Anna Paul ‘flees the country’ amid spat with best-friend Mikaela Testa

The popular influencer in a public fight with her ex-best friend has reportedly left Australia – but a new video has further flamed the drama.

Anna Paul has “fled the country” after being engulfed in a major fallout with her best friend Mikaela Testa.

The well-known vlogger, once dubbed “Australia’s most popular influencer”, has been vocal about her mental health struggles after Testa levelled a string of bombshell allegations against the Gold Coast sex worker.

Testa, 24 – 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 running a cash giveaway for her paying subscribers.

She also alleged the 25-year-old lied about “growing up broke” and was mean about fans behind closed doors.

Paul denied the allegations.

Mikaela Testa sparked a huge internet drama when she made a string of claims against her former best friend Anna Paul. Picture: TikTok/MikaelaTesta

Now she’s reportedly ‘fled the country’ as the fallout for the OnlyFans star continues. Picture: TikTok/AnnaPaul

Her response video however, which has been viewed over 23 million times since it was shared on February 3, fell flat with fans, with almost 1 million unfollowing the star across TikTok and Instagram in the aftermath of Testa’s claims.

In the days after, social media users began reporting they had seen Paul with her brother Atis at Brisbane International Airport, with some claiming she was “fleeing the country”.

On Monday she confirmed she’d left Australia in her first TikTok vlog in weeks, revealing she was in LA with “friends”.

Footage shows the adult content creator, who also owns her own skincare brand Paullie, as she attended a theme park and ate out at Justin Bieber’s “favourite” Italian restaurant.

But while Paul, who rose to fame documenting her rags to riches lifestyle in daily videos, is attempting to get back to normal, a large number of fans are continuing to flame the drama.

The 25-year-old recently confirmed she was in LA in her first video since the drama erupted. Picture: TikTok/AnnaPaul

“I aspire to be this level of unbothered,” commented one.

“Uhhh uhh sis. We aren’t brushing everything under the carpet again,” shared another.

As another said: “The way you went mia and then come back as if everything is fine.”

“Wish I could escape my problems overseas,” said another sarcastically.

“You think everything is forgotten? No way,” remarked one more.

There were many though who said they were delighted to have Anna back on their social media feeds.

“Welcome back Anna️, happy to see you back,” said one.

“OMG you are back. Please ignore all the haters,” agreed another.

Paul had 7.2 million fans on TikTok before her fallout with Testa, but she now has 6.7 million, with some calling for others to join the boycott.

“Will everyone unfollow Anna Paul already,” pleaded one.

“Anna Paul mass unfollowing,” declared another.

She’s also lost hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram too.

Paul (R) and Testa (L) were best friends for years and even lived together at one stage. Picture: Instagram/AnnaPaul

Paul said the internet reaction to the claims, which she has denied, has been ‘crazy’. Picture: Instagram/AnnaPaul

Paul has described the social media storm engulfing her as “a bit much” and pleaded with people to consider the potential harm of an internet pile on.

“The internet has gone crazy, pulling up photos from ‘Anna’s childhood home’ that were actually photos from a place I lived in as an adult, somewhere I couldn’t even imagine going into when I was like, 7 years old,” she said in her video addressing some of Testa’s allegations.

“I didn’t have social media when I was that young. Did the internet even exist in 2006? But those photos of me [as a child] wouldn’t even be on the internet.”

She also addressed an allegation from Testa that she had called a fan “fat and sweaty” in 2021.

“I do not call my fans ‘fat’, that is not who I am and that is not what I stand for, that is not what I have ever stood for, but you guys know me surely?” Paul shared.

“I may have called her ‘sweaty’, because when someone is wet and they touch you, and they leave, and you’re with your best friend and you’re now wet because of them, you may say ‘I’m not wet’.

“This was four years ago, that may have happened. That does not make me a bad person.”

Paul became visibly emotional when she discussed the backlash she has received as a result of the allegations, labelling it “dangerous”.

“The bullying that has festered and grown from this because it’s a trend is dangerous, and not OK,” she stated.

“I think we can all agree, it’s just gotten insane.”

Fans have been unfollowing Paul in droves since Testa (pictured) dropped the claims. Picture: Instagram/MikaelaTesta

The furore between the two former best friends had erupted after Testa, who is also a sex worker that sells content on OnlyFans, took to her Instagram Stories on January 16 to blast those who “have to incentivise people to buy your exclusive website by running cash giveaways”.

But later 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 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.

OnlyFans has a strict 18+ policy for both creators and fans, which is “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.

Originally published as Anna Paul ‘flees the country’ amid spat with best-friend Mikaela Testa