Mum of child star who just made $3.4 million on OnlyFans settled a disturbing abuse lawsuit
These are the disturbing claims made against the mum of a former child YouTube star, who recently earned a staggering sum of money on OnlyFans within 24 hours of joining the platform.
Piper Rockelle is said to have made $3.4 million on the adult content website after joining on New Year's Day, just months after turning 18.
But while many have expressed their concerns about the former child star gaining such a huge following on OnlyFans so soon after turning 18, this isn't the first time Piper and her family have been at the centre of controversy.
Last year, Netflix released a documentary all about Piper's mum, Tiffany Smith, who is accused of emotionally, physically and sexually abusing several minors who were involved in her daughter's YouTube content.
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In 2017 and 2018, Smith, from Georgia in the US, launched 'The Squad,' where she enlisted a number of aspiring child stars to appear in their YouTube content.
However, in 2022, 11 members of the group filed a lawsuit against her, detailed in the doc Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing.
The suit was later settled for $1.85 million in October 2024.
Allegations made against Tiffany Smith
Several former members of The Squad, including two of Piper's cousins, filed a lawsuit against Smith, accusing her of creating 'an emotionally, physically and sometimes sexually abusive environment'.
She has always denied the claims against her.
In the suit, the group branded her as a 'mean spirited control freak', whose actions 'were not only sexually inappropriate and confrontational, but often reprehensible and even illegal'.
Among the complaints, the plaintiffs, who were all minors when the lawsuit was filed, Smith is accused of 'sticking a finger in plaintiffs' butts when they walked past her', commenting on the size of plaintiff's breasts, attempting to touch them, and offering to show an 11-year-old girl how to perform oral sex.
Smith is also accused of making sexual comments to male teens regarding their genitals.
The momager is also said to have 'mailed out several of Piper's soiled training bras and panties to an unknown individual', and said 'old men like to smell this stuff', according to the lawsuit.
According to an investigation by the LA Times, Piper's YouTube channel was making around half a million dollars a month at the time, yet the young actors never received any kind of payment for their contributions and were denied food and rest breaks, and were not provided with on-set schooling.
Since the Netflix doc was released, Smith released a statement where she said the 'baseless accusations' and 'legal chaos' had been 'the most painful chapter' of their lives.
She asked viewers to 'look past the smoke and mirrors' and suggested 'the accusers were—and still are—stage moms pushing their kids into the spotlight'.
LADbible has reached out to Piper Rockelle and Tiffany Smith for comment.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence regarding the welfare of a child, contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000, 10am-8pm Monday to Friday. If you are a child seeking advice and support, call Childline for free on 0800 1111, 24/7.
Topics: Netflix, True Crime, OnlyFans, YouTube
Emma Rosemurgey