Mikaela Testa claims ex best friend Anna Paul’s cash giveaway is ‘gross’
An Aussie influencer has claimed her ex-best friend is “out of touch” for running cash giveaways that only paid subscribers can win.
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An Australian influencer has claimed her former famous best friend is “out of touch” for running cash giveaways that she labelled “gross”.
Mikaela Testa levelled a string of bombshell allegations against Anna Paul, a popular Gold-Coast sex worker famed for showcasing her rags to riches lifestyle, in a new nine-minute video that has amassed millions of views in a matter of hours.
In the scathing clip, 24-year-old Testa – who was in a relationship with Paul’s brother Atis for two years until their split in May 2023 – called out the OnlyFans star for a recent promotion she ran for her paying subscribers.
Paul, 25, had revealed she was giving a “surprise” to those who pay to access her adult content on Instagram Stories on Sunday.
She later shared screenshots of bank transfers made to followers who had signed up to her OnlyFans account, alongside their heartfelt messages pleading for her cash.
Testa, who is also a sex worker that sells content on OnlyFans, had initially taken to her own Instagram Stories to blast those who “have to incentivise people to buy your exclusive website by running cash giveaways”, labelling it “gross”.
But she’s since shared a lengthy video on TikTok with her 2.5 million followers in which she named Paul as the influencer, claiming the stunt was purely to “lure new customers over” to the X-rated platform that costs money to access.
“Watching her fans scramble over scraps, fighting each other because they need these funds while she films it, flaunts her designer labels, endless holidays and material excess... this is out of touch,” she claimed.
Testa went on to acknowledge Paul “may give back to the odd few people”, but claimed it is only when she can “post it on her Instagram Stories for more promotion”.
Testa also took aim at Paul’s fan base, claiming they are “largely underage”, arguing it was “twisted and weird” to suggest they purchase her pornographic content.
Paul has yet to respond to the allegations.
OnlyFans has a strict 18+ policy for both creators and fans, which “heavily moderated” by both humans and technology to ensure compliance, it states on its website.
It also verifies members age and identity with a stringent process that involves providing a selfie while holding a valid photo ID and checking social media account handles.
Australian businesses can run a lottery to promote the sale of goods or services in which the winners must be determined by a drawing or by chance.
The laws and regulations dealing with trade promotions differ between states and territories but generally, if a prize pool for a game of chance giveaway is under $3000, you do not need a permit.
In screenshots of cash transferred to fans shared by Paul, the influencer gave one person $1000, while another received $200.
News.com.au has contacted Anna Paul and Mikaela Testa for further comment.
The pair were close friends, regularly appearing on each other’s social media accounts, and even living together in a Gold Coast mansion, until Testa split from Paul’s brother Atis in May 2023.
Describing the break-up as “hellish” a few months later, she stopped appearing in Paul’s social media content, and moved away to Perth, WA.
“It was seriously hell – like I had never been through something so bad ever,” the TikTok star told the White Fox After Hours podcast shortly after their separation.
She’s since moved on and regularly shares photos with her new boyfriend, Maxwell Krause.
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