Internet sensation Logan Paul trolled the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in August during what was supposed to be an interview about his alleged cryptocurrency scheme by sending a doppelganger to replace him.
BBC interviewer Matt Shea and his colleagues said they sensed a “strange atmosphere” when a lookalike of Paul appeared for an interview at Paul's gym in Puerto Rico, where he had insisted on conducting an interview. pointed out.
“How about Puerto Rico?” a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) shows the gaunt and infamous Paul impersonator Rodney Peterson asking Shea as she sits down for an interview.
Petersen was “obviously nervous,” Shea said.
Shea directed the question to Paul and then said: genuine Logan Paul looks completely different. ”
“Did you come all this way to see what I look like?” Peterson asks.
“Is Logan coming?” Shea retorts.
“I'm here, brother. You came all the way from England to Puerto Rico. This is your interview. What do you get?” Peterson asks. (Related: Trump's media strategy is a game-changer for the future of politics)
“Let's just get out of here.'' “I'm not doing this,'' Mr. Shea finally said as a crowd of mock protesters lined up in the gym where the interview was being held, “The BBC is despicable.'' “They're hiring pedophiles!” he said, shouting. “Stop touching my child's wiener!”
Logan Paul trolls BBC by sending lookalike to be interviewed about crypto fraud allegations 😭 pic.twitter.com/70kZlweyP5
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) November 20, 2024
The BBC reports that after months of unsuccessful attempts to interview Paul about the cryptocurrency fraud allegations, he flew to Puerto Rico at Paul's insistence. reported.
The newspaper said Paul's public relations team insisted the BBC enter Puerto Rico during Tropical Cyclone Earnest.
“We flew all the way here just to be trolled,” said Jamie Tassin, producer and director of the BBC documentary “Logan Paul: A Bad Influence?” I wrote.
The media outlet is investigating Paul for his alleged involvement in multiple cryptocurrency schemes, and claimed to have seen evidence proving that Paul “facilitated investments without disclosing any financial interest.” .
The BBC claimed that an “anonymous crypto wallet” that “appears to have close ties to Paul” made $120,000 in profits after Paul tweeted about cryptocurrencies. They claimed that there was a similar pattern on another coin called Dink Doink.
According to the outlet, Paul is also facing a lawsuit regarding a cryptocurrency-related mobile game he is affiliated with called CryptoZoo.
The paper claimed that Paul's lawyer threatened legal action.
“Minutes after abandoning the interview, I received a letter from a lawyer on Paul's behalf warning him of the possible consequences of publishing his findings,” Tassin wrote.
Paul denied the allegations and said the idea that his CryptoZoo business is a scam is “not true.”
