Logan and Jake Paul’s mom is begging them to give up fighting and become businessmen or politicians.
Pam Stepnick, 68, was heartbroken seeing her youngest son, Jake, 28, suffer a broken jaw after being KO’d by Anthony Joshua live on Netflix on December 19.
Stepnick told Page Six she was worried about Jake, who “bit off a lot” before his $200 million bout with Joshua, which left her “down on my knees,” praying for his safety when he was hospitalized after the bout. He later confirmed he had to have four titanium plates in his mouth and some of his teeth removed.
Her other son, Logan, 30, is a WWE wrestling star, regularly taking blows from some of the toughest in the business like Rey Mysterio, LA Knight and Jey Uso.
“When Logan gets up on those high ropes and you’re holding on to some other big guy, one slip and you can have a back or neck injury. I worry about that kind of stuff,” added Stepnick, a nurse, to Page Six.
Stepnick, who recently penned a memoir about her boys’ rise to fame “”F–k the Pauls,” is hoping she won’t have to fret for too much longer, as both sons are making plans to move on from fighting.
But will it be politics that will call their name?
“It’s been rumored,” she laughs, “I could see it…President Paul, or Secretary Paul, Secretary of Defense – I don’t know if I’d wish that upon anyone! But I do know that they are preparing for [life outside the ring] as we speak, building other companies they’re involved with.”
Jake, who makes a reported $50 million a year according to Forbes, founded the boxing brand agency Most Valuable Promotions alongside a venture capital firm, Anti Fund. He also co-founded a mobile betting startup called Betr, and has launched a grooming line, W by Jake Paul.
Logan, who is believed to be worth more than $100 million, launched the viral Prime drinks and is also a major figure in the Pokémon TCG (Trading Card Game) world. He also co-founded Liquid Marketplace, a platform for high-end collectibles.
“I personally picture them buying a sports team like football, Stepnick said, “That’s my goal. And then I get to go to all the football games that I missed when they didn’t go to college! I’d like to be like Mama Kelce,” she added, referring to Donna Kelce, mother of NFL players Travis and Jason.
Stepnick brought up her boys in Cleveland, Ohio, following her divorce from their dad, Greg Paul, and had to wrangle them as they found early success making videos on social app Vine.
They were “reckless” and left her “terrified” while doing stunts like “wheelies on the interstate”, before moving to Los Angeles as teens and eschewing college.
She even stepped in to help sort out their finances and businesses when they first hit fame.
In her book, she recounts how Jake had signed a deal to give money to an attorney “in perpetuity,” meaning “from now until the end of time.” She exclaimed: “Oh my God, I nearly lost my mind. I definitely lost a couple years of my life over that one, but we came out victorious.
“I don’t want to toot my own horn, but had I not been on top of that one, that would’ve been a financial tragedy for Jake.”
Stepnick no longer has a role in their businesses, laughing, “It’s glorious!”
The Pauls infamously have a fractious relationship with their father. Jake has called his dad “abusive”, claiming, “My dad would slap the s–t out of me,” while Logan called his dad’s actions “not quite legal” or “intense.”
Stepnick, however, said she “coexists” with her ex-husband, particularly as they are now grandparents to Logan’s baby daughter, Esme, with model Nina Agdal.
“Even to this day when they are upset with him, I feel bad for him, but he digs his own hole,” she said, although she added: “We are the only two parents in the world that can call each other when some of this stuff comes up and understand how the other one feels.”
Indeed, the entire family – including Greg – will spend the holidays together.
Stepnick’s book is also full of child raising tips that she got while bringing up two very independent boys.
“I want the world to know that my boys are just regular people at the end of the day,” she said. “Not the crazy people that people see on the Internet. They’re just boys who want to be loved and appreciated and do their best.”
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