Instagram has reportedly deactivated the account of a nude model attempting to get people to donate money to relief efforts in Australia.
Kaylen Ward, who calls herself The Naked Philanthropist, has raised “hundreds of thousands” of dollars in donations in exchange for nudes, according to a report published Sunday by Buzzfeed News.
“I was seeing all the posts on Twitter about the Australian fires and I was really concerned there wasn’t a lot of media coverage and not a lot of people donating,” Ward told Buzzfeed News.
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Ward decided to sell her nudes on Twitter to help raise money for the fire relief. She already sells nudes online, so she decided to sell them for charity instead.
“I’m sending nudes to every person who donates atleast $10 to any one of these fundraisers for the wildfires in Australia,” she tweeted Friday. “Every $10 you donate = one nude picture from me to your DM. You must send me confirmation that you donated.” (RELATED: Instagram Model Interrupts Champions League Final Soccer Match By Streaking Across Field)
The tweet blew up, receiving over 70,000 retweets at the time this article was published.
“I was expecting to raise maybe $1,000 but the tweet blew up,” she added.
Ward claimed she had raised over $500,ooo by Sunday and had hired a small group of people to go through DMs and verify donation confirmations with her.
An estimated $700K has been raised for the Australian Bush Fires in response to my tweet….
is this real life?— THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST (@lilearthangelk) January 6, 2020
Just a day after her tweet went viral on Twitter, Instagram deactivated her account citing violation of user guidelines and posting of “sexually suggestive content.” Ward, however, claimed she wasn’t working off Instagram, and only selling nudes on Twitter.
INSTAGRAM DEACTIVED MY SECOND ACCOUNT. I don’t have an Instagram. None of these are real pic.twitter.com/YXDiGQJyAh
— THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST (@lilearthangelk) January 5, 2020
Since her Instagram account was deleted, several fake accounts of The Naked Philanthropist have popped up and Ward has verified they are not linked to her on her Twitter account.