The controversial YouTuber and influencer Logan Paul has once again caused a stir by turning a doppelganger into one BBC interview about crypto controversies. The conversation was supposed to revolve around allegations that Paul had deceived his fans with questionable crypto projects. However, the interview was quickly cut short when it became clear that it was not Paul himself, but a doppelganger who was sitting across from the interviewer.
Logan Paul trolls BBC with fake interview
In the BBC documentary Logan Paul: Bad Influence?released on November 20, examines whether Paul profited from investments he recommended to his fans without disclosing his own financial interests. Paul denies all allegations.
According to documentary filmmaker Jamie Tahsin, Paul refused all interview requests for months. Finally, he agreed to meet at his gym in Puerto Rico. But when the BBC team arrived, a doppelganger appeared in place of the real Logan Paul.
Source: BBC
In a video of the incident, journalist Matt Shea can be seen starting the conversation, but quickly realizing that he is not speaking to Paul. “The real Logan Paul looks very different,” Shea noted. The doppelganger replied: “Did you really come here just to ask what I look like?” The conversation was cut short when a group with megaphones appeared and called the BBC “paedophiles”.
Shortly afterwards the BBC received a letter from Paul’s lawyers threatening legal action if the documentary was published.
Logan Paul and crypto scandals
This incident joins a long list of controversies surrounding Logan Paul’s involvement in cryptocurrencies. In 2022, Paul promoted the cryptocurrency Dink Doink on his podcast Impaulsive. However, the coin quickly lost value, and Paul concealed the fact that he was friends with the developer and was involved in the project himself.
“I don’t know what went wrong,” Paul explained at the time. “The project was a disaster and I distanced myself from it.”
Additionally, Paul is involved in an ongoing lawsuit over his role in the failed project CryptoZoo involved. This on Ethereum (ETH) based game was intended to allow users to win, but allegedly cost many participants millions of dollars through fraudulent practices. The lawsuit claims that the game was never developed and that Paul and his partners controlled the market for it Zoo tokens had manipulated.
The BBC claims to have new evidence showing that Paul again promoted investments without disclosing his financial interests. This raises serious questions about the transparency and ethics of its business activities.
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