Logan Paul Sues YouTube’s Cofizilla for Defamation Over CryptoZoo Videos

Logan Paul In 2022, he filed a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Stephen Findison, known as Cofizilla, over a series of videos released about his previously failed CryptoZoo NFT project.

The suit alleges that Fundison “slyly and repeatedly” made false statements accusing Paulus of orchestrating fraud through CryptoZoo.

“Defamation”

“Paul brought this defamation suit to hold Findison accountable for his actions and for the substantial damage he caused to Paul's reputation by intentionally and recklessly spreading falsehoods,” the court documents state.

In the year In late 2022, Coffizilla released a three-part YouTube series on CryptoZoo, titled “Logan Paul's Biggest Scam.” In the videos, Paul was accused of defrauding his supporters by collecting money from NFT holders without delivering the promised project. The series quickly gained traction, gaining tens of millions of views and becoming Findeisen's most popular content.

However, Paul argues that these videos paint a misleading narrative. The lawsuit alleges that Coffizilla withheld critical information that demonstrated Paul's true commitment to CryptoZoo's success. Fundison Paul knew that he was not profiting from the project and that he had many internal messages that showed that he had decided to do it right before the cryptocurrency was officially launched.

“Findison was well aware that Paul intended to cheat anyone, but on the contrary, he always intended to build a blockchain-based game,” the statement said.

In the lawsuit, Paul attributes the failure of the project to Eduardo “Eddie” Ibanez, a “charlatan” who falsified testimony and a consultant named Jake Greenbaum who was “more interested in trying to make a personal profit than helping.” Create a legal project”.

Logan Paul is seeking more than $75,000 in damages

Logan Paul is seeking more than $75,000 in damages, plus interest, attorneys' fees and additional relief in the lawsuit.

Paul previously announced a $1.5 million recovery plan for CryptoZoo and plans to sue Fundison by the end of 2022. However, he decided to focus on fixing it with NFT holders. Despite this, Fundison continued to release videos in 2023 and 2024, reiterating that Cryptozoo was a fraud orchestrated by Paul.

According to the lawsuit, he was subsequently disappointed when his efforts “failed,” and although he “didn't make any money from the project, he spent $1 million to buy NFTs between January and March.” “

Launched in 2021, the CryptoZoo project was intended to be a game where players could purchase NFT “eggs” using ZOO tokens. The ZOO token has since fallen, now worthless with zero capitalization and minimal trading.