YouTube Star Jake Paul’s Fame Is Fading
The 21-year-old became enormously popular for his outrageous prank videos—but if his recent New York show is any indication, it may not last forever.
Twenty-four hours before Jake Paul was set to take Central Park’s SummerStage on Thursday night, would-be concertgoers heard the show would be switching venues, from a sprawling outdoor arena that holds 5,500 people to the smaller, subterranean PlayStation Theater in Midtown. Some parents attending with their kids said they didn’t even receive an email notification about the change—they only heard about it from their children or other parents, already en route to the event. “It’s awful and terrible, this whole show,” said Dana Ferraro, who was chaperoning her daughter. “I’m a concertgoer my whole life and this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen, changing venues on us. Tell Jake Paul with all his money he needs to
