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Published 16:32 18 May 2026 GMT
Sydney Sweeney is once again receiving backlash for another NSFW scene in the third season of Euphoria.
Sweeney plays the troubled Cassie in the series, who has embarked on a career on OnlyFans in the HBO series.
While this may sound outlandish, the actress has bought into the idea, posing nude in a number of scenes so far in the series' run.
She may have allowed ice cream to drip down her bare chest in past episodes, but on Sunday's (May 17) episode, the actress has taken it up a level.
In an attempt to establish herself as one of the leading OnlyFans creators, Cassie appeared nude with a yellow python - because why wouldn't you?
As brave as the scene looked to film, fans were not the biggest advocates of the direction the character is continuing to take.
Appearing as Cassie, she posed nude with the huge snake wrapped around her body as part of a risqué photoshoot, orchestrated by former best friend Maddy (Alexa Demie).
As part of the shoot, Cassie even posed with Rosalía and Anna Van Patten’s characters, sporting some pink lingerie with a plunging neckline.
Once again, fans were shocked by the move, as many compared the scene to Britney Spears’ infamous 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance with a live snake.
One fan took to X, questioning the relevance of the shot: “Cassie and that snake scene..?”
Another wrote: “What do you mean there’s a deadly snake that cassie takes pictures with?”
Euphoria's third season has received a lot of backlash from fans, as the Emmy-nominated Sweeney has already been seen dressed up as both a baby and a dog for her character's stroyline.
Sydney Leathers, a real-life OnlyFans model, criticised the show's portrayal of the profession, telling Variety that it is "infuriating."
“There’s so much that they have her doing that is not even allowed on OnlyFans, and that alone is infuriating: the age-play stuff where she’s dressed as a baby in a diaper, for example,” she explained.
As part of the scenes in question, the actress could be seen dressed like a baby with a pacifier in her mouth, while lying on her back with her legs in the air with a skimpy underwear on and her bare chest on show.
She was also later seen eating an ice cream while topless, letting the dessert drip down her breasts, later switching into a cap, shin pads, and shoes in a baseball-style nude snap.
Cassie can be seen topless while eating an ice cream as it drips down her bare chest, while she is later seen nude apart from a cap, shin pads and shoes, with her private areas covered by her hands.
But other scenes showed her producing more adult-oriented content, including filming sexual videos, mailing used underwear to fans, and appearing topless once again. Some scenes even showed her masturbating on camera.
Sweeney has previously spoken about feeling empowered by playing Cassie and becoming more confident through the role.
Season three’s direction has divided audiences, particularly among OnlyFans creators who felt the depiction leaned too heavily into stereotypes of those actually working in the industry.
