Trisha Paytas silently turned x-rated account into family channel
Controversial YouTuber-turned-actress-turned-Broadway star Trisha Paytas recently uploaded a YouTube Kids-style video featuring her daughters…on her channel that still had p*rn videos up…
(I think I’m allowed to say p*rn on Substack, but I’m censoring it just in case since I don’t want this article to get shadow banned)
*As of April 22, Paytas’ old videos on the family channel are now gone, but they weren’t when she posted that video!*
What used to be her second channel with over a million subscribers, Paytas changed the name to “Paytas-Hacmon Family Channel” in order to start creating videos with her three young children. The same audience who subscribed to see her p*rn videos on that second channel are now automatically subscribed to see videos of her kids playing…Who knows what kinds of people those subscribers are?
Wait, who is Trisha Paytas?
Paytas has always been known to troll people on the internet. There’s been numerous times where she made videos of herself agreeing with the most absurd topics, such as briefly identifying as a chicken nugget and advocating for both Mitt Romney’s and Donald Trump’s (2016) presidencies.
In the past, she appeared on multiple different TV shows such as The Ellen Show, Celebrity Big Brother, America’s Got Talent, etc. for numerous different talents and abilities. You can tell that she has always wanted to be famous, and was willing to do anything for her career to take off.
There are YouTube videos everywhere detailing Paytas’s controversial/questionable actions, but here’s a short recap: She…
- made a Leonardo DiCaprio music video in blackface
- wrote/sang a racist song called “Jungle Fever”
- made an OF video with her sister and mom
- spread antisemitic rhetoric for years, including an IDF cosplay
- ab*sed her husband Moses (there’s photos of bruises and texts too)
- bullied Charli D’Amelio when she was 16
- starred in an Israeli reality show that she’s trying to hide by blurring her face in each episode.
I’m pretty sure there’s more instances of her being problematic, but Paytas has stayed silent on most of these actions listed.
Paytas’ career suddenly skyrocketed once she dated Vlog Squad YouTube star Jason Nash from 2017–2019. After the break up, she continued to grow her following as she hosted the podcast “Frenemies” alongside Ethan Klein in 2021.
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The entire fallout of “Frenemies” is a completely different topic. But it definitely put her on the map to where she is today. Short clips from “Frenemies” were always going viral for her and Klein’s funny moments together. This also prompted moments from her past videos that people saw as “iconic” to get resurfaced as well.
Paytas’ past comments on family channels
“remember years ago when Trisha paytas bashed family channels for exploiting children to online predators? well that is exactly what she is doing now and has been doing since her first child was born. they are nothing more than money making props to her. idk why her fans give her a pass when its so obvious what she is doing. so so gross.” — westwards_host on r/LAinfluencersnark.
In an old episode of “Frenemies,” Paytas criticized family channels alongside former co-host Klein:
EK: It’s [kids getting money from family channels] a little rocky.
TP: It’s a little gross. They probably film 24 hours a day and they’re probably only using, like, little clips of it. Those kids should not even be filmed, because they are working, and that’s fucking, that’s messed up.
EK: I just wonder, who’s their audience, you know?
TP: Mmm.
EK: Like, who the fuck is watching —
TP: Who do you think? [sarcastically]
EK: You think it’s just a bunch of pedos?
I understand if Paytas’ kids enjoy these types of videos online and wanted to make one of their own, but I think the video should have been unlisted. Therefore, it could only be accessed through a link — just for the family to enjoy.
How are you going to insinuate that p*dophiles watch these types of family videos, and then a few years later participate in that on your OnlyFans promotional account? For a quick cash grab Paytas decided to put her kids at risk. Was it really worth it?
So, what were these X-rated videos?
On her now family channel, Paytas previously used it to promote her OnlyFans content. Yes, she did OnlyFans in the past, but she kept these videos up on the family channel up until recently.
Her JonBenét Ramsey cosplay was also posted on that channel (15 years ago). Paytas has repeatedly been trying to take it down for “copyright” when reposted by Reddit users. In other words, Paytas is trying to sweep this under the rug.
Back while Paytas was pregnant with her first child, she uploaded videos of herself on that channel detailing how she still does OnlyFans. It’s weird to keep those videos up, but then post your children all over the internet.
Yet, she’s getting brand deals?
Just recently, Paytas has landed collabs with popular brands such as Crocs and Chilis. I guess this shows how brands need to do more research before they choose who to collaborate with.
Luckily the comments did not disappoint, as she is now encouragingher fans to leave positive feedback.
Even if you change the style of your channel that contains p*rnographic content on it, those same subscribers are still there. We need to be more aware of who’s looking at our children on our public accounts, especially Trisha Paytas.
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