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OnlyFans is just one of the gigs featured on two shows that depict how capitalism extracts its dues from our flesh

Published May 4, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)

Elle Fanning in "Margo’s Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)

It’s been a minute since most of the public heard from Shannon Elizabeth. Remember her? Elizabeth was an early aughts sex symbol, launched to fame by breakout roles in “ American Pie ,” “ Scary Movie ” and “ Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back .” She’s appeared in Maxim and cleaned up in poker tournaments when that was a thing. Aside from a string of small roles over the last decade, Elizabeth hasn’t given people much to talk about — until last month, when she cleared $1.2 million during her first week on OnlyFans .

Her debut on the adult content streaming platform was carefully promoted and justified in a People magazine exclusive published one day before her page went live on April 16.…