Sydney Sweeney‘s “Euphoria” role continues to ruffle feathers, and this time, it has angered several sex workers and adult content creators.
The actress has been the subject of intense scrutiny due to the explicit scenes involving her character, Cassie, and the acts being portrayed on the hit show.
Now, sex workers and OnlyFans are speaking out, condemning the Sydney Sweeney scenes as “ridiculous” and “beyond troubling.”
OnlyFans stars are speaking out against the representation of adult content creation on the third season of the hit HBO show, “Euphoria.”
Their grievances stem from the portrayal of Sydney Sweeney’s character, Cassie, who has resorted to doing OnlyFans in the new season in an effort to make money for her wedding to Nate, played by Jacob Elordi.
Despite the already explicit nature of the show, the latest season seemed to push things a bit further as Cassie appeared in scenes, which some critics have deemed “disturbing,” as she dressed up and acted like a dog in one scene, and pretended to be a baby while in a diaper in another.
Reacting to this, Sydney Leathers, who has been an adult creator on OnlyFans since 2017, slammed the show’s portrayal of sex workers as “ridiculous and cartoonish.”
She told Variety, “There’s so much that they have her doing that is not even allowed on OnlyFans, and that alone is infuriating: the age-play stuff where she’s dressed as a baby in a diaper, for example. Credit card processors have very strict rules that you have to abide by, and the rules are getting stricter all the time.”
OF Star Says The Actress’s Baby Scene Was ‘Beyond Troubling’
Another adult content creator, Maitland Ward, ripped Sweeney’s scene in which she was shown dressed as a baby with a pacifier in her mouth while donning a diaper and holding up both of her legs.
Ward, who was once known for her role in “Boy Meets World” and is now a huge star on OnlyFans, raking in six figures, noted how damaging the baby scene was for adult stars.
“In the climate we’re in, that they dressed her up as a baby to make pornographic OnlyFans content was beyond troubling and again serves to perpetuate stereotypes that sex workers have no moral compass and that they will do anything for money,” Ward said.
She continued, “And there’s always this untrue stigma that somehow sex work is synonymous with sex trafficking and abuse. And they just said, let’s make a joke of it. That is so funny. I’m not laughing.”
Adult Actress Claims The Show Makes It Seem Like It’s Easy To Find Success On OnlyFans By Doing ‘Crazy Sh-t’
Not every part of Sweeney’s character’s OnlyFans arc has been seen as unrealistic, with adult creator Alix Lynx highlighting a scene where Cassie tries to market herself in order to grow her social media presence.
In the scene, Cassie, after being encouraged by Maddie, played by Alexa Demie, decided to attend a famous influencer’s mansion party, hoping to go viral.
The character let loose as she danced on a platform and kissed another girl at the event, with the whole thing being livestreamed by multiple people. At some point in the scene, she allows the popular host of the party to do cocaine on her navel as Maddie charges into the room with cameras ready to get footage of the moment.
Commenting on the scene, adult star Lynx noted that she herself comes from a “marketing background,” and it is a “great formula” for aspiring OnlyFans creators to attend such events with influencers.
However, she stated that the scene was a bit detached from reality as it “portrayed that if you just dress up and do crazy sh-t, you’ll instantly make money, or you just have to be hot and have big boobs and you’ll instantly cash out, and it doesn’t work like that.”
She added, “You have to really grow and nurture a fan base.”
Sydney Sweeney Was Excited About Cassie’s Journey In The New Season Of ‘Euphoria’
Prior to the backlash her character received, Sweeney talked about the new season with excitement and even hinted at her character’s “crazy” arc.
During the season three premiere, she told Entertainment Tonight that Cassie would make “wild” decisions and do whatever it takes to become popular.
“I mean, Cassie’s a crazy character,” the actress said. “She will do anything and at all costs to be famous this season, and she makes a lot of very wild and interesting choices.”
Sweeney has defended her role in “Euphoria” in the past, admitting she had no issues appearing in raunchy scenes, saying that people forget she’s “playing a character.”
“I have no problems with those scenes, and I won’t stop doing them, but I wish there was an easier way to have an open conversation about what we’re assuming about actors in the industry,” the actress told The Hollywood Reporter in a 2022 interview.
‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Addressed His Thought Process Behind Sydney Sweeney’s Character
In a recent chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Levinson, the creator of the popular show, revealed his rationale behind Sweeney’s character, Cassie’s OnlyFans journey.
He directly addressed the now-infamous dog scene, noting that his intention was to highlight the “absurdity” of the moment.
“[Cassie] has got her dog house and her little dog ears and the nose, and that has its own humor, but what makes the scene is the fact that her housekeeper is the one filming it,” Levinson told the publication.
“What we wanted to always find is the other layer of absurdity that we’re able to tie into it so that we’re not too inside of her fantasy or illusion — the gag is to jump out, to break the wall,” he added.
