Current Events > TikTok star Justine Paradise accuses YouTuber Jake Paul of sexual assault

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https://www.insider.com/tiktok-star-justine-paradise-accuses-jake-paul-of-sexual-assault-2021-4

The TikTok star Justine Paradise, 24, says the YouTuber Jake Paul sexually assaulted her at his home in Los Angeles. Paradise who has more than 524,000 followers on TikTok said she met Paul, who is also 24, in July 2019 at the Team 10 house in California, where he and several friends lived. In a 20-minute YouTube video posted Friday, she said she went to the Team 10 house with friends several times after first being invited there in June 2019. She said she spent time with Paul and his friends while they recorded videos in his studio. Her story focused on events she said happened in June and July of that year, during which she said she exchanged text messages with Paul. Paradise said Paul acted awkwardly around her and would even text her when they were in the same room. "I'm just assuming he always got what he wanted and never had to build social skills and talking to people, like girls just basically throw themselves at him," she said. "He would go to his room with a different girl, multiple different girls every day."

She described one time at the Team 10 house in which she said Paul pulled her into a corner and began "making out" with her in front of his friends, which she said did not make her feel uncomfortable at first. But she began feeling uncomfortable, she said, when Paul led her upstairs, "took it to his bed," and got on top of her. She quoted Paul as saying, "If nothing is going to happen, what's the point?" "Sex is very special and very important to me," Paradise said. "Normally, everybody respects me when I don't want to do sexual things, so I thought that it was fine if I went in his room," she added. "I thought it would be fine to kiss him, because I thought he would stop if I didn't want to do anything else." She said Paul grabbed her face and forced her to perform oral sex and continued to touch her in "places" despite her saying no multiple times. "I couldn't tell him to stop," she said. "He just shoved himself in me, he didn't ask for consent or anything. That's not OK. On no level at all is that OK." Paradise said that Paul then did a "180" and became cold after the incident and that he'd never apologized to her. While discussing the timing of when she came out with her story, she said she wasn't sure whether she was even allowed to talk about it after she signed a nondisclosure agreement which she said was required of all guests who enter Paul's home. "I thought that if you sign an NDA, you're signing away your rights to talk about anything basically," she said. She added that she came forward publicly in the hope that Paul would realize he "needs to ask people for consent," adding that she had "thought about this literally every single day since it happened."

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Happened in 2019, but speaks up the week of his fight with Askren?

But I also dont have a hard time believing Paul is a shitbag

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lww99 posted...

Happened in 2019, but speaks up the week of his fight with Askren?

But I also dont have a hard time believing Paul is a shitbag

Victim blaming. Lots of victims of sexual assault never make it public due to lack of evidence, shame, made to believe they deserved it, etc.

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like I said immediately after, I have no problem believing Paul is a shitbag.

it definitely could have happened.

I just think the literal timing of her coming out is going to make people question her. Thats it.

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Only a matter of time until a minor comes forward about this guy. Looking at some of the girls he keeps around I'm amazed it hasn't happened already. Sick fuck.

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Jfc Im not victim blaming. Victim blaming would be oh she was drunk, she was probably asking for it

never did I even suggest that. Fuck off with that bullshit.

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Oh you can ignore half of my post, neat

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CalypsoDoom posted...

3 posts in and we're already victim blaming. Record speed CE

I don't think you know what victim blaming means.

Is it possible that the victim is to blame

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lww99 posted...

Happened in 2019, but speaks up the week of his fight with Askren?

But I also dont have a hard time believing Paul is a shitbag

Best time to speak out when he's very visible on the worlds stage

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He is friends with Sami Zayn, maybe Sami can help get him a Syria and get out of the reach of American police. Because with the record of the things that KNOW that he done are creepy. This is going to spark more people to come forward. And what happen to that person was not sexual assault it was rape. You go to jail for that shit.

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lww99 posted...

I just think the literal timing of her coming out is going to make people question her. Thats it.

People question the victims regardless of the time.

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Yeah, thats unfortunately true. Just thought she might get a little more of that, based on timing.

As others have said, hopefully more people come forward, and Paul has to go to court. strength in numbers.

if hes done it once, hes probably done it to multiple people.

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gross

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CalypsoDoom posted...

3 posts in and we're already victim blaming. Record speed CE

That wasn't victim blaming, it was suggesting either that she fabricated it or she is only coming out about it now due to ulterior motives.

Alucard188 posted...

People question the victims regardless of the time.

she's definitely gonna get more clout during a week when more people than usual are paying attention.

like payment for interviews from the highest bidder or whatever.

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I call bullshit due to timing nice try. Not guilty. Her word against his and the timing makes me not believe her

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Pretty disheartening to see a mod posting in a topic with multiple people victim blaming and not doing anything about it. And no IWW Im not talking about you.

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Orchestrion posted...

Pretty disheartening to see a mod posting in a topic with multiple people victim blaming and not doing anything about it. And no IWW Im not talking about you.

Maybe you have a weak heart

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The Trent posted...

Maybe you have a weak heart

What joy do you find in blaming victims of sexual assault for what happened to them?

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Oh I was just being a dick up there, I have no idea who's to blame here but personally I find it really east not to rape so the rapist probably is

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In a perfect world - people like the Paul brothers would never receive the luxuries they have accrued through being obnoxious douche bags.

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theyre originally from a city like 10 miles over from me.

everyone here hates them

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Wouldnt doubt it tbh

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One of the Pauls being a rapist is the least surprising thing since uhhhhh

Shit what's something not at all surprising?

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Yawn

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DarthAragorn posted...

One of the Pauls being a rapist is the least surprising thing since uhhhhh

Shit what's something not at all surprising?

Recording footage of a dead body and uploading it for millions to see.

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He's got more money so she's probably lying.

Orchestrion posted...

Pretty disheartening to see a mod posting in a topic with multiple people victim blaming and not doing anything about it. And no IWW Im not talking about you.

Jake might be the victim here so sit down shut up and look cute until we get facts

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Imagine going to bat for the literal Pauls. Not saying he's already guilty, but Jesus.

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Not VB but in any assault like this you have to loudly voice you didnt want it, make many physical actions opposing it and come out immediately and hopefully with evidence on video or other people or your story gets ignored.

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What's more concerning is that she thought an NDA forbade her from talking about a literal rape. How much else has happened in this place that people think an NDA means they can't bring it to light?

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its the pauls, this shouldn't shock anyone. Although I do wonder what was going through her head when they started sucking face publicly and went to his bedroom. He seemed forceful from the jump, Pauls attorney might argue that she knew what it could lead to to go to his private room. So I hope more allegations come out and it corners him.

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Unfortunately rich white boys get off the hook for these things.
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I pray this is properly looked into. Jake Paul is such a negative on the youth. A real piece of shit.

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NoxObscuras posted...

What's more concerning is that she thought an NDA forbade her from talking about a literal rape. How much else has happened in this place that people think an NDA means they can't bring it to light?

this is actually pretty fucking scummy that he makes them sign NDAs just to go to the house.

that whole frat/dude bro culture is so fucking toxic.

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Doesn't he have a history of doing this kind of shit?
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Is he the one KO stunned at Mania?

it won't get properly looked into. He's much more rich and powerful than she is. His attorneys could just hold her up in court to the point of financial ruin if she goes civil, and in a criminal trial she'd need pretty decisive evidence that it happened, along with a potentially very traumatizing testimony in which her character will be called into question and she'll be made to feel like shit. You see how they're doing the Floyd trial, she wouldn't be any different.

the sad truth is people will move on after a few weeks to some other big news and this will be degraded to a "Remember that time Jake Paul raped someone" and it'll just be another example of our legal system

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I don't see anyone victim blaming itt. Some people doubting her story, but where's the victim blaming?

Jake Paul is definitely a scumbag and it could easily be true. But none of us know either way. The idea she should have instant credibility and her claims should be regarded as proof is just as ridiculous as saying its 100% definitely a lie.

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NDA to enter his house? Dang. What a way to live.

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CalypsoDoom posted...

hope he sees this

The guy acting like it has to be a lie?

Yeah thats pretty scummy at best. I actually watched a bunch of parts of her video and a lot of it was so weird I can sort of understand why people might think that but also those people should stfu cause no one can predict how someone reacts to that situation.

Definitely not just some random people who haven't experienced it, aren't experts in victim psychology, and don't know her. Not even people who are any of those things either.

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Jake Paul looks like a sexual predator

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BlakPeppa posted...

NDA to enter his house? Dang. What a way to live.

Doesn't Derek Jeter do that and consficate cell phones?

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deanshow posted...

Doesn't Derek Jeter do that and consficate cell phones?

I repeat. What a way to live. lol

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Machete posted...

Doesn't he have a history of doing this kind of shit?

Obviously not enough because it shouldn't be that difficult to cancel Jake Paul.

Who?
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