Controversial star Lil Tay sparks backlash over her staggering OnlyFans earnings just hours after turning 18
The controversial influencer wasted no time launching an OnlyFans account - dropping the link just after midnight on her landmark birthday.
She claimed the content was taken at exactly 12.01am, calling it 'freshly 18' content and adding in her bio: 'Please don't tell my mom.'
Lil Tay promised fans glimpses of her 'birthday suits' and, within just two hours of joining the adult content platform, she had 100,000 subscribers.
By the third hour, she had raked in over $1 million, posting a screenshot of her earnings with the caption: 'We broke the f**k out of that OnlyFans record.'
But her announcement immediately prompted disgusted followers to brand the news as 'deranged' and slammed subscribers.
'You've been watching her since she was a child, and the second she turns 18, you're throwing money at her?' one user wrote.
Another added, 'Whoever is paying y'all some f**kin creeps and weirdos.'
Tay had been teasing the launch for weeks, conducting a public 'vote' on whether she should do it - tagging conservative commentator Michael Knowles, YouTubers like Jake Paul and Pearl Davis, and even Ben Shapiro.
Knowles responded: 'No amount of money is worth your dignity.'
But Pearl had a different opinion: 'You may as well do it because I don't think you have much else to offer to the world.'
Even Lil Tay's half-brother Jason Tian seemed to be disturbed by her decision, as he appeared on her livestream yelling at her and taking her phone.
Born Claire Eileen Qi Hope, Lil Tay first went viral in 2017 at age nine after posting videos full of foul language and violent behavior.
It later came out that her brother Jason was feeding her lines off-camera, sparking concerns that she was being exploited by her family for money.
Around the same time, her mom, Angela Tian, lost her job as a real estate agent for allegedly using her employer's properties and cars in her daughter's videos.
After a brief hiatus her Instagram account suddenly went dark.
Then, in 2018, the drama shifted to a custody battle between her estranged parents.
Her father, Christopher Hope, wanted her to focus on music with more structure and oversight, while her mother and brother preferred her chaotic influencer persona.
The situation escalated in 2019 and again in 2021 when Jason launched a GoFundMe and accused their father of abuse and stealing millions from Tay's earnings.
Her father denied all allegations.
Then in August 2023 a post from Tay's verified Instagram account claimed that both she and her brother had died.
For 24 hours, fans believed it - though her father and ex-manager declined to confirm the news.
A day later, TMZ reported that both siblings were alive.
Lil Tay later alleged that the post was part of a hacking incident, though fans has suspicions that it was her father behind the hoax.
Soon after, it was reported that her mother had gained full custody, and her father was ordered to pay $275,000 in child support.
But the drama didn't stop there.
In September 2024, Lil Tay's account announced she was in the ICU recovering from open-heart surgery after being diagnosed with a life-threatening tumor.
The update included photos from her hospital bed and an echocardiogram.
Now, less than a year later, she's back online, newly 18 and already stirring fresh controversy.
While Tay seems to be excited about her 'comeback' - calling critics 'grown haters' and bragging, 'You can hate on me all you want, you can't say Lil Tay ain't winning.'
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