A Timeline of Jake Paul’s Problematic and Emotional 48 Hours 

Jake Paul sucks and spent the weekend reminding us of such, but it was also nice (for half a second) to see him crying over his fiancée's Olympic win.

By Alise Morales  |  February 10, 2026 | 11:34am
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A Timeline of Jake Paul’s Problematic and Emotional 48 Hours 

Inside us all, there are two Jake Pauls. One, so overwhelmed with love and pride for his fiancée that he bursts into ugly sobs on live television. The other, so overwhelmed by his own saucelessness that he comes out against the Bad Bunny Halftime show—only to then claim he was hacked after everyone (including his own brother) clowns him online. 

OK, so maybe these two Jake Pauls are exclusive to only Jake Paul, but it is interesting that they exist. Let’s break down the last 48 hours for the younger Paul brother. All timestamps are in Eastern Standard Time. 

Feb. 8, 4:47 p.m.: Three-year Puerto Rico resident Jake Paul decides America needs to know whether or not he’d be watching a very specific 15 minutes of television and tweets this:

Boo! Hiss! Bad Jake Paul! The internet immediately comes out against him, swiftly adding a community note to the post clarifying that Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 and that Paul, who moved to Puerto Rico three years ago to avoid paying taxes, is also still a U.S. citizen. 

Feb 8, 10:41 p.m.: Logan Paul, firstborn son and heir to the Paul YouTube Empire, jumps into the fray against his own little brother. (Though when Fox News Digital asked him earlier in the day if he was excited for the halftime show, he said, “No.”) Wars have been fought over less.

Feb 9. 5:30 a.m.: Jake Paul begins frantically clarifying his position and walking back the “fake American” comments. Nobody buys it.

Feb. 9, 8:40 a.m.: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) jumps into the debate to enumerate just one of the many, many reasons Bad Bunny is cooler than Jake Paul. The discourse continues. 


Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m.: Super Bowl LX begins. 

Feb. 8, approximately 8:12 p.m.: Bad Bunny performs the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show alongside Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, and a bunch of other celebs in the casita. 135.4 million people watched, making it the most-watched halftime show in history. 

Feb. 9, 9:30 am.: Jake Paul now “loves” Bad Bunny. Pretends he was hacked. Could not be lower in the esteem of millions.

Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m.: Jake Paul’s fiancée, Jutta Leerdam, wins gold (for the Netherlands) and sets a new Olympic record in the 1000-meter speed skate. Congrats!

Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m.: Jake Paul cries like a little baby watching his girl achieve her dreams. 

Feb. 9, 11:31 a.m – Now: The internet is torn. On the one hand, Jake Paul sucks and has spent the last day and a half reminding us of such. On the other hand, this video is sweet, and it’s nice to see a big shaggy alpha bro crying and celebrating his girlfriend’s wins. 

On a third hand (that is also giving the finger), it’s ironic for Jake Paul to be rooting against Team USA after being so loud and wrong about what makes a “real” American. He also hung out at the Olympics with Vice President JD Vance—who nearly cost Team USA Figure Skating an Olympic gold. Afterwards, he slammed Billie Eilish for speaking out against ICE and reposted Hunter Hess‘s comments about representing the U.S. right now, writing, “wow please shut the fuck up.” 

The conclusion? Jake Paul still super sucks, but I’m glad he supports his fiancée. And that’s probably the nicest thing I’ll ever say about him.

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