Jake Paul tried to use looting for YouTube views, and is facing charges. These are all the ways the controversial star has stirred up outrage in the past.

Kat TenbargeJun 6, 2020, 04:17 IST

Jake Paul in a promo for an upcoming boxing match.Jake Paul/Instagram

With more than 20 million subscribers, Jake Paul has become one of the most successful YouTubers of his generation by leveraging one controversy after another to stay in the public eye.
Most recently, he was charged with criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly after videos on social media showed Paul and his friends at a Scottsdale, Arizona, mall where people were looting and vandalizing in the midst of nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd.
But Paul's controversies are numerous, and include everything from an illegitimate wedding to property destruction to encouraging his young viewers to pursue influencing instead of education.

Jake Paul is one of the biggest and most notorious names in the influencer industry. Most recently, the 23-year-old younger brother of fellow YouTube star Logan Paul was charged with criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly for gathering with his friends and film crew to tape looting and vandalizing at a mall in Scottsdale, Arizona.

But Paul's numerous controversies and scandals are what continues to propel the YouTuber to fame and fortune. More than 20 million subscribers tune in to watch his oftentimes offensive antics, and while he was booted from Disney Channel in 2017, Paul has leveraged his bad reputation to keep his career going.

Here's how Paul simultaneously became one of the most popular and most hated YouTubers, starting from his rise to notoriety on the short-form video platform Vine in 2013.

Paul's first major career accomplishment was a role on the Disney Channel series "Bizaardvark," but he was fired mid-season after his neighbors went public with complaints about him.

Jake Paul's Disney Channel intro became a meme after he got fired. Screenshot/YouTube Jake Paul 2

Paul's first major career accomplishment was a role on the Disney Channel series "Bizaardvark," but he was fired mid-season after his neighbors went public with complaints about him.

Those business ventures proved controversial too, and Paul has been accused of trying to scam young followers more than once.

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Apart from scamming his young audience, Paul has also gotten heat for numerous controversial comments and inappropriate videos, including the use of racial slurs.

Jake Paul in front of his Team 10 mansion. Shane Dawson/YouTube

Paul had a short-lived "marriage" to another famous YouTuber, Tana Mongeau, which included a disastrous paid wedding livestream.

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This leads up to Paul's latest scandal, the looting incident in Arizona, which resulted in him being charged — but probably won't stop his YouTube reign.

In this Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, Jake Paul poses for a portrait at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Paul announced on July 22, 2017, that he was leaving the Disney Channel series "Bizaardvark." Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP

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Jake Paul tried to use looting for YouTube views, and is facing charges. These are all the ways the controversial star has stirred up outrage in the past.

Paul's first major career accomplishment was a role on the Disney Channel series "Bizaardvark," but he was fired mid-season after his neighbors went public with complaints about him.

Those business ventures proved controversial too, and Paul has been accused of trying to scam young followers more than once.

Apart from scamming his young audience, Paul has also gotten heat for numerous controversial comments and inappropriate videos, including the use of racial slurs.

Paul had a short-lived "marriage" to another famous YouTuber, Tana Mongeau, which included a disastrous paid wedding livestream.

This leads up to Paul's latest scandal, the looting incident in Arizona, which resulted in him being charged — but probably won't stop his YouTube reign.