LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jake Paul opens up on his past feud and strained relationship with his older brother, Logan Paul, 28, while talking about his new Netflix documentary titled 'Untold: Jake Paul The Problem Child.' He also reflected on the highs and lows of his complicated family dynamics.
Both brothers had their own YouTube channels and were active in their online rivalry for many years. They responded to one another's videos and released diss tracks. "He hated me, but I didn't necessarily hate him. I guess the story doesn't do a good job of telling that because it makes it seem like we both hated each other," said Jake.
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Talking to ET, Jake said, "We got sucked into the Los Angeles madness and it got the better of us, and we had to realize, like, look, we're brothers at the end of the day. That's more important than any of this other stuff that we have going on and once we figured that out, we have worked together to take over a lot of industries."
In the documentary, the Paul brothers also got candid about their tumultuous relationship with their father Greg Paul. Jake claimed his father "slapped" him and accused him of abuse. However, Greg denied the accusations in the new documentary.
Speaking about his current relationship with his father, Jake said, "We've had a lot of talks. Every family has issues, man, I think the biggest thing is that ours has happened in front of the world. There's been so much involvement from the outside world," and added, "We haven't necessarily always had this privacy to figure out these issues behind the scenes until, honestly, recently. Everything's good with my dad. He's an amazing guy. I wouldn't be here today without him and his work ethic he instilled in me."
Jake opens up on impact of negative attention he has received
Jake also opened up about how the constant criticism he received through the years impacted him. "It was very difficult. I don't wish that upon anybody. I became a target and enemy No 1. As a kid, I was 20 years old and had to deal with that. It definitely does a lot of damage… [But] at the same time, I signed up to be in that world," Jake shared.
The athlete further explained how he leveraged negativity as fuel for his professional achievements. "That's what I've always been doing since my peers in high school were always ripping me down, saying I'd never accomplish anything, making fun of me for making videos. You have two options — let it fuel you, or give and I'm not going to give up. That's not an option," said Jake.
