“My Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party and used to spread jarring misinformation” – Lil Tay tels TMZ.
Lil Tay’s mother and brother lived in Burnaby, BC, from at least 2014 to 2022, according to civil court records about a motor vehicle collision where Jason and Angela were struck by another car. Land title documents also indicate Lil Tay’s mother still owns a home in Burnaby.
The statement also revealed that her brother died too. “Her brother’s passing adds an even more unimaginable depth to our grief,” it read. “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.”
The self-labeled “youngest flexer of the century,” Lil Tay shot to fame in 2017 with controversial viral videos showing off wealth and cussing out haters.
Lil Tay is ALIVE and claims she was hacked, TMZ reached out and got a statement from her.
“My Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party and used to spread jarring misinformation and rumors regarding me, to the point that even my name was wrong.” A statement announcing her “sudden and tragic passing” was posted on the personality’s Instagram page Wednesday morning.
“We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain. This outcome was entirely unexpected, and has left us all in shock,” the hacked post stated.
The post goes on to say Lil Tay’s brother had also recently passed away, adding to the “unimaginable depth to our grief.”
In her statement to TMZ, she goes on to say, “My Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party and used to spread jarring misinformation and rumors regarding me, to the point that even my name was wrong. My legal name is Tay Tian, not ‘Claire Hope.’”
According to reports, Lil Tay’s Instagram account was hacked, resulting in “jarring misinformation” about her and her brother’s death,” according to a statement from the family.
“I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say. It’s been a very traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess,” she told the outlet.
Daily Hive has reached out to Meta to confirm whether her account was hacked and then restored.
Lil Tay also said the third party who compromised her account got her name wrong. She says her legal name is not Claire Hope, but Tay Tian — the same surname as her mother, Qi (Angela) Tian, and her brother Jason Tian.
Journalists around the continent looked for confirmation of Lil Tay’s death Wednesday, but none could be found.
Daily Hive asked Burnaby RCMP about it Wednesday and the force said it was aware of the death announcement online but that officers “do not have a current investigation in relation to this matter.”
The BC Coroner’s Service didn’t return Daily Hive’s request for comment, and the Vancouver Police Department and Integrated Homicide Investigation Team also didn’t have open investigations.
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