What did Jake and Logan Paul say about their father? YouTube stars reveal dad Greg Paul's 'intense' parenting
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The Paul brothers are probably one of the most controversial and famous athletes in the world right now. After seeing massive success as YouTubers, Logan, 28 and Jake, 26, have now transitioned into the professional boxing world. The former even made his way into the WWE, where he captivated the wrestling fans with his repeated jaw-dropping performances.
The duo has always credited their father for playing a crucial role in their success, but recently they said that their “menace” father was “abusive” toward them growing up, something which Greg Paul views in a different light.
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What did Jake and Logan say about their father?
“Our parents were really strict and mainly my dad — it was always Logan and I against him,” Jake said in the Netflix documentary “Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child,” which premiered Tuesday, August 1. His brother, Logan then tried to soften the accusations by responding, "Holy s–t. Yo, Greg Paul is a f*****g being. He’s a menace. That guy’s intense. Jake may throw around the word ‘abusive.’ I prefer not quite legal.”
However, Jake, who is newly engaged to model Nina Agdal, further alleged that his dad would “slap the s–t out of” him. “I don’t resent it. I’m understanding of why he did that — that’s all he knew,” Jake explained in the episode.
Greg Paul refused abusing his sons
The YouTube stars’ father refuted physically abusing his sons and instead tried to take the credit for making his sons "better." “I never laid hands on my kids. And I did tell him, I said, ‘Jake, I did pick you up and throw you on a couch couple times.’ [He said], ‘Well, I was afraid of you.’ I’m like, ‘That’s what the f–k dads are supposed to do,’” Greg explained according to Page Six. “Somebody comes in here, they start harassing everybody and smacking around an old lady — do you want a couple of Greg Pauls in the room or do you want some f–king fairy f–k, whiny little bitch who’s gonna sit there and talk about emotions? Who do you want in the room?”
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Jake however acknowledged his father
Even though he brought upon staggering accusations about his father, Jake credited Greg, 58, for his popularity. “He was so hard and so tough on us that my brother and I’s imaginations really started to flare up,” Jake said. “So one day we get a camera, and we just start filming our lives.”
TikTok star Justine Paradise accused Jake Paul of sexual assault in 2021, although he always maintained his innocence. “Jake’s always been pretty emotionally unpredictable and volatile,” Logan said. “There was a point where we were both legitimately concerned that Jake was going to kill himself." "He needs purpose" Logan added which served as an inspiration for Jake to get into boxing.