It was recently announced that actor Bella Thorne had broken records on the adult content platform OnlyFans, making over $1 million in subscriptions in her first 24 hours on the site. In the weeks that followed, she tipped it to $2 million. Thorne’s presence on OF made many other content creators very nervous and it wasn’t long before their skepticism was justified.
Thorne had stated that she did not do nudes on OF, which isn’t that unusual. Some people present erotic images with no nudity. However, she started selling an image under the “pay per view” system purporting to be a nude for $200. Many people purchased it and were disappointed to not get any actual nudity. The complaints led to OnlyFans suddenly changing a number of policies, like instituting a $50 cap on PPVs and making payouts from the site monthly instead of weekly. This might not have any effect on Thorne, who is a millionaire, but for many of the regular people who use OnlyFans to pay their bills, suddenly not being able to access their money or charge a certain rate for their content makes a big difference.
The backlash was very fierce, especially because Thorne had stated she joined OF for “research” on a film she was making. While there are other celebrities on OF, most notably Cardi B, the whole thing reeked of a publicity stunt. Thorne has finally offered an apology, but some people think it leaves a lot to be desired.
“Remove the stigma behind sex, sex work, and the negativity that surrounds the word SEX itself by bringing a mainstream face to it that’s what I was trying to do, to help bring more faces to the site to create more revenue for content creators on the site,” she started.
PT1 Remove the stigma behind sex, sex work, and the negativity that surrounds the word SEX itself by bringing a mainstream face to it that’s what I was trying to do, to help bring more faces to the site to create more revenue for content creators on the site.
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) August 29, 2020
I wanted to bring attention to the site, the more people on the site the more likely of a chance to normalize the stigmas, And in trying to do this I hurt you. I have risked my career a few times to remove the stigma behind sex work, porn, and the natural hatred people spew…
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) August 29, 2020
behind anything sex related. I wrote and directed a porn against the high brows of my peers and managers because I WANTED to help with the stigma behind sex.
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) August 29, 2020
…I am a mainstream face and when you have a voice, a platform, you try to use you in helping others and advocate for something bigger than yourself. Again in this process I hurt you and for that I’m truly sorry.
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) August 29, 2020
Ps. I’m meeting with only fans about the new restrictions to find out why!!! This is fucked up and I’m sorry comment any ideas or concerns you want brought up to OF!! and send me your links and a pic so I can promote you guys
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) August 29, 2020
Thorne did say she was going to talk to OnlyFans about the new restrictions that they instituted because of her chicanery, but people are still extremely mad:
nobody cares that you “risked your career” what career? YOU can do anything you want to do. Sex workers RELY on onlyfans and maybe a couple other platforms. Why did you need to charge $200 for a scam if it was to “end the stigma” you made us look like money hungry scammers thx
— jane wilde (@janewildexxx) August 29, 2020
Then why’d you lie about the type of content your were providing? And charge $200 to view the one short clip?? What you did was scam OUR customers and ruin a good, profitable platform for the real sex workers who do this for a living.
Not even an apology was given.. shame on u.— BITCHIMBELLAROLLAND (@bellarollandx) August 29, 2020
This!!!
— D͓̽e͓̽s͓̽i͓̽ ͓̽P͓̽u͓̽n͓̽k͓̽ ️️ (@DesiQueen18) August 30, 2020
Regardless of your good intentions, no one is seeing that. Before a celebrity figure came onto OF, a lot of workers made money that is 1/16th of what you make in a month. And now those people who rely on that platform are limited. You need to make this right. ASAP.
— josh (@joshuadavidtho) August 29, 2020
this would be all find and dandy except for you dipped your toe in, and called it sex work. you still know nothing of the actual time and effort that goes into it. you know NOTHING about the real, every day hate and harassment that comes with it. you sold lingerie pics for a week
— (@whimsicalmickle) August 30, 2020
Like many people with a lot of money and without a lot of real-life experience, Thorne skipped over an important part of the research aspect of films—talking to real people who actually live the story you want to tell and paying them a hefty consultation fee. Not ruining their livelihood. If she really wants to make this right, she better open up her wallet.
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