UNDER-FIRE YouTuber Logan Paul once faked his own death in front of a crowd of very young fans.

The footage from March showed Paul, 22, staging a stunt to look as though he was being shot in his Hollywood apartment in full view of his supporters outside.

"What I'm about to do today is wrong but, at the same time, it's so right," Paul says at the start of the 14-minute video.

He goes on to explain that he is going to "take advantage" of the fact that of his fans stand across the road from this California abode to catch a glimpse of the Ohio-born star.

As he drives down Hollywood Boulevard greeting frenzied fans, he tells the camera how the Logang – the term for his army of supporters – is going to "witness his murder".

He goes on to buy a shotgun from a "shady" looking house, prepares his apartment for the stunt and choreographs how he and his friends are going to present it.

Later in the video, Paul is standing at the window taking pictures of his fans below when his friend – wearing a black ski mask – sneaks up behind him and shoots red paint on the window, making it seem as though he has been shot.

Though many of the spectators immediately clock on to the prank, some of the younger viewers look shocked, with one putting his hand over his mouth in disbelief.

The video concludes with Paul going down to the street to pose for selfies with his relieved fans.

It comes amid reports Paul has added more security guards protect his £4.8million California mansion as the backlash over his "suicide forest" video continues.

A vehicle with "security" written on the bonnet was pictured outside his seven-bedroom home days after he was blasted for footage of him laughing next to a hanging body in a Japanese forest notorious for suicides.

It is not known how many extra guards he now has protecting the Rancho Estata property, nor which security company he is using.

Paul, 22, apologised twice after drawing unanimous condemnation from fans, support groups and celebrities including actor Aaron Paul.

Photos of extra security outside his property follow the first photos of a dejected looking Paul, jogging back from his home in his signature Savage merchandise.

Paul’s massive online following, which includes 15 million YouTube subscribers, has seen him amass a net worth of around £11million.

But the suicide controversy means he could lose lucrative contracts with big brands such as Disney, Pepsi and HBO.
He could also be sanctioned by video sharing YouTube who could demonetise his account.

The Ohio-born star earns around £110,000 per Facebook post and £59,000 for sponsored Instagram posts, according to Forbes.

His Los Angeles mansion, which he claimed costs $6.5million, boasts a cinema, several luxury vehicles and a Rolex watch he once joked "made a dent in the universe".

Last week, Japanese police revealed they wanted to question Paul over the hanging man in his tasteless video.

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