Controversial social media rapper Lil Tay dead at 14 alongside her brother Jason Tian
Mystery continues to surround the reported death of 14-year-old online influencer and rapper Lil Tay – whose real name was Claire Hope – after her former manager shed serious doubt on the family ‘statement.’
The news of her ‘sudden and tragic’ passing was announced by an unnamed family member in a post shared on the teen’s Instagram account today – when it was revealed that her 21-year-old brother, Jason Tian, has also died.
But the controversial social media star’s former manager Harry Tsang has since said he ‘cannot definitively confirm or dismiss the legitimacy of the statement’ as the cops too reveal they have no record of either passing.
Lil Tay became embroiled in furious controversy in 2018 amid allegations that she was being physically and mentally abused by her father as well as being exploited by her brother – with her mother also losing her job as a real estate agent over the youngster’s content.
Speculation has begun circulating on social media about the cause of deaths with one user, Jesse Ryan, claiming to have witnessed the incident.
He wrote: ‘As someone who was at the scene I can confirm that both were together when passing. Due to car collision. The brother was driving.
‘Local officials are speculating “texting and driving” being the cause. The other vehicle occupants were okay with minor injuries.’
Lil Tay’s last post was in 2018 and her death is coming five years after her last post on Instagram. See it below
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Some followers have even gone as far as to suggest that the post was a hoax – while Lil Tay’s former manager Harry Tsang added further confusion when he released a cryptic statement about the news, refusing to ‘confirm’ that the rapper had in fact died.
In an email to DailyMail.com, Tsang said that he had ‘been in communication with individuals who have an intimate understanding of the family’s situation’ but that he was still unable to ‘definitively confirm or dismiss’ the news that Lil Tay and her brother had passed.
‘Given the complexities of the current circumstances, I am at a point where I cannot definitively confirm or dismiss the legitimacy of the statement issued by the family,’ he said.
‘This situation calls for cautious consideration and respect for the sensitivities involved.’
Meanwhile local authorities in Vancouver, where Lil Tay’s father lives, and Los Angeles, where she had been living with her mother, had no record of any investigation into the deaths of Claire or her brother Jason when contacted by DailyMail.com.