Instagram posts claimed she and her brother were dead. “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive,” she said in a statement to ‘TMZ’
Rappers and influencers small she told TMZ she is “safe and alive.” The 14-year-old’s death was confirmed via an Instagram post last Wednesday 9.
The publication, which is no longer available, mourned the deaths of Lil Tay and his brother Jason Tie, 19 years. According to the artist, he is also alive. He claims that the post was made by a hacker who allegedly invaded his profile.
“I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I am heartbroken and struggling to find the right words to say,” she said in a statement sent by her family to the American tabloid.
“It has been a very traumatic 24 hours. All day yesterday I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking phone calls and cries from loved ones as I tried to sort out this mess,” she continued.
She further explained: “My Instagram account has been compromised by a third party and used to spread misinformation and shocking rumors about me, to the point that even my name is wrong. My legal name is Tay Tian, not ‘Claire Hope’.”
According to TMZ, it’s still unclear why it took Lil Tay more than 24 hours to clarify the situation, recover his account, and take down the post.
What happened to Lil Tay?
Lil Tay rose to fame on Instagram in 2018, at the age of 9, going viral with her ostentatious rap songs and videos, accompanied by bills and expensive cars.
Since then, the artiste has gone through some family disputes, such as a custody battle between his parents. In 2021, her brother, Jason, even created a funding campaign on the GoFundMe portal, claiming that Tay’s father allegedly physically and mentally abused her daughter.
Last Wednesday, the 9th, a statement was released on the young girl’s official profile according to which she and Jason would be dead. The post lamented the incident and said, “We have no words to express this unbearable loss and indescribable pain. This event was completely unexpected and left us in shock. Your brother’s death adds to even deeper grief.” “.
Lil Tay hasn’t posted on his social media in five years. Tay’s former manager Henry Tsang has failed to confirm or deny the artist’s death. “Given the complexity of the current circumstances, I am at a point where I cannot definitively confirm or rule out the legitimacy of the statement released by the family,” he told the portal. The daily beast.
The Los Angeles police have also been contacted by the American press and, according to the The mirror, there were no police records of the brothers’ deaths. It was then that, this Thursday the 10th, Lil Tay came to publish denying his death and that of his brother.
Source: Terra
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