Jake Paul

Jake Paul was named in a class action alleging violations of federal securities law concerning promotion of the SafeMoon token. An agreement provides for a $200,000 fund for people who bought directly from him or after seeing certain solicitations. In June 2026, the court granted preliminary approval.

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After publicly claiming that judge Glenn Feldman was "clearly" being paid by Matchroom Boxing to favour certain boxers, Jake Paul was sued for defamation by Eddie Hearn, Matchroom and Feldman, with a reported claim for $100 million. Paul disputed the action and brought a counterclaim. The parties reached a confidential settlement in March 2025 and requested dismissal with prejudice.

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Following his victory over Julio César Chávez Jr., Paul and Most Valuable Promotions announced plans to sue people who characterised his fights as fixed or staged, particularly after Piers Morgan called the spectacle "staged". Paul stated that he had instructed his team to "vigorously go after" people who lied about his career.

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The fight between Paul, 27, and Mike Tyson, 58, attracted strong criticism over the age gap, safety and the spectacle surrounding the event. Nevertheless, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation sanctioned it as a professional bout counting towards their records.

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The SEC found that Paul had received crypto-assets worth approximately $25,019 to promote TRX on Twitter without disclosing that he was paid or the amount of his compensation. He agreed to disgorge $25,019, pay $1,811 in interest and a civil penalty of $75,057.

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Paul was filmed inside Scottsdale Fashion Square during looting and was initially cited for criminal trespass and unlawful assembly. The local charges were temporarily dropped during a federal investigation; the FBI searched his Calabasas home and seized weapons. In August 2021, federal prosecutors announced that they would not bring charges, while Scottsdale subsequently indicated that it intended to reinstate the two misdemeanour charges.

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Justine Paradise alleged in a video that Paul had forced her to perform oral sex on him at his Calabasas home in July 2019 following initially consensual interactions.

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Railey Lollie, who began working with Paul at 17, stated that he referred to her as "jailbait" and had once groped her without consent after filming, until she ordered him to stop.

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In July 2020, a large party at Paul's Calabasas property, with little mask-wearing or social distancing, drew condemnation from the mayor. In November, Paul told the Daily Beast that he believed Covid was a "hoax" and claimed that healthcare professionals had told him masks were useless.

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Paul published a sponsored video promoting MysteryBrand, where users paid to open virtual boxes offering a chance to win physical goods. Media outlets, specialists and creators criticised the mechanism as resembling gambling and being particularly problematic given his young audience.

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Cobra Acquisitions, the owner of a house rented to Paul and his associates, sued him, alleging extensive damage, fires and stunts, unauthorised alterations and commercial use of the property. The company sought, among other remedies, at least $2.5 million in punitive damages.

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A video filmed at Coachella in 2015 and published by TMZ in 2018 showed Jake Paul repeatedly using the N-word during a freestyle performance.

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Neighbours of the Team 10 house complained about furniture being set on fire, dirt-bike stunts, parties, disturbances and crowds of fans, describing the street as a "war zone". Days after these complaints received media attention, Disney and Paul announced that he was leaving the series Bizaardvark.

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