Jake Paul, You. Tube Sensation, on Getting Fired by Disney"Looking back, I see why everyone was like, 'Yo, this kid sucks,' " says 2. Jake Paul. " 'Cause I look super immature."He's referring to a local Los Angeles news report from mid- July that went viral — as so many things do for You. Tube personalities with more than 9 million followers — and led to his abrupt dismissal from the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, announced July 2. KTLA had sent a crew to investigate reports that Paul and his You. Tuber housemates were making a nuisance of themselves, lighting fires in a drained swimming pool, mounting dirt- bike drag races outside their $1.

Beverly Grove and drawing crowds of fans outside the Kilkea Drive residence. Paul and his posse responded by ambushing the reporter with a T- shirt cannon, climbing on the roof of the KTLA van, then mocking the reporter's unremarkable shoes (a callback to a popular 2. The other families on the block, mostly established pros working in the entertainment industry, are currently mulling a class- action lawsuit against the internet star in yet another ugly L. A. turf war, this one pitting old media against new."But," adds Paul, rallying to mount his own defense, "we're not even that loud. Like, yes, we had a furniture fire get out of control in our backyard one time. But that didn't harm a single person."His is not the face of a teen idol.

Lantern- jawed and nose askew, his hair a frizzy peroxided mop, if anything Jake Paul is a poster child for bratty little- brotherdom. And no one knows that more than Logan Paul, his elder sibling by two years, with whom Jake grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Their father, Greg, is a real estate agent; their mom, Pam, a nurse.

The Pauls were in every way a typical middle- class American family. Both hyperactive boys played football from a young age. Jake was a bit of a class clown, but "wasn't the crazy kind of obnoxious kid that doesn't shut up," he notes.

Remember Bramasole, the villa from the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun"? It was filmed on location in Tuscany at a renovated vacation rental called Villa Laura.

In 2. 00. 7, when he was 1. Turned out to be a wise investment. We started recording videos around our house, like doing dumb stuff," recalls Jake. Going four- wheeling or whatever. Then we found out about You. Tube and fell in love with it and started uploading our videos." And so it went for the next few years, during which the brothers developed a following that numbered in the dozens.

Our friends were the only ones watching," he explains. But they thought we were hilarious. So it became like a hobby of ours. There's really nothing else to do in Ohio."By the time Jake was 1. Vine following that brands like Burger King were offering them lucrative sponsorships.

At first, Jake saw the videos as a means to pay for college. But as the money began to accumulate — the brothers were each already earning in the low- six figures — college seemed like less and less of a priority.

Friction mounted, but Jake's non-Disney enterprises continued to flourish, with money coming in from sweatshirts and other merch he peddled on his website. Watch Stripped Online Facebook here.

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Instead, Jake set his sights on Hollywood. I finished my junior year of high school and flew out to Los Angeles," he says.

I didn't know the difference between a manager and an agent. But I got here and just started hustling and meeting anyone I could."Leveraging his internet celebrity, he began to land parts: first in a You. Tube Red movie, then a Fox Digital movie and then in his 2. Bizaardvark (not much of a stretch as it revolved around a couple of teenagers who make it big with funny online videos). But the move into terrestrial media was a calculated one for Jake, who has a big- picture vision for his career: "I knew I always wanted to be 5.

Because I believe the stars of the future will need both." Even while shooting his Disney show, Jake continued feeding his You. Tube channel, posting a video diary that chronicled his daily exploits. Like the time he and some pals created havoc at a Target, singing the "Happy Birthday Song" into the store's PA system and tossing sporting goods at each other in the aisles. Predictably, Disney was not a fan of Jake's online antics. I was becoming edgier with my content," he says, describing one incident in which he "put a middle finger up in a video for literally half a second." He started receiving angry emails from the talent relations division at Disney.

I don't know if they were having someone scan my videos full- time, but I'm guessing they were," he says. There kept on being moments like that every few weeks."Friction mounted, but Jake's non- Disney enterprises continued to flourish, with money coming in from sweatshirts and other merch he peddled on his website. In January, he launched Team 1. Dr. Dre did in the music industry in the social media business," as Jake calls it. The talent and marketing company grooms new You. Tube talent, many of whom live with Jake in the house and use it to shoot the content that has caused his neighbors so many headaches.

While Jake concedes the fan situation outside the home has gotten out of control — "They are yelling at the neighbors, they're in the street, they're chanting my name and taking up parking" — he insists it's not his fault. I have made multiple videos telling fans not to come to our house," he says. Watch Online Watch An American Affair Full Movie Online Film.

I feel like a zoo animal."For Disney, the KTLA news segment was the final straw: Jake was dismissed from the show. They basically called me and were like, 'Yo, what's going on, what's going on?' " says Jake.

And I just explained the situation, and they were like, 'OK. We want to expedite this process of weaning you off the show.' And I was like, 'Yeah, that's fine. But it's going to look like you guys fired me.' And they were like, 'We can say that we mutually parted ways and blah, blah, blah.' And that's the reality of the story."If the firing is a career setback, Jake is not letting on. In the month since he left Bizaardvark, he was tapped to host the first- ever Teen Fest, a three- hour music festival that aired on You. Tube in conjunction with the Aug. Teen Choice Awards on Fox. He won two "surfboards" that night, for top music web star and You.

Tuber (while Logan, who lives in Hollywood and has an equally popular parallel vlogging career, with 1. Jake took the opportunity to address his recent controversies in his acceptance speech. Watch Vacant House Online Hitfix more. The past few months have humbled me," he told the legions of "Jake Paulers" who voted for him. I have to be more mindful of my actions and words and how they impact others."Jake is currently bringing the show on the road, having just completed a two- stop mini tour, with 1. October. Also, he is hunting for a new house."The problem is, we can't put my name on the lease," he says.

Under the Tuscan Sun: " The Real- Life Renovated Villa. Remember Bramasole, the charming Italian villa Diane Lane buys on a whim in the movie Under the Tuscan Sun? It was filmed on location in Tuscany in Villa Laura, a house they didn’t actually remodel for the shoot. Instead, they “just cleaned it up a little and filmed it in warmer, prettier light,” according to writer- director Audrey Wells. The real restoration work on the real house began in 2. There are actually two buildings on the property.

This is the one Diane Lane’s Frances Mayes sees in the movie when she visits for the first time: At the end of the movie, it looks like this: The real- life restoration work on Villa Laura was much more extensive Here’s how it looks today: You can rent the villa the next time you’re in Tuscany. According to Italian Villas, “Bramasole lies nestled on a hill outside the ancient town walls of Cortona.”The New Kitchen: The kitchen in the movie was much smaller: The Real Kitchen Today: According to the rental website: “Every bedroom on the property is unique with beautiful original features, hand woven Busatti fabrics and the highest quality bed linen. All bedrooms rooms have air conditioning, Wi- Fi, en- suite bathrooms and its own view of the surrounding countryside.”A bedroom in the movie: There’s plenty of room for everyone here, with 1. Again, the bathroom in the movie was much more basic than they are now! One of the updated baths: Have you read the book it was based on?

It’ll make you want to move to Italy. And eat pasta! 🙂The movie is always fun to re- visit, too: The views from the villa are beautiful: “There is always something to keep you entertained, whether it be a swim in the travertine pool, a soak in the Jacuzzi, a walk through the Medici parkland to visit the ducks on the lake, or a Bocce tournament with other guests.”Sounds like the perfect vacation to me! You can see my original post with more photos from the movie here. For information about renting this movie location, visit Italian Villas. Wouldn’t that be dreamy? Affiliate links in post. Are you hooked on houses?