John Duff joins OnlyFans—goes full frontal in erotic & political video

Zooming out, Duff's new project is described as an "unapologetic exploration of modern capitalism and society's complex relationship with integrity and self-worth." But Duff also sees it as a "recurring sentiment among artists" that he wanted to reflect in his own work: "I should just do porn."

"I don't know anyone in the past four years who hasn't said those words," he explains. "They're usually being cavalier — that they would do anything — as if the perceived immorality of sex work is more compromising than the way said person must behave in a late-stage capitalist landscape. 'Stick Up' is a mirror held up to society, challenging how we perceive morality, integrity, and the compromises people make to be accepted."

Duff argues that people are constantly navigating similar "moral gymnastics" even if they occupy totally different environments. "Believing that a politician cares about you is like believing that a stripper likes you," he says. "Like Cristal Connors says in Showgirls: 'We take the cash, we cash the check, we show them what they wanna see.' I personally find that people in sex work have a bit more integrity than most. They acknowledge that they are selling a fantasy."

"CEOs, billionaires, and gurus can't always say the same," Duff adds.

Duff assembled an all-queer production team to work on the "Stick Up" music video, which was directed by Brett Loudermilk and Zain Curtis.

Curtis says, "As artists, Brett and I are actively creating our own universe. John gave us the song to listen to, [and] we both saw the need to build a strip club in our f*cked-up little world. We named it The Piggy Bank."

"It's amazing to me that people are figuring out that they can come to us to make something really fun, really rotten, and exactly what people want to see," Loudermilk reflects. "Our society is so unserious, and we're happy to reflect that in our work. Look into this mirror! It's you. We're just showing everyone what's already there."

Duff, who's never afraid of showing some skin through his work, acknowledges that joining OnlyFans is a step further in his career. "The OnlyFans version of the 'Stick Up' video includes Showgirls-level explicitness and full-frontal content," he remarks. "[It's] the most uncensored version of my work to date."

Duff also comments on the state of the music industry in contrast to the completely unrealistic expectations placed upon people in the public eye. "I've only spent money pursuing my art. All of us artists are told to project an image that isn't real," he says. "Half of these celebrities are broke. Integrity has slowed my climb, but I can't compromise who I am."

With Loudermilk and Curtis as codirectors, the "Stick Up" music video is a queer concoction that includes Locky Brownlie, Jesse Rey, Alexander Jolicoeur, Beau Butler, and Joseph DeMatteo as Duff's strip club squad.

The project also features Rylie Holden (from the House of Avalon) as a bride-to-be alongside Barni Rothman, Jackie Cotter, and Justine Raczy. Other customers at the strip club are played by actors William Sibley, Galen Howard, Andrew Spritzer, and Ricky Schultz.

Duff's transformations throughout the video come together through prosthetics by Cig Neutron and Rannie Rodil, special effects by John Comunale, and makeup artistry by Kályd Sebastian Odeh, who was nominated for an Emmy Award earlier this year for his work on season 4 of We're Here.

Duff's bio on OnlyFans reads:

"Truth is — I ain't made no money from music or social media, so I'm tryna get some reciprocity. Looking forward to connecting with each of you on a more personal level."

According to Duff, fans can see "unrated cuts of my music videos, BTS, and content too cute for Instagram" by signing up for his OF page, which was just created for the rollout of the "Stick Up" music video.

You can now subscribe to John Duff's OnlyFans (@iamjohnduff) for $10 a month. Otherwise, you can also listen to "Stick Up" on all music streaming services.