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“Do you really love me?”
That’s the million-dollar question that millionaire Bella Thorne poses in the racy music video for her erotic, new single “In You.”
And she certainly hopes so.
Directed and written by the 24-year-old “Dirty Sexy Money” actress, the NSFW music video finds Thorne in a fantastically sexy but tumultuous love triangle with Oscar-winning rapper/producer Juicy J and Thorne’s porn-star muse, 25-year-old Abella Danger.
“It’s very sexual content,” Thorne exclusively told The Post of the video in which she competes for Danger’s affection against the 46-year-old Three 6 Mafia OG.
And Thorne is up for the challenge.
“All the way through, you’re like, ‘Damn.’ Within the first 30 seconds, there’s a shot of me and I put my face between her legs and I come up and my face looks so wet,” she said of the suggestive sequence. “It’s just gnarly to look at.”
The singer — who has released several singles throughout the years, most notably “Watch Me,” “B*tch, I’m Bella Thorne,” “Shake It,” “Lonely,” and “Phantom” — is no stranger to placing herself in sexually explicit and compromising positions. Thorne made headlines in August 2020 when she joined OnlyFans, the subscription app known for its x-rated content. Thorne quickly broke a record earning $1 million dollars her first day on the platform.
Although Thorne rose to fame as a squeaky-clean, PG-rated teen on the small screen opposite Zendaya in the Disney series “Shake It Up” from 2010 to 2013, she makes no apologies for now feeling comfortable in her own skin. In fact, she flaunts that sexual liberation in her latest video.
“I just love sex,” said Thorne. “And I think that the word ‘sex’ has such a negative connotation, and it doesn’t really make any sense since we all pretty much do it.”
Thorne sat down with The Post to discuss the recent release of her video on YouTube, pushing the needle forward as a female director, freeing Britney Spears and her girl crush Dojo Cat.
‘I just love sex. The word ‘sex’ has such a negative connotation and it doesn’t really make any sense since we all pretty much do it.’
Did you enjoy creating music in the studio with Juicy J?
Juicy J is amazing to work with. He played me this beat. I immediately came up with the melody of the chorus and then we just started writing the whole rest of the song. When you watch him record, you’re like, “Yup, you are a genius.” You already know he’s a genius, but when you see him do his stuff, it’s really magical.
After working with Juicy J, what other musicians would you love to collaborate with?
There are so many people. I love Oliver Tree, YG is one of my biggest. I love Doja Cat. Jesus. Oh, Jesus Christ. It’s like, how can she be so fine and so talented at the same time? It’s insane. I have a huge girl crush on Dojo Cat. If Doja Cat slid into my DMs, my world would be made.
‘I want to show realism because that’s where the beauty is in sex.’
What was your experience directing the video for “In You?”
Oh, so much fun. When Juicy J stepped on set, he’s like, ‘What the f–k?’ He’s looking around like, “This really is crazy. Exactly what you told me, is exactly what’s happening in the video. You completely brought it to life.” It was amazing to work with Juicy J because he has great comedic timing and that was definitely needed for some parts of the video.
Will this video “break YouTube” the way your last video for “Shake It” did, which ultimately got pulled down from YouTube for several hours?
Yeah, it’s very sexual content and, hopefully, YouTube is not going to dick me over. But it’s very sexual and it’s just too hot. It’s so sexy all the way through. Within the first 30 seconds, there’s a shot of me and I put my face between Abella’s legs and I come up and I put all this gloss all over my face. I look so wet and disgusting. I hope it becomes a meme. It’s just gnarly to look at.
One of the things that your fans love is that you revel in your sexuality. What makes you so confident and not afraid to push the boundaries?
It’s taken me a little while [but] I’ve always definitely been very confident. I was always the friend making dirty jokes. Everything I say has a kind of a sexual innuendo. And I just love sex. The word “sex” has such a negative connotation and it doesn’t really make any sense since we all pretty much do it. So I want to use this word. I want to say this word. Say it, say it again [and] say it again until people start to feel not weird about it. And especially as a woman, people feel very weird when women use this type of naughty language. And that’s really unfair. A guy can make a d–k joke, but if a girl makes a p—y joke, then everyone’s like gasp!
‘With enough voices that stand together, we can actually change things. We just need the whole world to do it.’
As a female director in the music industry, how do you hope to combat censorship against women? What do you think you can do to push the needle forward?
That’s a very good question. I love skin, sex, body, everything about the body. The even, like, not-so-pretty parts, like your elbow and the back of your knee. The whole body should really be glorified. And definitely with everything I do as far as directing, there’s pretty much skin showing or there’s some type of intimacy between two people. That will forever be a thing of mine. I will definitely be a director beating down people with the word “sex” in a way to make it normal. I just want it to be the best version of what it really is, the truthful side of the body. I want to show the realism because that’s where the beauty is in sex.
‘I just wanted to write some honest s–t.’
You also show off your truthful side in your book, “The Life of a Wannabe Mogul: Mental Disarray.” Why was this book so important for you to write this book?
I just wanted to write some honest s–t, and I felt like people didn’t know me. They always have a preconceived notion about me when I meet them, and that really bugs me. It’s really rare that I meet someone who hasn’t already looked me up on Google and any time I do meet someone, it’s really nice because they get to meet me and judge me for me, not from media, tabloids or Twitter creatures.
You’ve publicly spoken against the scrutiny and treatment of Britney Spears. How have you felt with the recent dominance of the #FreeBritney movement and watching your fellow former Disney star finally reclaim her freedom?
I feel triumphant. When the world is so bad and negative and so many things are happening in the world, it just makes me so happy because, with enough voices that stand together, we can actually change things. We just need the whole world to do it.
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