GREG PAUL feared his sons Logan and Jake would have to resort to doing PORN when they first moved to Los Angeles.
But instead, they became multimillionaire social media sensations.
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The pair were teenagers when they moved from their family home in Cleveland, Ohio to pursue a showbiz lifestyle in 2014.
It left dad Greg imagining the worst when his two boys flew the nest – as revealed on the family’s new reality TV show called Paul American streaming on Max.
Greg said: “Those guys moving to LA, we were like, f*** they are gonna end up doing porn because their s*** didn’t work out.
“You know, you’re thinking all the worst things.”
But it did not take long for his sons to put him at ease – as they raked in huge sums after becoming stars on YouTube.
Logan, now 29, said: “The views are increasing, the attention is increasing.
“I’m making money. Bro, when I started making merch, f*** me! We grossed $50million in 2017. Fifty f***ing million dollars.”
As the fight for fame ensued, it caused civil war between Logan and his younger brother Jake.
Jake, 28, said: “Logan’s at his house with his friends doing crazy s*** everyday.
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“I had my whole squad called Team 10. At some point we just kind of started talking about who gets more views, who gets more subscribers and it manifested into this real life thing.”
Logan admitted: “People liked this rivalry that we had and the line between reality and content starts to get blurred especially in your early 20s when content is your entire life.
“How can I get the most views and attention possible? So virtue, which is normally important in family, in brotherhood, was thrown out the window.”
The brothers’ rivalry intensified with a series of diss tracks made against each other – with one of Logan’s songs reaching nearly 300MILLION views.
It caused huge strain for their mum Pam, who opened up in episode one of the series: “I was calling, going mostly after Logan because he’s the older brother.
“You’re supposed to be taking care of your younger brother. But why would thy listen to me?
“They’re making much more money than I’ve ever made and what am I gonna do?”
Logan said: “I look back now and I’m ashamed. I’m truly ashamed of whatever version of myself that was.
“Since then, Jake and myself have got into a bit of a better place.”
Getty – ContributorLogan and Jake moved to LA in 2014[/caption]
Jake celebrates a boxing win with Logan in 2020Getty
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The brothers soon reconciled after starting their journeys as boxers together.
Jake revealed: “It was a long process to go from being pitted against each other in front of the whole world to where we are today.
“But I think around that time we slowly realised that we were going to be the only people there for each other.
“When we both started training with each other, I think that was so healthy for our relationship because we were doing things together.”
The brothers started boxing together on the same card in 2018, with Logan drawing to KSI and Jake beating the Brit’s brother Deji.
In the near decade since, Jake has focussed solely on boxing and now has an 11-1 record while Logan is signed to the WWE.
And Logan said: “Admittedly, things aren’t always perfect between Jake and I.
“We’re always finding ways to one up each other but I call it inspiration. We both just want to be at the top of our sport.
“I want to be the biggest WWE star in the world, Jake has found a serious calling to boxing.”
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