Why The New York Post’s OnlyFans Exposé Is Getting Heat Online

The New York Post is under fire after publishing an exposé about an underpaid first responder who created an OnlyFans account to make ends meet.

Lauren Caitlyn Kwei is a 23-year-old paramedic who works for SeniorCareEMS, an New York City ambulatory service, making $25 an hour. According to The NY Post, Kwei also works at a Korean steakhouse and moonlights on OnlyFans, charging subscribers $11.99 a month to see photos that feature her nude and in lingerie.

Although Kwei enjoys helping others, her current job isn’t enough to pay the bills. As a result, she created an OnlyFans account to help keep her head above water.

“At the end of the day, it doesn’t affect how I treat people. What I do in my free time is my business. It has no effect on how I care for my patients. I know when I’m working, I’m a paramedic. I think I’m pretty good at my job,” she told the publication.

Kwei continued, “There are plenty of people who are medical professionals who have every right to do what they want with their own bodies. I’m not doing it at work. Health care workers aren’t making a lot of money. And I’m not the only one trying to make ends meet.”

Following the release of the story, Kwei deleted several tweets referencing her OnlyFans account and eventually set her Twitter and Instagram accounts to private.

On Twitter, NY Post readers quickly began to accuse the outlet of shaming Kwei for trying to make extra money as a health care worker. This criticism resulted in the outlet's name trending on the social media platform on Monday.

“Leave the woman alone, it’s not her fault that she has to work two jobs to make ends meet, the New York Post is a garbage site,” Florida Steering Committee member David Weissman tweeted.

Politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also got in on the conversation, telling the publication to leave Kwei "alone."

Another person added, “40 million Americans are facing eviction, and the New York Post decides to shame a medic for desperately trying to make ends meet.”

Meanwhile, one person suggested that NY Post staff members that were aware of the story prior to its publication should be questioning their morals.

“This is harassment, pure and simple. Anyone involved with this story or with the New York Post, in general, should be questioning their life choices,” the individual wrote.

Kwei revealed that she deleted her OnlyFan-related tweets because she knew her employer would deem the exposé “inappropriate” and feared she would lose her day job.