learn, do they? In related news, Twitter has spotted some pretty glaring problems with Logan Paul's "Heartbreaking comeback video".