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Peter Sblendorio

Logan Paul records a video to explain why he's cutting down on his videos

Logan Paul's daily video blogs are coming to an end.

The controversial YouTuber announced in a nearly 17-minute video that he'll no longer be posting new videos every single day.

"I have done a lot of vlogs every day in a row," Paul explained toward the end of the recent upload. "And I'm blessed. I'm thankful. But your boy wants to exercise his creativity in other ways."

Paul, 23, cautioned that he's not finished vlogging entirely. While he won't be posting videos as frequently as he has in the past, he vowed to continue making vlogs moving forward.

"I am proud to say the vlog will never be finished as long as my heart stays thumping," he said.

The announcement comes roughly four months after Paul drew widespread backlash for posting a video in late December in which he came across the body of suicide victim in Japan's Aokigahara forest _ an area known for its high number of suicide attempts.

In the video, Paul stresses that suicide, mental illness and depression "are not a joke," but also laughs a bit toward the end while discussing how shocked he is after coming across the body.

He apologized multiple times following the stunt and took a break from vlogging for a little over a month before returning in February.

Paul broke out as an internet star on the video-sharing app Vine. He has over 17 million subscribers on YouTube.

He explained in his video announcing the end of his daily vlogs that he wants to "dive into music" and begin "new business endeavors."

"YouTube is not my career," he said earlier in the video. "This is a hobby. I hopped on this platform like two years ago."

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