YouTuber Logan Paul is being sued for more than $3.5 million for torpedoing a planned movie with his
disturbing “suicide forest” video, according to a report.
Production company Planeless Pictures claimed in court papers
obtained by People magazine that it had a deal to make a film with the 25-year-old vlogger playing himself.
The production already had a $3.5 million deal with Google — but it was scuttled amid the
huge backlash to Paul’s 2017 video of a dead body in Japan’s notorious “suicide forest,” the report said.
“Google determined that the suicide broadcast was a noncurable event pursuant to its agreement with Planeless,” the documents said.
“As a result, Planeless never received the compensation that Google was contractually obligated to pay to it — $3,500,000,” the documents claimed, according to the mag.
The movie — a parody on social media influencers titled “Airplane Mode” — was expected to be a huge draw as it starred other huge online stars, including Paul’s brother Jake as well as Juanpa Zurita, Nick Bateman, Amanda Cerny and Casey Neistat, the company said.
Yet Paul “knew that the broadcast of the suicide would have a substantial impact on his followers and would also have a serious adverse impact on Planeless,” the lawsuit reportedly claimed.
Paul has repeatedly apologized for the suicide clip, insisting he posted it to raise awareness of suicide and not “for the views.”
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