Lil Tay Claims She Knows Who Set Up The Fake Death Hoax

Social media sensation Lil Tay claims she knows exactly who set up the fake death hoax in order to "sabotage" her career comeback.

Although the 14-year-old child star was trapped in a vicious custody battle between her parents that shut down her social media pages for years, it looks like the controversial YouTuber is ready to make her way back into the spotlight.

On August 9, 2023, a statement announcing that both Lil Tay and her older brother, Jason Tan, was posted on her Instagram page. The message read:

"It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire's sudden and tragic passing. We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain. This outcome was entirely unexpected, and has left us all in shock. Her brother's passing adds an even more unimaginable depth to our grief. During this time of immense sorrow, we kindly ask for privacy as we grieve this overwhelming loss, as the circumstances surrounding Claire and her brother's passing are still under investigation. Claire will forever remain in our hearts, her absence leaving an irreplaceable void that will be felt by all who knew and loved her."

The fake death hoax stayed up for over a day before it was finally removed from her page. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the “Sucker 4 Green” singer claims that her estranged father, Christopher Hope, set up the fake death hoax in order to “sabotage” her career. However, he denies the accusation.

In the interview, Lil Tay and her mother, Angela Tian, claimed that Tay’s father, Christopher Hope, and Harry Tsang, an influencer who has also been referred to as her former manager, teamed up together to create a death hoax “as a last resort to sabotage me.” Tay claims that they were trying to boost exposure for a cryptocurrency coin that “exploited” her and denies that Harry ever served as her manager.

"Somebody has a strategy that a good way to get publicity is to make accusations against me. They’re all false," Tay told the outlet.

Harry Tsang noted that the cryptocurrency coin was “part of a plan” to bring her back into the spotlight but denied that he had anything to do with the death hoax. Instead, he blamed Tay’s older brother, Jason. “He is known to do something crazy,” Harry said. “Ask anyone in the social media space.” Harry alleged that Lil Tay was “also complicit” in the death hoax.

However, Jason said that he believes Harry is at least partially responsible for the death hoax. “He went to every publication possible to allege I hacked Tay’s page to fake her death whilst also peddling the fraudulent Lil Tay crypto coin,” he said in a statement.

Looking to start a career in music, Lil Tay claims that she was inconvenienced by the death hoax because it delayed the start of her career comeback. “I really wanted to get things going,” she said. “And this was just something that came out of absolutely nowhere. And I had to clean up.”

“I had some songs that I wanted to put out after winning my freedom,” she added, referring to her mother’s custody battle with her estranged father. “And thankfully, I did. So I was looking to get back on track as soon as I could. And then the death thing happens.”

On September 30, Lil Tay dropped her music video on Instagram, which featured her dancing and singing in a yellow top and short skirt while surrounded by expensive cars. Tay continued to flash stacks of money in the video, which is something that she was known for when she was younger. However, not many were fans of her comeback.

“It just really disturbs me how a minor would deliberately try to sexualize themselves online. Those outfits and dance moves are def not appropriate for your age. Y’all can fight me in the comments but this isn’t right,” one fan commented while another follower called the music video and song “so disturbing coming from a 14-year-old CHILD.”