Logan Paul is clearly thrilled to have pulled a quick one on BBC … he simply launched a minutes-long video gloating concerning the troll job.
The prank initially went down earlier this yr … after reporter Matt Shea had spent months attempting to interview Paul for a brand new BBC documentary titled “Logan Paul: Bad Influence?”
The work’s objective was to interrupt down the WWE Celebrity’s alleged involvement in crypto scandals … and, unsurprisingly, Paul turned down every considered one of Shea’s requests — explaining he considered it as nothing greater than an tried hit piece.
However, in some unspecified time in the future, Paul acquired the concept to simply accept considered one of Shea’s asks, invite him for a sit-down chat in Puerto Rico … after which trick him by placing a Paul imposter in his seat.
In a video launched on Logan’s YouTube web page Thursday … you may see the lookalike truly appeared to idiot Shea for a number of minutes, which delighted The Maverick.
“Oh, my God,” Paul stated within the footage. “He actually thinks it’s me! What a dumbass!”
The clip then reveals that after Shea realized what was taking place … Paul despatched in his buddies to chant and embarrass the reporter.
The vid is about seven-and-a-half minutes … and for lots of it, Paul could be heard blasting Shea and his employer whereas displaying the interplay between the media member and the Paul doppelganger.
Ultimately, although, Paul did reveal he is donating $50,000 to a charity whose objective is to fight baby abuse.
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For BBC’s half, it slammed Paul for the encounter in an article Wednesday, writing, “We had flown all that way just to be trolled.”
