This is the tense moment comedian Pete Davidson asked YouTuber and Boxer Jake Paul about allegations of sexual assault against him before going onto brand him a ‘piece of s**t’ in an interview with Ben Askren on Saturday.
Davidson made the comments in interviews with Paul and Askren before the Triller Fight pay-per-view boxing match in Atlanta on Saturday.
In the host’s first interview, with Paul, he appears to be muted as he apparently confronts the YouTuber on the sexual assault allegations made against him by TikTok star Justine Paradise on April 9. Paul has strenuously denied the allegations.
In Saturday’s interview, Paul can he heard laughing off Davidson’s alleged question about the allegations, saying: ‘Bro, you can’t joke around about that’.
In response, Davidson says ‘I’m not, I’m not’ and tells the YouTuber he’s just checking if he’s ‘good’.
This is the tense moment American comedian Pete Davidson confronted confronted YouTuber and Boxer Jake Paul over allegations of sexual assault
Davidson was muted as he apparently confronts the YouTuber on the sexual assault allegations made against him by TikTok star Justine Paradise on April 9
In Saturday’s interview, Paul can he heard laughing off Davidson’s alleged question about the allegations, saying: ‘Bro, you can’t joke around about that’
In response, Davidson says ‘I’m not, I’m not’ and tells the YouTuber he’s just checking if he’s ‘good’
The awkward moment is then punctuated by one of Paul’s entourage (pictured, left) who tells Davidson, ‘What’s popping with that, nothing’
The awkward moment is then punctuated by one of Paul’s entourage who tells Davidson, ‘What’s popping with that, nothing’.
Davidson then asks Paul a series of awkward questions, including his favorite colour, before ending the interview.
The American comedian then went to MMA fighter Ben Askren’s locker room, for a second bout of awkward interviewing.
Davidson quickly asks Askren why he does not like his opponent Paul. The MMA fighter explains, ‘even if Jake Paul’s a decent fighter he’s still a s**tbag as a human being’.
Davidson quickly chimes in to agree and then says, ‘and that’s what we’re trying to get, you know, the message to the kids, that he is a piece of s**t’.
It was an abrupt turnaround from Davidson’s attempted friendliness with Paul in the earlier interview.
Paul’s lawyer Gardenswartz says the YouTuber plans to ‘aggressively’ disprove the allegations of sexual assault, as well as taking legal action against Justine Paradise (pictured)
Paradise has accused Paul of forcing to sign an NDA before entering his Californian mansion and later making her to perform oral sex on him in July 2019
Paul’s lawyer Gardenswartz says the YouTuber plans to ‘aggressively’ disprove the allegations of sexual assault, as well as taking legal action.
Paul’s statement, via his lawyer, reads: ‘While others have already begun to debunk the claim alleged against him, our client categorically denies the allegation and has every intention of aggressively disproving it and pursuing legal action against those responsible for the defamation of his character.’
Paradise has accused Paul of forcing her to sign an NDA before entering his Californian mansion and later making her to perform oral sex on him in July 2019.
The 24-year-old YouTuber has had several run-ins with the law and got in trouble last August, when the FBI confiscated guns from his Calabasas home, after being granted a warrant to search his property.
The 24-year-old YouTuber has had several run-ins with the law and got in trouble last August, when the FBI confiscated guns from his Calabasas home, after being granted a warrant to search his property
Paul beat Askren in the highly anticipated showdown, knocking out the decorated MMA fighter in less than two minutes on Saturday night.
Askren began the round at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta with some encouraging shots that landed in the opening moments of the fight but things quickly changed.
Paul sent Askren crashing to the floor of the ring with just over a minute to go with a quick left jab followed by a straight right behind it. It sent Askren crashing to the canvas and signaled the end of the fight.
Paul beat Askren in the highly anticipated showdown, knocking out the decorated MMA fighter in less than two minutes on Saturday night
Paul sent Askren crashing to the floor of the ring with just over a minute to go with a quick left jab followed by a straight right behind it. It sent Askren crashing to the canvas and signaled the end of the fight