Fans accuse Logan Paul of staging viral slap video Logan Paul, Twitter \/ YouTubeControversial YouTuber Logan Paul seemed set to participate in the \u2018Battle on the Volga,\u2019 a slapping competition featuring some of Russia\u2019s greatest slap champions \u2013 but Paul suddenly pulled out of the challenge, following the release of a now-viral video. Paul uploaded a video to Twitter that has since taken the internet by storm, where Paul faced off against an opponent in a practice match for his upcoming slap battle. The YouTuber cranked his arm back and delivered a solid blow to his opponent\u2019s face, causing the man to crumple to the ground. The release of this video came a day after Paul published an open letter to Russian media outlet Generation Iron, explaining that he would no longer participate in the slap battle due to \u201can unforeseen and unfortunate event\u201d that took place during a practice session. While Paul later admitted that it was the slap in the video that prompted him to pull out of the competition, some critics aren\u2019t convinced that Paul\u2019s video is legit, accusing him of staging the slap for his upcoming documentary. After an unfortunate incident at practice today, I\u2019ve decided not to compete in the Russian Slap Competition. pic.twitter.com\/ArC03yvIR2 \u2014 Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) May 22, 2019 \u201cThis is so fake,\u201d one critic wrote. \u201cFirstly, if he was slapped unconscious, he would fall backwards. Secondly, why would Logan slap him and turn to the camera and just stand there flexing? So fake.\u201d \u201cOkay, I feel this is fake, because if you watched actual slap competitions, the people who are slapped so hard\u2026 never fall like that,\u201d another said of the matter. This is so fake. Firstly, if he was slapped unconscious he would fall backwards. Secondly, why would Logan slap him and turn to the camera and just stand there flexing. So fake :person_facepalming::skin-tone-5:\u2642\ufe0f \u2014 Shaun Zizinga (@Shaun1Zizinga) May 24, 2019 Okay I feel this is fake because if you watched actual slap competitions, the people who are slapped so hard the fall never fall like that \u2014 teethpaste aka #1 Narancia fan (@_Sorrien_) May 24, 2019 Paul himself claimed that he\u2019d slapped the man so hard, he\u2019d forgotten his own name \u2013 as well as even being slapped in the first place, a major concern for the YouTuber, considering the man was a professional slapper. \u201cI have never seen a human crumple like that,\u201d Paul recalled. \u201cIt made me feel uncomfortable. I realized I don\u2019t like hitting defenseless humans\u2026 what if that happens to me? What if I become the vegetable?\u201d [Timestamp: 4:10 for mobile viewers] The YouTuber went on to compare the viral slap to his infamous debacle in Japan\u2019s Aokigahara \u2018Suicide Forest\u2019 from early 2018, where he filmed the body of a suicide victim for a controversial vlog. While he is no longer taking part in the Battle on the Volga, Paul claims that he does have a \u201cfull piece of content\u201d in store for fans, which he hopes to release in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fans accuse Logan Paul of staging viral slap video Logan Paul, Twitter \/ YouTubeControversial YouTuber Logan Paul seemed set to participate in the \u2018Battle on the Volga,\u2019 a slapping competition featuring some of Russia\u2019s greatest slap champions \u2013 but Paul suddenly pulled out of the challenge, following the release of a now-viral video. Paul uploaded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}