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YouTube Limits Relationship With Logan Paul After His Video Depicting Dead Body

More than a week after Paul removed a post showing him laughing beside an apparent suicide victim, YouTube pulled the star from its top-tier advertising program and shelved planned original projects.
Logan Paul came under heavy criticism for a video he posted on YouTube depicting a dead body, apparently the result of suicide.

Nearly two weeks after Logan Paul posted a YouTube video depicting an apparent suicide victim — and just over a week after he removed it and apologized — the online video platform has announced it is scaling back its relationship with the vlogging star.

"In light of recent events,," a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement to NPR on Thursday, referring to the program connecting advertisers with top-tier content producers on the site. "Additionally, we will not feature Logan in season four of 'Foursome' and his new Originals are on hold."

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