{"id":1996540,"date":"2025-09-04T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1996540"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:38:31","slug":"onlyfans-star-lil-tay-18-defends-controversial-career-take-after-making-15m-in-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/onlyfans-star-lil-tay-18-defends-controversial-career-take-after-making-15m-in-2-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"OnlyFans star Lil Tay, 18, defends controversial career take after making $15M in 2 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/who-is-lil-tay\/\">Lil Tay<\/a> claims she is misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>The OnlyFans star, who made $15 million on the racy platform in just two weeks, claims she said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/17\/celebrity-news\/onlyfans-star-lil-tay-18-slams-women-over-25-who-work-9-to-5\/\">women who work 9 to 5 jobs are \u201cfailures\u201d <\/a>because she was just trying to \u201cmotivate\u201d them to make more money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get to make more money than most people ever f\u2013king touch in their life,\u201d the 18-year-old exclusively tells Page Six of the perks of putting out scandalous content on OnlyFans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecond of all, like, I want to do what I want to do with myself and my body. \u2026 Every woman should be empowered and every woman should do whatever the hell they want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lil Tay spoke to Page Six about her hot take on women working 9 to 5 jobs, claiming she is trying to \u201cmotivate\u201d others.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI get to make more money than most people ever f\u2013king touch in their life,\u201d she says of why she joined OnlyFans. <span class=\"credit\">Lil Tay\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tay says that despite public perception, she was \u201cbroke\u201d growing up and never got a dime from her folks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly why I had to get my money up. And that\u2019s exactly why I can flex on you now and motivate you to get your money up,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The social media star, who boasts 5.7 million followers on Instagram, has been open in the past about her tough childhood, which included <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/09\/lil-tay-allegedly-abused-by-family-ex-managers-question-death-reports\/\">allegations of neglect and an abusive household<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tay says the bad experiences she went through were \u201cnever\u201d with her mom, whom she says \u201csacrificed\u201d a lot for her and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/08\/18\/lil-tays-parents-reach-custody-agreement-that-could-advance-her-career-after-death-hoax\/\">always \u201csupported\u201d her<\/a>, but rather with a \u201cdifferent household,\u201d referencing her father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was given, like, rotten food for lunch and s\u2013t like that, but I moved on,\u201d she tells Page Six. \u201cI\u2019m good.\u201d The teen\u2019s dad, Christopher Hope, has adamantly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2018\/10\/25\/lil-tay-dad-christopher-john-hope-abuse-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied his daughter\u2019s claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The father-daughter duo have had a tumultuous history, with Tay <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/09\/26\/lil-tays-dad-slams-false-allegation-he-faked-his-daughters-death\/\">even blaming Hope<\/a> for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/08\/09\/rapper-lil-tay-dead-at-14-after-social-media-disappearance\/\"> her 2023 death hoax,<\/a> which she still claims to this day was not a publicity stunt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tay has been in the spotlight since she was a child. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/liltay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She says her drive to make money comes from her being \u201cbroke\u201d growing up. <span class=\"credit\">Raynoha, Jenna<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The teen says as a kid she was sometimes fed \u201crotten\u201d food. <span class=\"credit\">good morning america<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tay adds in Page Six\u2019s exclusive interview that she places a lot of importance on money because of her childhood, saying, \u201cPeople say that money doesn\u2019t buy happiness, but it does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, posting seductive content online can draw unscrupulous people into the life of a young woman.<\/p>\n<p>Tay brushes off, though, any concerns about \u201ccreepy\u201d older men signing up for her OnlyFans, stating they\u2019ve been looking at her pictures since she was 15, so she may as well make money off of it.<\/p>\n<p>One person in particular, whom she refers to as her \u201ctop spender,\u201d recently asked her to pose with bottles of baby oil to simulate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/20\/celebrity-news\/sean-diddy-combs-kept-precious-stash-of-baby-oil-lube-in-apparent-humidity-controlled-case-photos\/\">a Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs-style \u201cFreak-Off.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tay joined OnlyFans as soon as she turned 18. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/liltay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She made $15 million in just two weeks. <span class=\"credit\">liltay\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The photo shoot got a lot of backlash on social media, but Tay says she feels \u201cf\u2013king great\u201d about her decision to post those pics because of how much money she made.<\/p>\n<p>However, all of the attention has come at a price. Tay tells us that her $15 million earnings reveal will be her last because of a scary situation that happened to her recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA couple of days ago, there was somebody in my bushes trying to take photos of me, and I was like, \u2018Is that TMZ? I can\u2019t tell what this is, but there are people try to get into my backyard,&#8217;\u201d the influencer says.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s people taking photos of me at the beach,\u201d she continues. \u201cIt might jeopardize my safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tay recently posed with bottles of baby oil at the request of her \u201ctop spender.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/liltay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The OnlyFans star says she has no regrets about her \u201cFreak-Off\u201d shoot but will withhold sharing more about how much money she\u2019s made because she may be getting stalked. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/liltay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tay insists, though, \u201cI\u2019m in control. I could do whatever I want with my money.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/liltay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tay adds, \u201cMy friends were, like, \u2018Maybe you should start telling people how much you\u2019re making.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSucker 4 Green\u201d singer claims that she has been taking boxing lessons to protect herself and has hired security. She also claims she is in full control of her finances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in control. I could do whatever I want with my money,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m looking at a couple of Bugattis.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lil Tay claims she is misunderstood. The OnlyFans star, who made $15 million on the racy platform in just two weeks, claims she said women who work 9 to 5 jobs are \u201cfailures\u201d because she was just trying to \u201cmotivate\u201d them to make more money. \u201cI get to make more money than most people ever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1996541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[239790,344976,24003,361906,25404,24511,306743],"class_list":["post-1996540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-finances","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-news","tag-child-stars","tag-exclusive","tag-influencers","tag-onlyfans"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OnlyFans-star-Lil-Tay-18-defends-controversial-career-take-after.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1996540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1996541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1996540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1996540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1996540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}