The Gold Coast Bulletin

PARTY BOY OFFLOADS ‘CURSED’ FUN HOUSE

- VIVA HYDE

ONLYFANS millionair­e Jackson O’Doherty has sold his luxury party pad and left the country in a dramatic bid to escape the “dangerous cycle” of weekly wild antics which took place at the Gold Coast mansion.

The social media sensation and prankster offloaded the sprawling estate for $3.1m, one year after purchasing the renovated sevenbedro­om, seven-bathroom property for $2.9m in July 2021.

Property records show the offmarket sale was negotiated in June by Michael Bacon, of Place Estate Agents Kangaroo Point.

The lavish octagon-shaped home with atrium-style ceilings, resort pools and a tennis court became headquarte­rs for O’Doherty’s ‘lifestyle brand’, Jackson’s Playground, where he hosted a serious of extravagan­t events costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But in a video address, the 28year-old said the designer digs had proved both, “a blessing and a curse”.

“The reason for selling the house was it has turned into a bit of a blessing and a curse at the same time,” he said.

“Don’t get me wrong, we’ve made some unforgetta­ble, amazing memories at the house, but … I just got very caught up in a very unhealthy, dangerous cycle of going around drinking, doing a whole bunch of dumb sh*t every single week, ruining my health — my mental health, my physical health.

“The whole Jackson’s Playground brand is about that — lifestyle, fun, getting out there, ripping in, partying, being reckless — but I just don’t think it’s sustainabl­e,” he said.

O’Doherty revealed he had packed up the home and left Australia, with plans to join a training camp and fight in a boxing match in the UK by December.

He bought the mansion after raking in $4m to $5m from OnlyFans over a 12-month stint creating Xrated content for the subscripti­on platform with then-girlfriend, Maddy Belle.

A Halloween-themed housewarmi­ng bash marked the property’s debut as Australia’s newest party hub, with hundreds of guests at the 10-hour festival treated to a profession­al entertainm­ent by DJs and live performers, three bars, and a pyrotechni­c display above a jetski show in the pool.

Highlights from other events hosted there since have included a lavish white-themed new year’s eve rave, where 300 guests were offered free-flowing alcohol and free

tattoos while entertainm­ent included raunchy circus acts and roaming exotic animals.

“Too much crazy stuff has been happening since I bought this house, from the fire twirlers, performers, little people, stilt walkers, the motorbikes, the girls in the pool, all the artists,” O’Doherty said.

“One of my favourite moments of my parties was when the jetpack guys were over there in the pool flying around.”

The glamorous property on a 4232sq m lot has a unique eightprong­ed floorplan and was

purchased by O’Doherty fully furnished and styled with high-end decor.

Parties flowed from the home’s grand dining room to a huge al fresco entertaini­ng pavilion and granite bar flanked by the 47m lagoon-style pool and a pool house.

O’Doherty began recording slapstick pranks with mates which he posted to Facebook from age 15.

In 2020, he travelled to the US to collaborat­e with other influencer­s and met Belle, who introduced him to the lucrative adult content creation industry.

 ?? ?? Jackson O'Doherty at his Gold Coast mansion.
Jackson O'Doherty at his Gold Coast mansion.

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