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New York Times
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Inside the Bedroom, Bathroom and Mind of Rick Owens
Recently Rick Owens, a self-proclaimed 'sissy kid' from Porterville, Calif., turned underground Los Angeles designer turned Parisian fashion dark lord, opened an OnlyFans account — for his feet. The nominal motivation for the account was a show. Not the epic men's show/quasi-religious experience he held Thursday, but a career retrospective at the Palais Galliera. Entitled 'Temple of Love,' it places his futuristic, freak-meets-goddess aesthetic convincingly in the pantheon of such fashion greats as Azzedine Alaïa and Mario Fortuny and confirms his place as the most inside outsider in fashion. But having reached that pinnacle got him thinking about decline, which got him thinking about the Countess of Castiglione, one of Napoleon's mistresses and a celebrated beauty who eventually retreated to an apartment on Place Vendôme and, Mr. Owens said, 'only ever did portraits of her feet.' So he decided to do it his way, with all the profits going to a refuge for trans youth. Sex and death are an integral part of the Owens shtick. So are wide-ranging classical allusions, beauty and generosity, all of it wrapped up in a complicated battle of grandiose silhouettes and far-flung references that gets resolved in some of the most gorgeous, original clothes being made today. That is why the sweeping display of the museum show is bookended by two small rooms. One features a rumpled bed that is a replica of the bed in Mr. Owens's home. The other, which comes with a warning label, features a number of videos, including one of Michèle Lamy, Mr. Owens's wife, muse, business partner and all-around enabler on her 80th birthday, pulling down her underpants and sitting squash on top of her chocolate birthday cake. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Newsweek
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Exclusive: Bonnie Blue on Feminism, Consent and Online Hate
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. If you've been on the internet in the past 12 months, then you've most likely heard the name Bonnie Blue. The 26-year-old British sex worker launched her OnlyFans account in 2023 and quickly became notorious online, thanks to installing herself on college campuses in the U.K. and Australia and sleeping with what she described as "barely legal" 18- and 19-year-olds. The men in question would provide proof of age and fill in consent forms, and Blue would then upload content onto OnlyFans, an online content-sharing platform that can be used to share any kind of content, such as photos, recipes and writing, but is particularly popular among sex workers. Although the men have reached the legal age of consent, outrage has ensued. Some of the young men have lost their virginity to Blue on screen, and concerns have been raised regarding both consent in this context, and the implications of this kind of sexual activity for young men. In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Bonnie Blue discussed consent, feminism and how she deals with online hate. In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Bonnie Blue discussed consent, feminism and how she deals with online hate. Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva/Instagram Toward the end of 2024, Blue, a mere year into her adult film career, had received death threats, been deported from Fiji and faced a petition to be banned from Australia. But things hit fever pitch in January of 2025 when Blue reached the height of virality after claiming to have slept with 1,057 men in 12 hours. Since then, she's become a fixture in the tabloid press and faced mounting scrutiny online, most recently receiving a permanent ban from OnlyFans. She also made it across the pond to do a tour of America, starting out in Las Vegas and then heading to Houston to appear on The Isiah Factor Uncensored. Whether you love her or hate her, it's no secret that in an attention economy, notoriety and virality are lucrative currencies. And Blue has ensured one thing with her content: you probably know her name. But who actually is Bonnie Blue? Newsweek spoke to the woman behind the headlines for an exclusive interview, where she discussed consent, feminism and how she deals with online hate. 'I wouldn't say I'm not a feminist' Blue's ascent to fame comes at a critical and complex moment for gender politics, both online and offline. In the 2010s, the internet was dominated by so-called Girlboss feminism, body positivity and the watershed of the #MeToo movement. The 2020s though, have seen a shift toward conservatism, and the embrace of traditional gender roles for women is becoming more mainstream. Things are incredibly polarized. On one side, you'll find women who say they found ultimate peace in their role as homemaker, and the surge of the so-called "trad wife." On the other, you'll find women who say they've found ultimate empowerment through sex work. Blue sits in the latter camp. "I wouldn't say I'm not a feminist," she tells Newsweek over a video interview. "I do believe women should have a voice and they should be in control," she says. "A lot of people say I actually bring women back 100 years, but I'm a clear example of a lady that's taken full control of the body." Blue continues. "This is to a certain degree, what feminism has asked for, a woman that can take control. I don't feel intimidated by men. I'm actually paid more than guys in my industry. I have a complete voice and I don't ever feel taken advantage of." The debate over sex work is one that has long raged, but thanks to the rise of OnlyFans and stars like Blue, it's made its way out of fringe feminist circles and into the mainstream. A quick search on TikTok or Instagram will soon throw up hundreds of videos debating whether or not sex work is empowering or oppressive. Such videos regularly receive hundreds of thousands of views. So too do videos by actual sex workers. Though their income is made on content that sits behind paywalls, in 2025 we're in an era of sex work social media marketing, where sex workers build prominent profiles on platforms like Instagram and TikTok to boost engagement on their paid-for content. But while this content is booming on social media algorithms, public opinion remains split. In 2020, an analysis from left-leaning think tank Data for Progress found that 52 percent of respondents said they strongly or somewhat supported decriminalization of sex work, compared with 35 percent who opposed it and 13 percent who were unsure. As for the rise of the tradwife phenomenon? Blue told Newsweek:" I don't think you have to be submissive." Blue said she knows people whose preference is to be a stay-at-home mum, doing cooking, cleaning and being given "rules" by their partner. "As long as you enjoy that, that makes you happy. I don't care that you don't want to go to work. I don't care that you don't want to feel empowered," Blue said. "But also, if a woman wants to leave the partner because the partner's being controlling and they want to earn their own money, they want to become a sex worker or they want to become a CEO of a business, then go and do that because we're in a world where you can," she added. "Women are in power, and you need to take advantage of that," Blue told Newsweek. 'I'm not a predator, I'm not a groomer' At the time of reporting, a Google search for the term "Bonnie Blue predator," yields 1.6 million results, while "Bonnie Blue groomer," yields a further 1.3 million. Concerns that Blue is furthering rape culture, and a broader culture of violence against women, have been dominant in the media since she first rose to public prominence. But one specific incident has poured gasoline on the fire. Blue was planning to organize a "petting zoo," where she would, in her words "be tied up in a glass box" with members of the public invited to go and "use" her however they saw fit. Her aim was to break her own world record and sleep with 2,000 men. A TikTok from the account @ainsleycaresalot about the petting zoo has the text overlay "Bonnie Blue's petting zoo makes me sick. This is setting women back 100 years. Its teaching men that we are just here for their pleasure,"and has has been viewed 3 million times as of reporting. A post on X, formerly Twitter, from @paniniboy7 which referred to the petting zoo as "terrifying" and calls Blue a "danger to society" has been viewed 12.5 million times. A TikTok edit from the account @definehertruth that shows Blue speaking about the petting zoo cut next to footage of women's rights marches has been viewed over 15 million times. "I get blamed for rape culture a lot, especially at the moment," Blue told Newsweek. "There's been people that have been raped," which Blue described as "terrible" before adding that said people have "spoken out and saying they blame me for their rape." "I look at that and I'm like, I'm not responsible, I wasn't the one that raped you," she said. "I get called predator all the time, and groomer. I sleep with 18-year-olds," Blue said. "I'm not a predator, I'm not a groomer." The fallout over the petting zoo came just before Blue was permanently banned from OnlyFans. In a statement given to the British outlet Metro, an OnlyFans spokesperson said: "Extreme challenge content is not available on OnlyFans and is not permitted under our Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service. Any breach of our Terms of Service results in content or account deactivation... This is why it has been necessary to take this action. We always act when users breach our terms of service." Speaking to Newsweek, Blue denied having broken any of OnlyFans terms and conditions. OnlyFans did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this article. Would she ever consider creating her own platform? "Possibly," she told Newsweek. But her next step is switching to Fansly, a platform she described as being "more sex worker friendly." "Fansly will be much better suited for me short term and long term, because they're proud of the sex workers." Addressing the criticism she has faced, Blue told Newsweek: "When you're a sex worker, you get hate, regardless. 'You're disgusting, you're a prostitute, s***, w*****,' you get it all anyway." Blue also addressed a recent rumor that has circulated about her. "I've got loads of hate saying I'm transgender," she said. Google Trends data shows that searches for "Bonnie Blue trans," began in December of 2024, but skyrocketed in mid-June, after a post went viral on X from the account @BrockRiddickIFB claiming that Blue was a transgender woman and used to go by the name of Kyle Butler. "I just look at that and think, how can I be offended? How can I be taking your comments to heart? Because I'm not transgender," she said. "So why should I be bothered that so many uneducated people are just going to make up rumors?" Blue added: "If the hate comments was valid and they had facts behind them, I'd probably be offended. But when it is just coming from poorly, uneducated people that know nothing about me, I'm like, how can I be hurt by them? I just find them entertaining." When asked if her content falls into the genre of rage bait, a tactic used to elicit online outrage to increase traffic and engagement, she told Newsweek: "I'm purposely playing it for sure." "Rage bait is good because people are so stupid," Blue said. "They're so poorly educated at times that I just play off that. If more people was clever, I wouldn't be as successful as I am." Consent is the 'most important thing' Asked whether she believes what she describes as "barely legal adults" fully understand the implications of being involved in public sex work, Blue said: "Yeah, 100 percent." "18-year-olds have been brought up with the internet," she said. "They understand digital footprint." "I find it very hypocritical when the older generation say 'they don't understand the internet.'" Blue said. "But I can guarantee you the first time they have a question about the internet or online things, they're going to be asking their son or daughter because they know the younger generation have a much better understanding." "If an 18-year-old murdered someone, they'll be tried at adult court. So they're allowed to have sex. Sex is actually not a massive thing," she told Newsweek. Asked what responsibility she has to her audience, Blue told Newsweek "consent." "Discussing consent, discussing, what's OK, what's not OK," she said. "Before I've met someone, when I meet someone during the video, during any intercourse with someone, I'll be like, are you OK or you enjoying this? Are you having a good time, let me know if you're comfortable," she said. Blue told Newsweek that consent is the "most important thing."
Time of India
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
After getting banned OnlyFans model Bonnie Blue is plotting her next wild move
Bonnie Blue is not one to go quietly. After getting permanently booted off OnlyFans, the 26-year-old UK-based creator (real name Tia Emma Billinger) is back in the headlines, and she is not playing it safe. You might remember her from earlier this year when she allegedly broke the world record by getting intimate with 1,057 men in just 12 hours. If that sentence made your jaw drop, hold on, it gets wilder. The queen of controversy, Bonnie Blue is back Bonnie was reportedly banned from OnlyFans for planning her next big headline-grabber: a so-called "petting zoo" event, where she would be enclosed in a glass box and aim to connect with 2,000 participants. Even though she cancelled the event and scrubbed all traces of it from her social media, OnlyFans still slapped her with a permanent ban the day before her account was due to be reinstated. Coincidence? Bonnie does not think so. Bonnie calls out the double standards She believes she has been treated unfairly because of the level of press and views she garners. "If they had said they just did not like how much attention I get, I could have accepted that," Bonnie explained. But claiming she was treated like every other creator? She calls bluff. Goodbye OnlyFans, hello fansly She admitted that OnlyFans was becoming more restrictive, especially towards her. She says she was losing creative freedom and constantly had to tiptoe around rules that, in her opinion, were tailored just for her. What's next for Bonnie? One thing is clear though: Bonnie Blue is not disappearing from your feed any time soon. Whether you love her or side-eye her antics, she is here to stay, unapologetically loud and fiercely unbothered.
New York Post
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Model with $10M legs risks losing precious limb to shark: ‘Literally inches from me'
These long legs would have been a mouthful. OnlyFans model Marie Temara — famed for her statuesque 6-foot-3-inch frame and legs valued at a staggering $10 million — narrowly avoided a catastrophic injury during a shark encounter in the Bahamas. 5 OnlyFans model Marie Temara nearly lot a limb to a shark while on vacation. Jam Press/@MarieTemara While vacationing in the waters of Compass Cay, a hotspot known for its nurse shark sightings, the Miami-based model, who towers 10 inches above the average US woman, captured a moment that shocked her and her viewers. Advertisement Perched on the edge of a small boat with one of her signature limbs dangling inches above the ocean, Temara playfully teased the water with her toe — blissfully unaware of the danger lurking below. In a now-viral video viewed over 629,000 times, three sharks suddenly emerged beneath her, gliding just inches from her bare foot. Despite the chilling proximity, Temata remained calm and even did a little shimmy. But behind her calm exterior was pure panic. Advertisement 'I almost lost a leg,' she confessed to her 2.8 million followers. 5 Compass Cay in the Bahamas is a hotspot known for its nurse shark sightings. Jam Press/@MarieTemara 'I knew there were sharks in the area, but I honestly didn't think they'd come that close. I was trying to stay cool, but inside I was screaming. Those sharks were literally inches from me.' The implications of such a loss were staggering. Marie earns $10 million annually from her modeling career, much of it directly tied to her long legs. She recently began exploring insurance options and consulted a firm in London that quoted her $100,000 per year to protect her most valuable assets. Advertisement 5 Perched on the edge of a small boat with one of her signature limbs dangling inches above the ocean, Temara playfully teased the water with her toe as sharks swam by. Jam Press/@MarieTemara 'My legs are so important to my career, and so it was lucky everything was ok,' she said. 'I make a lot of money from my height and my long legs. My legs are so important to my career, and so it was lucky everything was ok.' Thankfully, the sharks moved on without a bite, but the close call spooked Temara and her followers. Advertisement 5 The now-viral video viewed over 629,000 times by stunned viewers. Jam Press/@MarieTemara 'Too risky,' someone commented. 'You crazyyy,' another added. Over the years, Temara has attracted lots of attention — and money — thanks to her long legs. Yet, she's actually the shortest in her family. 5 Compass Cay, a hotspot known for its nurse shark sightings, the Miami-based model shared. Jam Press/@MarieTemara The self-proclaimed tallest family on TikTok has gone viral online, with some clips amassing millions of views. Advertisement Temara comes from a long line of sky-high genes, with her mom standing at 6 feet, 5 inches tall, and her dad, like her, boasting a 6-foot-2-inch frame. Her brothers Shane, 26, and Troy, 24, are 6-feet-9 and 6-feet-10 respectively, making the youngest sibling the tallest. After losing her job as an accountant in 2020 and dealing with a breakup in 2021, the Florida resident started a TikTok account about her stature, amassing millions of views on her videos. After gaining more than 390,000 followers on the app, she turned to OnlyFans, sharing clips in which she flaunts her height by standing near or kicking over everyday objects. Advertisement Now, Temara said she makes 'what [she] used to make in a year in a month.' While, as she's previously admitted, it took her some time to embrace her height and accept that it's made it difficult to date, posting videos about being tall has helped. Temara says she hopes people who see her videos feel inspired to embrace their own bodies, gaining confidence in the process — particularly younger girls.
Scottish Sun
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Novak Djokovic set to face OnlyFans star and self-titled ‘sexiest player in tennis' in Wimbledon first round
The Frenchman is an ambassador for the infamous site FRENCH FANCY Novak Djokovic set to face OnlyFans star and self-titled 'sexiest player in tennis' in Wimbledon first round Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) NOVAK DJOKOVIC is set to face a wildcard with a wild side at this year's Wimbledon. The 38-year-old will play the world's "sexiest tennis player" in his SW19 curtain-raiser next week. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Novak Djokovic is going for an eighth Wimbledon title this year Credit: PA 4 Alexandre Muller will be Djokovic's first-round opponent at the All England Club Credit: Getty 4 Muller is a self-proclaimed "sexiest professional tennis player" Credit: Getty 4 The 28-year-old has a deal with OnlyFans and often wears their merch after matches Credit: X @josemorgado Djokovic has been drawn against Alexandre Muller, the world No. 40. The Frenchman is sponsored by OnlyFans and runs an account on the infamous content subscription service. Muller, with his long blonde locks, brands himself "the sexiest professional tennis player" on his bio. But those looking for cheeky photos of the 28-year-old may come away disappointed. READ MORE ON TENNIS NET LOSS Brit world No719 into Wimbledon but banned from claiming £66k prize money He recently told Clay Tennis: "OnlyFans is trying to change their image. "It's not only about erotic stuff. That's why they sponsor me." Fans were stunned to see Muller rock a cap with the OnlyFans logo after reaching the Rio Open final in February. He explained: "I wear some OnlyFans stuff, just to make a bit of buzz. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "OnlyFans is a social media like any other. "I post about tennis and my life. I don't post anything explicit as people would expect. I only talk about tennis." Wimbledon finals are to be broadcast on new channel Wimbledon bosses are unlikely to share the same sentiment. Muller will be unable to wear the site's merch during next week's due to the tournament's strict clothing rules. The French No. 4 has yet to make it past the second round at Wimbledon since his debut in 2021. Men's singles draw in full Sinner v Nardi Tseng v Vukic Martinez v Loffhagen Navone v Shapovalov Dimitrov v Nishioka Comesana v Moutet Ofner v Medjedovic Monday v Paul Shelton v Bolt Hijikata v Goffin Kovacevic v Fucsovics Monfils v Hubert Nakashima v Ba Schevchenko v Opelka Faria v Sonego Basilashvili v Musetti Draper v Baez Collingnon v Cilic McCabe v Marozsan Munar v Bublik Cobolli v Zhukayev Etcheverry v Pinnington Jones Giron v Ugo Carabelli Gaston v Mesnik De Minaur v Carballes Baena Cazaux v Walton Halys v Holmgren Dzumhur v Machac Michelsen v Kecmanovic De Jong v Eubanks Evans v Clarke Muller v Djokovic Fritz v Mpetshi Perricard Diallo v Altmaier Arnaldi v Van de Zanschulp Holt v Davidovich Fokina Popyrin v Fery Darderi v Safiullin Kopriva v Thompson Bonzi v Medvedev Cerundolo v Borges Harris v Hurkacz Mochizuki v Zeppieri McDonald v Khachanov Berrettini v Majchrzak Quinn v Searle Carreno Busta v Rodesch Rinderknech v Zverev Rune v Jarry Tien v Basavareddy Fearnley v Fonseca Brooksby v Griekspoor Lehecka v Dellien Bellucci v Crawford Norrie v Bautista Agut Moller v Tiafoe Rublev v Djere Bergs v Harris Mannarino v O'Connell Royer v Tsitsipas Auger-Aliassime v Duckworth Struff v Misolic Tarvet v Riedi Fognini v Alcaraz He faces a tough task against Serbian legend Djokovic, who is targeting an eighth SW19 title. The Serb could be on a collision course with Britain's Jack Draper in the quarter finals. And should he battle past the home favourite, No. 1 seed Jannick Sinner is his likely opponent.
