Logan Paul Storms off Podcast Over ‘Japanese Forest’ Joke

Author Summary

Logan Paul abruptly left his Impaulsive podcast after co-host Mike Majlak and guest Tana Mongeau joked about his infamous 2017 Aokigahara forest vlog, prompting laughter as he exited. (148 characters)

Incident Overview

Logan Paul recently walked off his own podcast following a joke referencing his controversial “Japanese forest” incident. The remark alluded to a heavily criticized vlog he created in Japan's Aokigahara forest in 2017. This occurred during the November 21 episode of Impaulsive.

Podcast Details

Co-host Mike Majlak and guest Tana Mongeau teamed up to tease Paul about his trip to the “suicide forest” at Mount Fuji's base. After Paul shared a story about a strongman losing a tug-of-war to kids, Majlak mimed “rope,” cueing Mongeau's quip. Paul then exited the conversation while they continued chuckling.

"Mike is acting really goofy right now. 'Rope' gives me the perfect opportunity to drop my classic joke about the suicide forest Impaulive, he [Majlak] set me up for that. That wasn’t even my idea, that was your buddy right there."

Background Context

In 2017, Paul and friends visited Aokigahara, where he filmed near a deceased person's body and posted it on YouTube, sparking massive backlash. He later removed the video and apologized. Content warning: References to suicide.

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