Lil Tay, the 14-year-old influencer who was reported lifeless solely to assert her father had faked her passing, has returned to social media with new music.
The track, ‘Sucker 4 Inexperienced,’ sees her sing about her love for cash; the teenager discovered fame as an influencer in 2017 by sharing spoof movies of her rapping, holding up wads of money, and utilizing slurs. Within the video, she dances in entrance of pricey vehicles and holds up extra wads of cash, in addition to posing in a luxurious mansion.
Tay ‘Lil Tay’ Tian additionally went Reside on Instagram, and accused her estranged father of bodily and psychological abuse, alleging that after she turned well-known in 2018 her father – Christopher Hope – “began a court docket case to silence me, so I couldn’t converse on what was occurring and so he may take management over my cash”.
Within the Instagram Reside on September 30 2023, she additionally claimed Chris had been attempting to “sabotage” Tay by making an attempt to “faux my demise after which promote some type of crypto coin”.
Christopher gained custody of her for a number of years till this previous August, when Tay’s mother Angela was given court-approval to have her daughter once more. Anglea’s attorneys Lorne MacLean, Okay.C., and Fraser MacLean, additionally alleged to TMZ that the viral star’s father has been ordered to pay $275,000 in again little one help, relationship all the best way again to 2014.
Her return comes as she was pictured in Los Angeless together with her mother, and a press release from her supervisor was given to The Wrap a number of days earlier than her social media return.
“In gentle of latest occasions, we wish to be clear and cooperative with everybody to keep away from false data and inaccurate reporting,” her administration shared.
“Lil Tay’s court docket battle together with her absentee father is over. It has taken a toll on her psychological well-being and impacted her financially, as her father has nonetheless not paid substantial bills ordered by the court docket. Her return to Los Angeles is a large step in the proper route and she will now pursue her profession on her phrases and begin a brand new life. She has full management over her social media accounts now and is happy to share who she actually is.”
On August 9 2023, an Instagram put up claimed that the teenager had died.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we share the devastating information of our beloved Claire’s sudden and tragic passing,” the message learn, additionally alleging that her brother had handed away. “Now we have no phrases to precise the insufferable loss and indescribable ache,” the household continued.
“This end result was totally sudden, and has left us all in shock. Her brother’s passing provides an much more unimaginable depth to our grief.”
The next day a press release was given to TMZ, which learn: “I wish to make it clear that my brother and I are protected and alive, however I’m utterly heartbroken, and struggling to even discover the proper phrases to say.
“It’s been a really traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I used to be bombarded with infinite heartbreaking and tearful telephone calls from family members all whereas attempting to type out this mess.” My Instagram account was compromised by a third get together and used to unfold jarring misinformation and rumors relating to me, to the purpose that even my identify was flawed. My authorized identify is Tay Tian, not ‘Claire Hope’.”