Jake Paul made a huge name for himself as one of the major social media influencers. Rising to prominence from the Vine app, the boxer is the brother of another highly popular influencer Logan Paul. Although both the brothers have a huge youth fandom, the young Paul brother had a very different dream before entering the world of the Internet.
Both Logan Paul and Jake Paul are widely known on the internet for their YouTube videos and other content. But it is interesting how the internet was not a priority for them when they entered this field and wanted to focus on other things.
What was Jake Paul’s dream before he entered social media?
Vine app made Jake Paul one of the most renowned personalities on the internet with the help of mere 6-second videos. The video-creating platform was responsible for popularizing a lot of creators and even earned Paul millions at the very young age of 19. Although the app is now shut down, Jake Paul retained his popularity through other platforms. He currently has a massive 20.4 million subscribers base on YouTube.
However, according to a Q&A held in 2016, the 26-year-old admitted that he wanted to become a United States Navy SEAL and was also training for it.
“I wanted to be a Navy Seal. Before Vine I was actually training to be a Navy Seal. I still would like to do it.. lol”
Navy SEAL is one of the most reputable and toughest jobs in the United States and depicts how Jake Paul had a totally different ambition from what he is now.
Besides SEAL, the Bizaardvark actor also wanted to be an NFL player when he was 10. As reported by People, his father gifted the brothers a video camera to record their games but they wanted to know who could record a better video. This is how the brothers entered into the video industry and were soon one of the most popular faces on the internet.
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Are Dwayne Johnson and Jake Paul enemies?
Jake Paul and Logan Paul‘s popularity has led to both of them collaborating with various other internet faces. Amidst this Dwayne Johnson is often seen as a frequent collaborator with the WWE wrestler and Jake Paul’s brother. Even though there doesn’t exist between the younger brother and The Rock, there was a major feud between Logan Paul and the Jumanji fame which hints that Jake Paul might also not have a pleasant bond with the star.
A major rift occurred between Johnson and the co-founder of PRIME drink when the latter made a video at the highly infamous Aokigahara forest in Japan. Known as one of the most notorious suicide spots in the entire world, Logan Paul faced intense backlash as the video showed him along with his team around the dead body of a victim. Later he had to remove the video and issue an apology before revealing how it affected his life so much.
Not only the brands and audiences but this incident led to Dwayne Johnson cutting all ties with Logan Paul. He said in an interview that the Black Adam actor wanted him to remove every video featuring Johnson. Although it was reported that later The Rock wanted to reach out to Logan Paul again, many fans speculate that this rift might have also affected Jake Paul’s perspective towards the Brahma Bull.
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