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Model Amber Rose took to Instagram in September 2020 to announce that she had started an OnlyFans account. She's also still using Instagram to promote the content.
Ex-Disney Channel star Bella Thorne joined the OnlyFans site on August 19, 2020. She announced her arrival on Instagram, where the news reached her 23.5 million followers.
In a statement regarding his decision to open an account, Mahone said that he was excited to show a different side of himself to fans than that which they're used to on his other social media.
The singer and actress broke an OnlyFans record by earning over US$1 million within 24 hours of joining. Her success prompted OnlyFans to cap the amount a creator can charge for posts, causing a lot of backlash.
News broke of singer Austin Mahone's OnlyFans page in early October 2020. The singer first achieved recognition in the noughties for the song covers he posted to YouTube.
Rose has been very open about the purpose of the adult-themed account and why she likes having it, despite criticism on social media from some of her fans.
Rob Kardashian's famous ex and baby mama announced the arrival of her OnlyFans page in April 2020 by posting a preview of its first video to her Instagram page.
OnlyFans is not the only way Chyna has chosen to make money during this pandemic. Prior to her OnlyFans announcement, she revealed she was charging fans $950 for a FaceTime call.
She does not use her account for explicit content, but rather to "address ongoing rumors, share glimpses into her personal life, connect closer with her fans, and much more."
Rapper Casanova took to Instagram in April 2020 to announce to his followers that he had joined OnlyFans.
He is rumored to be one of the highest-earning famous faces on there.
The rapper joined OnlyFans during summer 2020, shortly after the release of her single 'WAP.' She became the biggest A-list celebrity to appear on the site.
On October 5, 2020, the guys at OnlyFans took to Twitter themselves to announce the arrival of an account belonging to model, and ex-best friend to Kylie Jenner, Jordyn Woods.
The 'Real Housewives of New York' star is known for being dramatic, but many were surprised by the announcement. One fan was moved to comment, "Auntie, I don't think you know what this is."
In an interview with Complex, Woods said that she would use the account to post "really edgy iconic photos" of herself. She felt OnlyFans was exactly the right platform for the project.
Married 'Love & Hip Hop' stars Safaree Samuels and Erica Mena both have OnlyFans sites. Samuels was first to announce his account in May 2020, and Mena quickly followed suit.
Not much is known about what's on either of their pages, but the pair do make use of their other social media accounts to plug their OnlyFans content.
Undoubtedly watching the success of her fellow 'Real Housewives' cast member, Sonja Morgan followed in Medley's footsteps and joined OnlyFans at the end of July 2020.
Rapper Swae Lee uses his OnlyFans page to promote his music. He performs as both a solo artist and as half of the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd.
In the week of the launch, Morgan offered free access to the content of her site, which according to her is exclusive content that doesn't appear on her Insta.
Reality TV star Dorinda Medley announced her OnlyFans membership on Twitter back in January 2020. She simply posted a link to the page with no explanation.
Influencer and socialite (and Bella Thorne's ex) Tana Mongeau joined the site in May 2020, along with fellow YouTuber Ashly Schwan. The pair were soon joined by friend and famous TikToker Imari Stuart.
On June 17, 2020, he announced to his Instagram followers that he had created an OnlyFans page, which so far he has only used to promote his song 'Reality Check.'
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Grammy award-winning singer The-Dream is another musician who has made use of the OnlyFans platform to promote his work.
On April 21, 2020, Billboard announced that The-Dream had plans to open an OnlyFans account where fans would be able to stream his music for free.
Mongeau's page is one of a few that charge viewers for content per drop rather than by subscription. If the content is popular, pay-for-view tends to pay better.
Tyga, took to Instagram on September 16, 2020 to announce the arrival of his brand new OnlyFans account.
The rapper still uses his Instagram account to promote his OnlyFans page.
'Teen Wolf' star Tyler Posey is also on OnlyFans. He announced his arrival via Instagram at the end of September 2020.
According to statements in his interview with Pride magazine, Posey was inspired to open an OnlyFans account by fans of his Instagram page who said it would be a good idea.
The news was met with much excitement by fans, who posted wildly on social media. The musician's OnlyFans page is rumored to focus primarily on his dancing.
Chris Brown took to Twitter in early November 2020 to announce the arrival of his OnlyFans account. The announcement post contained a link to his profile without explanation.
Michael B. Jordan announced his intention to join OnlyFans shortly after being voted People's Sexiest Man Alive 2020. He told Jimmy Kimmel that he was joining the platform with an account dedicated to his mustache, which he calls "Murphy." The account, which features Murphy "eating fruit, all types of crazy stuff," will donate all the proceeds to a barber school since during the pandemic there have been many businesses and schools that have been shut down.
On August 24, OnlyFans announced their decision to ban "any content containing sexually explicit conduct" as of October 2021. This decision was made following difficulties securing funding despite the phenomenal growth and potential of the platform. Investors were reportedly wary of associating themselves with a business built on adult content. The announcement was met with furious backlash as the adult content creators expressed their sense of betrayal. OnlyFans was built on the back of their work and they felt that they were being used and abandoned, many left without a reliable source of income.
Less than a week after the announcement, OnlyFans decided to reverse the decision. A spokesperson said they no longer needed to enforce the ban "due to banking partners’ assurances that OnlyFans can support all genres of creators."
As a star who rose to fame as a '90s sex symbol, Carmen Electra said "it was like a no-brainer" to join the platform herself. "I just felt like, 'Yeah, I need to do this,'" Electra told People. "I, for once, have this opportunity to be my own boss and have my own creative vision to share with my fans without someone standing over me, telling me, 'Don't do this, don't do that. Cover up this.'"
Her content reportedly includes beauty tutorials, vacation insights, swimwear and lingerie photos, as well as "more sexy, classy pictures and videos," where she noted she won't have to censor anything like on Instagram. She added this new platform will allow her to be "a little bit more intimate" with her fans in one-on-one interactions.
"People are going to do what they want to do anyway with your photos, you might as well be in control of them and follow what you feel like doing inside," she explained.
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The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it a number of new developments, and one of those was the increased interest in London-based content subscription service OnlyFans. The site has been around since 2016, but it really took off in early 2020, with CEO Tim Stokely telling BuzzFeed in May 2020 that the site was gaining 200,000 new users and 7,000-8,000 new content creators every 24 hours.
OnlyFans is best known as a platform for posting explicit, adult content, which fans can view by paying a subscription. While it is also used for other purposes such as promoting artists' work, adult content is by far its biggest export.
Rachel Dolezal, the infamous white woman who presented herself as Black and even worked in the NAACP, announced that she would be starting an OnlyFans in 2021, though she said her account would be “tasteful” and include “hair tutorials," “Monday motivation,” exercise content, and “foot pics,” reports MTV Australia. Well, some of Dolezal's content was leaked on Twitter and there are certainly also naked photos. Naturally, the internet is having a field day.
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