It’s been nearly a month since Logan Paul posted a YouTube video of him in the Japanese forest Aokigahara, more commonly known as the “Suicide Forest,” which caused an outrage on social media.
Logan apologized for the video, which repeatedly showed a person who hanged himself, but his brother and fellow vlogger, Jake Paul, has stayed silent for the most part — until Monday.
In a YouTube video called “YouTube, Let’s Talk About Brother Logan Paul..” Jake discusses the situation, first explaining why he took so long to speak out.
“I wanted to let the situation have some time to breathe,” Jake said. “It didn’t feel right to comment on it right away. But as his brother and as someone who knows Logan the best, I do feel it’s necessary to say something about it.”
Jake then spends most of the video defending his brother.
“I think what Logan did was very, very, very, very wrong, and he made a huge mistake,” Jake said. “And not only is he paying for it, but he is learning from it. I think that in no way, shape, or form is suicide a joke or should be made fun of.”
Jake said he only hopes that Logan will be able to “bounce back” from the situation.
Read more about Logan’s original video here.