Ariana Grande Cosplayer Opens OnlyFans Account In Singer's Likeness

Famous influencer Paige Niemann has once again incurred the ire of Ariana Grande's fans.

The TikTok influencer is known for cosplaying as Grande on her social media accounts, which have garnered her flak from the singer's fans. On several occasions, Niemann's posts featured her donning Grande's distinctive high ponytails, brow shape, and winged liner, accentuating the facial similarity she shares with the pop diva.

Most recently, Niemann came under fire for creating an OnlyFans account with a bio that featured pictures of herself posing and looking exactly like singer Ariana Grande. Fans have also called out the influencer's antics as weird, creepy, and not okay.

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Niemann recently found herself in the center of a messy fiasco as fans of the singer called her out for opening an OnlyFans account that seemingly impersonated Grande. The TikTok celebrity first gained notoriety by "cosplaying" as the award-winning pop star on the social media site, which at the time also earned her criticism from the singer's loyalists.

Fans believe Niemann went too far this time by creating an account on OnlyFans that might be wrongly attributed to Grande. Neimann was spotted donning "Stuck with U" singer's distinctive high ponytails, brow shape, and winged liner to emphasize the little facial resemblance she shares with her.

Niemann was also pictured posing in several of the stances and facial gestures fans have come to associate with Grande. Although the account was created under the influencer's name, it had a hazy caption, "exclusive content that you wouldn't normally see from me !" which failed to distinguish her from the singer.

On Twitter, fans of Grande blasted Niemann's antics, opining that the act of opening an OnlyFans account was very disrespectful and that she does not look like the singer without having to put on several layers of makeup.

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A fan wrote, "PaigeNiemann starting an OF cosplaying as Ariana Grande is one of the most disrespectful things i’ve ever seen. In my opinion this is going too far and is disgusting, weird and INSANELY DISRESPECTFUL."

One fan said, "the issue is that she doesn’t look like ariana, she does her makeup in order to look like her + photoshop to get a more accurate result. yes, it’s true she’s not going by ariana’s name or whatever, but the fact she’s posting content impersonating her is hella creepy."

Another fan also called out the influencer for her past act of recreating Grande's wedding photos after the singer married real estate agent Dalton Gomez in May 2021.

"She literally is trying to be Ariana. She purposely tries to speak like her and recreated her wedding photos?? someone's wedding is a special moment in their life. & now she's created an OF impersonating Ariana in a sexual way. it's weird & not okay," the follower wrote.

While criticizing Niemann's antics has primarily been done by Grande fans, the "7 Rings" crooner has also spoken out to subtly condemn Niemann as well as other people who use her likeness to make money.

According to Buzz Feed, the "break up with your girlfriend, i'm Bored" singer took to her Instagram Stories to upload a video made by Jordan Firstman mocking those who make internet meme imitations. In the caption for the video. Ariana expressed her distaste for the fictitious portrayals of her, labeling it as "degrading."

She said at the time, "Omg can [this meme video] please also double as your impression of the ponytail TikTok girls who think doing that Cat Valentine voice and that wearing winged eyeliner and a sweatshirt is doing a good impersonation of me… 'cause this really how it feels… 'Degrading its entire value,' I screamed."

On her part, Niemann seems unbothered by the backlash she has received from the "Thank U, Next" crooner's fans despite the onslaught having not receded over the years.

Niemann also once stated that she was no longer a fan of Grande, adding that she was less bothered about the criticism and other shades she had received from the musician.

"I'm used to Ariana shading me, so it's whatever," she said on Instagram, per Buzz Feed. "I'm just here to entertain people. It's not how I am in real life. It's kind of why I'm not a fan of her anymore, honestly."

Whether Niemann intends to directly imitate Ariana in her OnlyFans account is unknown at the moment. However, considering her track record, it won't be shocking if most of her content has elements that highlight her resemblance to the artist.