BW: Don’t people plagiarize OF content? What percentage does OF take? Isn’t your platform big enough that you could do without them?
MK: They take a percentage like any management does. And yes, I could, but the setup is great. You can’t beat the fact that there are millions of users already existing on the platform. I am one of the top creators, so my profile is constantly being pushed out to more people. If you want to do it on your own, you need to have tech people, you need a coder, it’s a lot of hassle. But I think OF should be slightly tighter on their rules. They shouldn’t let underage content slip by, for example. There’s still a lot of work to be done.
I love my work there, but people are used to seeing celebrities doing OF content on Instagram for free. My biggest feedback from people on OF is, “Your OnlyFans is a fucking scam.” You can either look at me from ten years ago or you can pay to look at me now. Up to you. It’s a revolving door. My bio says: “respect the rebrand.” Last year, I sold a photo for 200 dollars.
BW: That’s a lot, right?
MK: The most you can sell an image for. The caption was “between two cocks.” And you can’t see the picture until you pay to unlock it. I was standing in a bikini—that’s considered fully clothed on OF—on a farm next to two statues of roosters, flipping off the camera. It got two reactions: “You got me there,” and “I’m calling my credit card company to get my money back!” I mean, go ahead. Call your bank and explain what you just spent 200 dollars on.
BW: How many people bought this?
MK: So many. And most people were in for the joke. They’re there for the banter.
BW: How do you make sure the content doesn’t leak? I always get kicked off Raya for screenshots.
MK: It always leaks. That’s promotion though.
BW: Do you have a legal team to remove things for you?
MK: I would never waste a single cent on that. Things will always leak. It’s the internet, that’s like Beyoncé trying to remove her Super Bowl images and only making it worse.
BW: What do you think is so appealing to users? I always assume no one pays for adult content but streams it illegally somewhere.
MK: I pay for BOF, I pay for my NYT subscription, Netflix, music streaming service, why wouldn’t I pay for that too? What they’re paying for is the convenience, not having to scour the internet for leaks. But I do want to add a disclaimer. This is not something I want to glamorize. I am successful on the platform because I came with a platform. It’s easy with a preexisting following, the rest is hard work. Cross-promotion, collabs with other creators, they all work their asses off 24/7. I think it’s important to be transparent. This thing is relatively easy when you have an existing audience or name. I would say 0.5 percent make it on there, and that’s already generous. Saying anything else without being realistic, that’s grooming.
