Who is Lil Tay, this young Canadian influencer suddenly announced as dead and then alive?

Mystery remains surrounding the fake death of Lil Tay, a young Canadian influencer with millions of followers. On Wednesday, August 9, to everyone’s surprise, a message published on Instagram announced the sudden death of a teenager who became famous on social media in 2017.

“It is with heavy hearts that we break the terrible news of the sudden and tragic death of our beloved Claire (Hope, real name),” Lil Tay’s official page said, without elaborating. additional clarifications. “We have no words to express this unbearable loss and indescribable pain.” In the post, which also reveals the disappearance of his older brother, Jason Tian, ​​his relatives asked for confidentiality pending an “investigation into the circumstances. [de leur mort] is still going on.” In turn, his “management” confirmed the sad news to a very serious American magazine variety .

Except…twenty-four hours later, Lil Tay showed up again. The 15-year-old North American influencer, whose exact date of birth is unknown, said in a statement sent to the US magazine on Thursday. TMZ to be alive And according to him, his Instagram page was hacked. Moreover, while the post allegedly published by the whistleblower’s relatives showed that her real name is Claire Hope, the young girl assured: TMZ actually called Tay Tian. The (fake) post announcing his death has since been deleted from his Instagram account.

family struggle

But today everyone is surprised. Is this really due to hacking? fake news ? Or is it hype orchestrated by the influencer and their entourage? So far no one knows. However, it should be noted that a few hours after the news of Lil Tay’s death, his former manager Harry Tsang called.Insider accept the information “with caution”. Earlier, he noted that he could “neither confirm nor deny the truth of the family’s statement” on Instagram, “given the complexity of the situation.” Having established contact with the media, the father of the teenager did not want to respond. And to add to the confusion, police in Los Angeles (USA), where he moved a few years ago, and Vancouver (Canada), where he grew up, said: Insider Not having an open investigation into the death of a person named Claire Hope.

So what could it be? According to preliminary information Parisian The fight over Lil Tay’s career, which would have pitted the rapper’s mother and brother, the latter’s father and manager, could be the reason for this immorality.

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Early fame

Lil Tay rose to fame in 2017 through videos posted on Instagram. Barely ten years old, he staged his supposed fortune. Treasure in hand, he shows off his dream apartment, addressing netizens in raw, rap-inspired language; “I’m richer than you,” he boasts in front of a sports car he paid for out of pocket.

Then, as reported BFM TV , his first videos released to become a social media star quickly gave way to music. Lil Tay then recorded several rap tracks including Money Way:.

At that time, the girl’s early popularity raised questions. As in the show “Good Morning America”, which then worries about the influence of the mother. mass media The Cut: Meanwhile, instead, he thinks that his brother was the one who ordered the videos. Even today, the mystery remains.

The rapper, who hasn’t released any content since 2018, currently has almost 230,000 followers on his YouTube channel, with the only two videos on his channel averaging 1.6 and 2.7 million views. But Lil Tay has the most followers on Instagram with over 3.6 million followers. A number that continues to grow after his fake death announcement.