Sunday 7 January 2018

YouTube celebrity Logan Paul apologizes for video shot at infamous Japanese suicide spot

Celebrity YouTuber Logan Paul has apologized after getting slammed for a video he shared on the video platform that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest known as a suicide spot.

He posted an apology on his Twitter account Tuesday, saying, “Where do I begin. Let’s start with this. I’m sorry.”

A group of schoolchildren are seen reading signs posted in the dense woods of the Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mount Fuji in this file photo. | AP
Although the video has been taken down, segments were still online. Critics, who have also gone online, say what was offensive was Paul’s giggling and joking about the body.

The video shows Paul, who has millions of Twitter followers and YouTube subscribers, going on a trek with friends in Aokigahara forest, near Mount Fuji.

In the video, he seems aware that the site is sometimes chosen for suicides but is surprised to come across what appears to be a hanging victim.

(Source: JT)

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