A freelance reporter working for the BBC spoke to a person believed to be a wrestler. logan paul He agreed to an interview, but it turned out that his subject was a stuntman wearing earphones.
Posted by Paul Youtube video In Thursday's article titled “I trolled the BBC with my lookalike,'' he revealed how he arranged for a man who identified himself only as Rodney to impersonate him during a sit-down with journalist Matt Shea. .
Scheer first contacted Paul a few months ago to interview him about the YouTube star's alleged cryptocurrency dealings as part of a BBC documentary titled “Logan Paul: A Bad Influence?” Deadline reported.
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Logan Paul hired a stuntman to troll journalists into doing interviews. (Photo courtesy of Logan Paul, Fox News Digital)
After several unsuccessful requests, Paul finally agreed to meet Shay at a boxing gym in Puerto Rico, but it was Rodney, not Paul, who showed up for the interview, according to the newspaper.
“He actually thinks it's me, what an idiot –” Paul says into the receiver in Rodney's ear in the video.
The WWE wrestler, who boasts more than 23 million followers on YouTube, said he flew Rodney to Puerto Rico the day before the interview so the two could “practice” fooling Shea.
“We were ready for anything Matt could throw at us. [we were] We are ready for any possible outcome,” Paul said.
Shea can be seen asking Rodney some prepared questions while Paul speaks into a device connected to his earpiece. A few minutes into the interview, Shia seemed to understand.
“Why do you look so different from me? Is it just me or does he look different?” Sia asked the photographer.
“I have to say, the real Logan Paul looks a lot different…” continued a visibly annoyed Sia. “Is Logan coming?”
“I'm here,” Rodney answered.
Shea then ended the interview and headed for the door without interacting with Paul.
Logan Paul (left) competes against Dillon Danis at the MF and DAZN: X Series event at the AO Arena in Manchester. Photo date: Saturday, October 14, 2023. (Will Matthews/PA Image via Getty Images)
“Dismayed, frustrated and underachieving, the BBC boys were chased out of town. They couldn't leave fast enough,” Paul said in the video.
BBC A report has been published On Wednesday, it claimed to have seen “new evidence” that Paul facilitated investments in cryptocurrencies without disclosing his financial interest in them.
In a video of his own, Paul vehemently denied allegations that he had misled fans about commercial cryptocurrencies, denouncing Shay's BBC documentary as nothing more than “a wrestler's regurgitated hit movie”.
“As I have said before and will continue to say, I have not defrauded anyone. I have made zero profits from CryptoZoo's alleged fraud. I don't know how many times I can say this. ..Shut up…” he said.
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After the video was released, Shea referenced Paul's stunt against X, writing, “This guy would literally do anything but sit back and respond to the allegations,” and attached a link to a documentary about Paul.
Mr. Shea did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
