# Paul Zimmer

paul zimmer was the pseudonym used by Paul Josef Gutowski who in turn is also known by the later pseudonym Troy Becker, his legal name since March 19, 2019. Under the Zimmer name, he was a Musical.ly (later TikTok) personality who was known for posting "a fairly innocuous if very corny brand on the app, doing things like making 'thirst trap' videos of himself lip-syncing to R&B songs and flashing his abs with captions like 'Happy Black History Month :)'." However, Zimmer later became a controversial figure after he was accused of financially exploiting his young fans on Musical.ly's sister app, Live.ly, and trying to create a false identity for himself as a minor. == Online image == === Live.ly === On the application Live.ly, Zimmer was accused of financial exploitation of his young fans by soliciting paid-for stickers in exchange for online interactions such as shout outs and personalised direct messages; these interactions often did not happen even when people had paid.