There one minute, gone the next. YouTuber Jake Paul has finally set the record straight on the disappearance of his vodka bottle tattoo following his fight with boxer Tommy Fury.
The ‘Problem Child’ was reportedly paid a whopping $250,000 (£207,000) by hype man DJ Charlie Sloth to get the ink, but in a video published on TikTok, the pair revealed the artwork was fake.
Jake Paul had gotten the ‘tattoo’ of an Au Vodka bottle shortly before the Paul v Fury boxing match, so fans were left baffled when it mysteriously disappeared - a large gap on his bicep noticeable in the ring.
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A video shared to the Au Vodka TikTok account saw Charlie tell Jake: “Everyone’s starting to work out that the Au tattoo’s not real.”
It cuts to a clip of Jake Paul in a bathroom with his sleeve rolled up - the Au bottle ink visible on his arm. He proceeds to wipe it with a damp cloth, telling the DJ: “Charlie, the drink’s insane, but I’m not.”
Charlie has described the duo as ‘marketing geniuses’ as Jake Paul went on to release an advert for the alcoholic beverage on his Instagram story.
“AU Vodka, the best-selling vodka in the UK, is now available in the US. Go and get yourself a bottle. This s***’s fire. And it’s blue,” said Paul before taking a swig of the drink.
Jake Paul was defeated for the first time in his professional career last weekend against rival 23-year-old Tommy Fury at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia.
After two failed attempts to make the contest happen in December 2021 and August 2022, many were sceptical about whether the fight would happen a third time around - however, both men turned up and went toe to toe for eight rounds, with Fury being crowned winner.
Following the fight, confused fans were quick to take to social media to point out that Paul’s new tattoo had vanished.
One (@christudball) wrote: “@jakepaul what happened to your @AuVodka tattoo last night? It just disappeared. #auvodka #JakePaulvsTommyFury @Tyson_Fury #TommyFury.”
Another (@gavinthomas2015) tweeted: “Imagine being hit that hard, your AU Vodka ‘tattoo’ falls off. #JakePaul.”
Meanwhile, a third (@Payney26) added: “@jakepaul hey you seem to have lost the @AuVodka tattoo you was paid £250k for. Haven't seen it at all the last few days on your arm. Defo wasn't at the fight last night, or covered over with make up or it would have smudged or ran. Let us know if it turns up #auvodka #FuryPaul.”
Au Vodka was launched by Jackson Quinn and Charlie Morgan - the Swansea ball boy that was kicked by Eden Hazard during Chelsea's Carabao Cup in 2013 - and is partially owned by Charlie Sloth.
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