M: Oh.. AJ: That's vandalism.. Jake Paul. One of the most polarizing figures on YouTube. With over eighteen million subscribers, and 5.3 billion total video views. Jake Paul has been dissected, sensationalized and villianized for the social drama he desperately creates for his videos. Reporter: Residents in a West Hollywood neighborhood are angry. They say they've had enough of the chaos created by a social media star known for his crazy antics. But with an of 3 million views per video, who are these Jake Paul fans who tune every time he uploads? Who are the... Jake Paulers? Cringy girl: Dab on them haters! Dab on them haters! My name's Anthony Padilla and today I'm going to sit down with some of these Jake Pauler's and their parents to find out why these Jake Paul fans are so infatuated with him. A: Hi, Madi!
M: Hello!
A: Hello! A: Bryan!
B: Hey, my name's Bryan. A: Hey Jadon!
J: Hey, nice to meet you! A: Ryan! Thank you so much for coming out and teaching me about the wonderous world of uh- being a Jake Paul fan! R: Of course! Yeah. A: How do you refer to yourself? Is it Jake Pauler or...? M: Jake Pauler. J: If someone was like "Oh, you're a Jake Pauler?" I'd be like, "Yeah". J: I wouldn't really take the most pride in it. J: But I'd be like "Yeah, I watch his videos." Like, I enjoy it. R: Not a Jake P- Maybe like supporter, maybe. A: Jake Supporter.
R: Jake Supporter. A: You wouldn't call yourself a Jake Pauler?
R: No. A: When did you start watching Jake Paul? R: 16. J: Probably like 9 or 10, which is kind of crazy to think. A: That's kinda young.
J: Very young. M: Uh, when I was 6. A: So, a little less than one-third of your life has been dedicated to being a Jake Paul fan. M: Yeah.
A: That's crazy. R: Oo, I'd say about 12 or 13. A: You were like, right from the womb to Jake Paul.
R: Oh yeah, exactly. A: What makes you want to keep watching Jake Paul videos the most? M: They're inspirational because I want to start my own YouTube channel. M: I live in Los Angeles and I'm in the fourth grade. R: Just the shenanigans he did, like setting pools on fire. Those kinds of crazy things. A: Setting pools on fire, setting hot tubs on fire, punching holes on your wall. R: Right, and getting some pretty cool cars. I'm a big car enthusiast, so when he got his Lamborghini, I was like "that's pretty cool". B: The cars he has. The house, maybe. A: Like, his car and his house? B: And him in general. Like how he goes out there and just- B: Doesn't care about what people think. Jake: WHAT ARE THOSE?! A: Have Jake Paul videos affected you in a positive or negative light? M: A positive light. He's told me that you can do whatever you want. M: Just believe in yourself. A: Right. B: He, um.. He actually inspired me to start my YouTube channel. So, like- A: So you have your own YouTube channel because of Jake Paul? B: Yeah. R: A very positive way because when I started YouTube, he was my like my real catalyst to actually start it. J: Maybe a negative way, but also positive. A: What do you think the average age range of a Jake Pauler is? M: Well, I wouldn't say too young. B: I'd say, uh.. B: Eight to.. B: Eight to.. B: Fourteen, maybe? J: Eight to twelve? J: It's definitely not made for, like the- Because all of the stuff he does is like.. [Disappointed noises] A: He doesn't make content for the biggest demographic that watches him.
J: No, I swear he doesn't. A: What's your favorite part of Jake Paul's lifestyle? M: That he believes in himself. And he got rich because he believed in himself. M: Because now he has a $7 million mansion. A: It's super inspiring to watch a rich person destroy stuff. M: [Whispers] Yeah.. A: What do your parents think about Jake Paul? M: I would say that she likes him. M: Not, like, in that way. But like, like, she likes- B: I told my mom about Jake Paul. I was like, "I really like this guy". B: But my mom just thinks that it's dumb. B: I'm just like- He makes a living off this. Like, it's cool. But nah, she just doesn't- My mom just doesn't- A: So your mom doesn't even care?
B: Nah, she really doesn't. J: They don't really like him because they think that he's wild and crazy. J: And I can see where they're coming from, like if you were a parent, would you want your 6 year old- It, like, light his house on fire? J: Like, no. That's not good. A: You down to play characters real quick? B: Yeah. A: YO, WASSUP? JAKE PAUL! A: Good to meet you, man.
B: Good to meet you. I've been wanting to meet you, actually. A: You've been wanting to meet me for a while?
B: Yeah, is there any possible way that I could join Team 10? A: What are you down to do?
B: Anything. A: You down to do ANYTHING to meet Team 10? B: Well, not- To an extent. A: What would you NOT to do meet Team 10? B: Maybe, not killing- Nothing like that. A: So anything legal, you would do to meet Team 10?
B: Yeah. A: You would, uh, pee on... A: Your own face? B: I would pee on my own face. [Both starts laughing] A: Shane Dawson's docu-series implies that Jake Paul may be a Sociopath. Shane: I'm making a document on whether or not he's a Sociopath. A: How do you feel about that? R: I don't necessarily think that he is a Sociopath because he still is a great person. Sometimes, YouTube gets to people. A: Yeah, I don't even know what I would even DO if I had 18 million subscribers. R: I mean, I guess.. M: He could be. Possibly, yes. M: In one of his videos, when he was making Justin Robert's movie, he was in a corner with a knife. M: And there was smoke, but yeah. A: He can be a little [whistles].
M: Yeah, that word. B: N-no. A: Are you confident that he's not a sociopath? J: Yeah, that sounds like Jake. He's impulsive, he's lied about multiple things-
A: Yeah, yeah, he has a lack of regard of safety for others. J: Wow, you are just defining Jake Paul. A: What's something about Jake Paul that you think is misunderstood? A: Deep down, gotta heart. You know? A: You think he's got a heart under there? J: Gotta do a little- J: Maybe get an archaeologist in up there, scrape the [ch ch]. A: Who do you think people find more handsome. Me or Jake Paul? M: [Awkward laugh, too scared to admit that it's obviously Anthony] B: Probably you. A: Me? B: Yeah, Jake Paul is cute but you're pretty handsome. A: Thanks, man. I think- I think YOU'RE handsome.
B: Thank you. A: Do you think you'll be a Jake Pauler until the day you die? J: No. No, I really don't. J: I think one day, his house is gonna explode from him doing a dumb stunt. And that's how he's gonna die. J: Doing a dumb stunt. A: Have you ever met Jake Paul in person? R: I have. R: I have always watched him and I just- through some mutual friends that were like "did you know Jake Paul lives here?" and I was like "Oh, really?" R: So when I walked up to his house, there were trampolines all over his house-
A: So you knew it was his house? R: Without a doubt. There's trampolines, there's balloons, there's haybales, everything you could imagine out front. R: Started walking away and I looked outside of his house and he's walking there with a microwave. He threw it in his trash dumpster and came over and started talking to me. A: Wow.
R: Yes. Jake: My boy's a savage. A: Is there anything Jake Paul could do to make you stop liking him? M: If he did what his brother had done. M: So the only thing that would make you stop liking Jake Paul was if he recorded a dead body and uploaded it on YouTube? M: That's- I think is the only reason I would, like- A: Stop liking him? R: I feel like, him as a person, that's all I can see right now. A: What would you say to someone that says there's nothing that Jake Paul can do to make them stop liking him? J: Like, whoa, what is going ON up there? J: I don't know WHAT you're thinking. A: What do you think about Jake Paul promoting his merch, two, three, even nineteen times in one video? M: You mean, fanjoy.com/jakepaul? A: How did you know that address so quickly? M: Uh, because I watch his videos and he says it all the time? A: Do you think that's manipulative? M: No, he's just promoting his merch. R: I feel like that's completely fine. Of course, a large amount of his audience are people are always looking for clothes. A: Some people watching his videos might be shirtless if at this moment if they didn't have access to his merch. R: Correct. J: It's a little excessive. Like, you have merch. We get it. A: Do you own any of his merch?
J: No. No way. A: There might be a hater watching this right now, who doesn't like Jake Paul. M: Of course, that would seem so. A: What would you do to them? B: People make mistakes, people make mistakes. M: You need to stop leaving hate comments. That's very rude of you. You need to stop- N̵̨̳̠͌̂̏̾̓̚͜O̸̮͈̐Ẇ̶̩̞̰̼͙̜̘̱͔͉̰̱̟͎̓̊͐̿̀̀͆̊̽͘̚ J: Nothing, really. I could see where they're coming from. J: I really do. A: YouTube user "RadicalPeanut" challenges you to dab on them haters as many times as you can in 10 seconds. J: I'm literally gonna get a migrane. A: YouTube user "Isabella Bunich" wants me to ask you.. Are you okay? M: Yeah, I'm fine. R: I'm okay, though. B: Yeah I am, Isabella. I'm okay. J: [Scoffs] No. J: I'm not doing good. If I like Jake, I'm probably not. A: What would I have to do to get you to tell people to unsubscribe from Jake Paul and subscribe to Anthony Padilla? M: Um... B: There's no way to subscribe to both? A: No. Is there anything I can do to get you to say that? M: Mmmm… [Awkward laugh, too afraid to remind everyone to unsubscribe from Jake Paul and subscribe to Anthony Padilla] B: [Stutters] It's just that I've been watching him, and I haven't really been watching you. A: So no? M: I don't- Well, I don't wanna control them. B: Maybe do like 10 pushups? A: You want me to do 10 pushups?
B: Yeah. B: He's a strong boi. J: Literally nothing, I would just say it. J: GOOOOD MORNING, JAKE PAULERS! J: MAKE SURE TO HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE! J: MAKE SURE YOU TURN ON THAT NOTIFICATION BELL! J: AND SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO ANTHONY PADILLA FROM SMOSH! J: HE INSPIRED ME TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS, AND NOW I'M GONNA SAY THANK YOU TO ANTHONY PADILLA, MA- A: Well, that's all I got. Thank you, Ryan. I felt like I had to learn a little more about how the parents of these Jake Paulers feel about their children being obsessed with someone like Jake Paul. The mothers of the two youngest Jake Paulers, Madi and Jadon, agreed to sit down for me to find out. A: Hi, Carol! Thanks so much for coming out.
C: Hi! A: Hi, AJ. Thank you for coming out.
AJ: Hi. A: And for bringing your daughter, Madi, today. A: I'm excited to learn from a parent's perspective, what it means to have a Jake Pauler child. AJ: In one word, I would say obsession. A: She's obsessed with Jake Paul?
AJ: She's obsessed with Jake Paul. A: What do you think your child would do if they met Jake Paul? C: He would scream. AJ: I think she would immediately ask to join Team 10. I know she would. She dreams about it, she writes about it, she does videos about it. A: What were you a huge fan of when you were your child's age? C: It was Googoosh. AJ: Charlie's Angels.
A: Charlie's Angels? AJ: I'm aging myself but that was what I was a huge fan of whenever I was her age. A: When I was around 12 years old, I was a huge fan of Eminem. And I feel like he was a very bad influence. AJ: Artistically and writing-wise, I feel like he was a very big influence of mine, although I was 30. I recorded a rap EP that I never released. A: You recorded a rap EP? AJ: I still haven't released and I'm planning on it this year. A: Would you consider giving me a small clip to play? AJ: Yeah, I can do that. A: How much do you restrict what your child is watching online? C: Knowing Jadon, I don't restrict him on anything. C: Everywhere he goes, he has access to see them. I can't be there every day, everywhere he goes. A: Has your child every done anything inspired by Jake Paul? AJ: I think that she's risky. She takes a lot of risks. C: His sense of humor, I would say. He may have possibly got it from his videos. Sometimes he does funny-stupid stuff, which is okay. He's only 14. A: What do you think about Jake Paul promoting a gambling website to children? A: Rumor has it, he was paid upwards of $100,000 to promote this website. AJ: That's not good. That's like selling out. C: Doesn't feel right. If he was saying his followers are 10 to 14, that's definitely a scam for sure. A: Has your opinion of Jake Paul changed at all from hearing me interview your child? AJ: It has. It's making me wanna do more research and find out what exactly is going on. AJ: I'll be making dinner, I'll be doing laundry or I'll be working or I'll be doing different things that's hard to monitor. AJ: That's no excuse. I should still know what she's watching. A: Well alright, thank you so much for coming, AJ.
AJ: Thank you. Jake Paul seems to have accepted that he's more famous than outrageous and debatably worse of a person he becomes. With this alarming mindset, what kind of precedent does this set for the future of YouTube? And is it up to YouTube to monitor what content that young, impressionable children consume? Or is it up to the parents? B: See you later, guys. Byes. B: Press the like. R: Thank you so much, Anthony, for having me on! R: Means a lot man, dabbing on them haters. A: That's right. R: Alright. R: Peace.
A: PEACE!
