Lil Tay speaks out about controversial death hoax for first time
Lil Tay has finally opened up about her 2023 death hoax, which saw her allegedly die in a bizarre post.
Lil Tay has been popping up a lot lately since her 'link in bio' went live.
The social media star, 18, made her X-rated debut when she signed up to OnlyFans, and claimed to have raked in a million dollars within three hours.
She said she 'broke the f**k out of' previous records set by celebrities like Bella Thorne and Bhad Bhabie.
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For all her joking and flexing, Lil Tay has actually experienced quite some negativity online, but none more than when she was supposed to be dead.
In August 2023, the internet was left grappling when an Instagram post to her 3.3 million followers falsely claimed both she and her brother Jason had died.
"It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire’s sudden and tragic passing,” the statement read at the time.
“We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain.”
While the condolences were many and people began to mourn, something wasn't quite right.
Lil Tay resurfaced and explained exactly what that moment felt like from her point of view.
“I woke up to my phone being blasted with calls and texts,” she began.
“My mom was being spammed. Everybody was worried. I was like, ‘What the hell's going on?’”
Lil Tay went on to say that the whole thing was ‘weird’ to her.
She said: “It was really surreal and weird, and also there was a lot of people posting tributes to me, which is weird in itself.”
At first, people thought she had lied and was trying to get attention online, but she says it was a hack.
Tay told the outlet: “I wasn’t behind it ... there was malicious intent behind the post.”
Instead, she claims it was all down to her father - something he denies.
The death hoax had a major impact on her, particularly as it messed around with the release of her comeback song ‘Sucker 4 Green’.
Among it all, it also showed her who her true friends were.
She said: “But a lot of people that were pretending to be my best friend or some s**t, too, and I'm like, ‘I do not know you that well,’ so really, the fake b***** came out during that time.”
Going back to who could be responsible, Hope told People: “Regarding [the] 2023 ‘death,’ just ask yourself who [allegedly] profited from that ridiculous situation — it had nothing to do with me.
“Regarding allegation[s] of abuse, it’s already been proven that her brother [allegedly] plotted to create fake allegations and there never was any abuse by anyone, as far as I know.”
Having claimed it was his son who was to blame, Jason himself wrote a statement and claimed he did not ‘fabricate anything’.
Jason said he was also targeted during the hoax as it also said he had died too.
In the hoax, Tay has been vocal about getting her ‘bag’ via adult content.
She even offered a breakdown of her earnings from the first three hours she was active, which she said she had made $511,003 from subscriptions.
Another $26,736 came from tips, and $486,558 from private messages.
In total, that came to $1,024,298.
Good Lord.
Topics: Lil Tay, Celebrity, OnlyFans, Social Media
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