Logan Paul Sued By Production Company Over Fallout From Aokigahara Video
A production company that was set to make a
Logan Paul-fronted film in 2017 is now suing the YouTuber, alleging his infamous
Aokigahara vlog tanked the film and disrupted a multimillion-dollar distribution deal with
Google.
People, the company,
Airplane Mode, an influencer parody film starring Paul, his brother
Jake, and numerous other digital creators, including David Dobrik,
Google–likely via
YouTube, which had plans for its own productions starring the Pauls–subsequently agreed to pay $3.5 million for license to distribute the film, Planeless claims.
But that deal and the entire film allegedly crumbled after Paul posted a video showing the body of an apparent suicide victim. The vlog, uploaded Dec. 31, 2017, was filmed in Aokigahara, a Japanese forest known for the overwhelming number of people who commit suicide there each year. Paul opened the now-deleted video by telling viewers to �