Bella Thorne has responded to the many fan criticisms she has received, as well as assertions that she is controversial. Thorne is an actress, model, and singer best known for her role on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up as Cece Jones. Following Shake It Up, Thorne went on to star in a number of films and television shows, including The DUFF and The Babysitter.
Over the course of her career, Thorne has also been the subject of a number of scandals. In addition to directing a pornographic film and being embroiled in a nude photo scandal, the actor joined OnlyFans in 2020, a subscription-based business that allows fans to pay for exclusive content from creators. The move was contentious because the website is commonly connected with the sharing of pornographic material, and Thorne's engagement (supposedly for research for a film with Sean Baker) was claimed to diminish the struggle of the many sex workers who rely on the site for their livelihood.
Thorne replies to charges that she is controversial and the online vitriol she receives in a new interview with The Daily Beast. Thorne blames some of the controversy to the fact that she is a woman, as well as the harsh expectations that women data-face in comparison to men. The actor also emphasises that she's "not doing evil things" and has been in a number of long-term, non-controversial partnerships.