In a recent ‘IMPAULSIVE’ podcast, Kevin Hart ignited past conflicts by talking about how Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson will probably never appear in Logan Paul’s podcast. Hart, who is a very close friend of Dwayne, talked about a lot of things on Paul’s podcast. They discussed entrepreneurship in detail and Paul was all praise for Hart.
Paul said, “Kev, but I do look to people like you and Dwayne [Johnson] even. You guys kind of paved the blueprint that exists now in this in this world that we’re doing. I mean, bro you’re, come on, you’re icon, you’re probably one of the biggest stars in the world right now. Definitely, the biggest guest we’ve ever had on IMPAULSIVE. And the fact that you’re gracing us with your time, I mean, you know, this doesn’t go unnoticed.”
Hart’s reply to this praise from Paul is where he spills some beans.
Hart responded, “I appreciate it. The one thing you guys should definitely realize, I think the one thing that we should just clear up right away is Dwayne would never do this. Yeah, because he’s not the same type of person.”
He further added, “And I’m not calling [him] the bad person in no way shape, or form but right like you guys like we’re saying stuff without saying.”
The question arises when Hart says that he is saying something without actually saying it, does he mean to talk about the rift between Dwayne and Paul? Or did he mean something else? Hart’s comments are open for interpretation. However, here is what you need to know about the rift between Dwayne and Paul.
Dwayne Johnson and Logan Paul collaborated multiple times and shared a strong bond
Logan Paul launched his YouTube channel in 2016 after earning his fame on Vine. In that year itself, Paul collaborated with Dwayne on a video. In December 2016, Paul posted a vlog on his channel and said, “big collab with someone who I admire and have the utmost respect for.” He later revealed that he was making two videos with Dwayne. One each for both of their channels.
At the end of the video in which they collaborated, Dwayne tells Paul, “you’re the best.” Paul then calls Dwayne a “genuine guy,” adding, “Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, you are the man.”
Since then, Paul and Dwayne came together to create multiple videos. They used to refer to each other as “brother” and “bro.”
In November 2017, on a Dubai-based podcast The Kris Fade Show, Paul praised Dwayne highly and called him his idol. He said, “I don’t get starstruck. I do not. And when I was standing next to ‘The Rock’ for the first time, I was shaking like a little girl. He’s my idol. He’s the one guy who I actually resonate with in Hollywood.”
However, things took a sharp turn in their friendship. It all came crashing down very soon.
Logan Paul’s controversial video in Japan’s forest forced Dwayne Johnson to cut ties with him
In December 2017, Paul posted a controversial video on YouTube. He faced backlash from all over the world for it.
Paul visited Aokigahara in 2017. It is a forest near the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is also known as the “suicide forest” due to the number of people who have committed suicide at the location. The video that has been deleted now, featured scenes of Paul and his team standing around a dead body they had come across.
🔔 | Logan Paul has revealed that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson asked him to remove all content of them together after the Japan suicide forest controversy.
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In June 2022, on the True Geordie podcast, Paul talked about how Johnson cut ties with him.
He said, “After Japan happened, obviously I found myself in a hole, rightfully so, that I had never been in before, extremely low mentally, and I got a call from my publicist, who also repped Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and she’s like, ‘Hey, Dwayne has asked that you remove every picture and video that you’ve done with him.'”
“I thought we had a healthy relationship, an open line of communication, and I was so sad that my hero wanted nothing to do with me,” he added.
In January 2018, Paul apologized for his huge error on Twitter. He took a short break from YouTube after that. As of now, Logan Paul is creating a career at a place that Dwayne Johnson conquered. Paul fights in the WWE. Dwayne, however, hasn’t been in seen the ring for a long time.