For YouTube star Jake Paul, no prank is too wild, no controversy too big – but now he’s upset the FBI
- Thanks to his brash personality and shocking antics, YouTube star Paul has risen to fame as a social media bad boy and provocateur
- But an FBI raid on his mansion related to his arrest for alleged looting and vandalism at a shopping mall may end his time in the spotlight
Jake Paul, 23, is one half of the Paul brothers, two of the most recognisable and controversial YouTube stars. Jake Paul garnered online fame before even graduating from high school, and found early notoriety as a star on the Disney Channel.
Since then, Paul has gained millions of followers across social media who watch his outlandish pranks and vlogs, often featuring his many friends and collaborators in his mansion in Calabasas, California.
Forbes estimated in 2017 that he was worth US$11.5 million. But his career has also been marked by a string of controversies.
Paul’s mansion was raided by the FBI last Wednesday in part of an ongoing investigation related to his arrest for alleged looting and vandalism at an Arizona mall in May. Law enforcement officers seized several guns from the property, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department says.
Here’s everything you need to know about the YouTube star.
Jake Paul was born on January 17, 1997, and grew up in a suburb of Cleveland with his parents and older brother (and fellow YouTuber), Logan. The two brothers started making videos as children after their father gave them a video camera one year for Christmas.