15-year-old rapper & YouTube sensation Lil Tay's death announcement has literally the entire USA and Canada. While at one place fans have been trying to find Lil Tay's death reason, another section is floating theories like Lil Tay is not dead sparking questions like 'Is Lil Tay alive?' For the unversed, the family of Lil Tay posted a statement on her Instagram announcing that the 15-year-old Youtuber and her brother unexpectedly passed away. Notably, Lil Tay's parents did not divulge information on how they died or under what circumstances they died all of a sudden. Amidst the suspense over Lil Tay's death, her former manager Harry Tsang did not confirm her death. Tsang said. “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.” Thereafter, fans took to X and shared a snippet showing TMZ deleted Lil Tay's death news. One more snippet was shared on social media in which it was alleged that Lil Tay is alive and her brother as well.
Is Lil Tay alive? Here's what fans shared
wtf is going on…so lil tay n her brother aren’t dead??? pic.twitter.com/XzfF5tQ3BL
— ramren noodles 🍜 (@F41RYTA1L) August 10, 2023
Notably, an Instagram handle by the username 'termanii.____' shared Lil Tay's picture and wrote this-
Another user wrote, "Somebody from Lil Tay’s family made this post on instagram stating that she is not dead and the post on Tay’s account is not true. She doesn’t have access to that account anymore she says, so it might’ve been a hacker or maybe her parents"
Somebody from Lil Tay’s family made this post on instagram stating that she is not dead and the post on Tay’s account is not true. She doesn’t have access to that account anymore she says, so it might’ve been a hacker or maybe her parents 🤷🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/Uz99Z6gwqJ
— BЯ4ND0N (@7o7_Brandon) August 9, 2023
🚨 SHOCKING BREAKING NEWS: Lil Tay confirms she is not DEAD by changing her YouTube BIO. ⚠️
— conscape (@conscapenews) August 10, 2023
She then switched it back to her previous one stating: “HELP ME”.
This situation is actually getting EXTREMELY SCARY. pic.twitter.com/7VFnsL1upe
Lil Tay Death Reason: What happened to 15-year-old rapper & YouTube sensation?
Lil Tay's estranged parents
Lil Tay's brother Jason and her mother Angela Tian were staging and directing her YouTube videos. Her videos sparked a major row as they showed Lil Tay skipping schools, starting fights, using profanity, and smoking hookah. A report of 2018 stated that the YouTuber shared a message asking for help to her Instagram Story, before erasing all of her videos hours later. Three months later, posts began appearing on her social media account, alleging that her father, Chris was abusive. However, Lil Tay's father refuted the claims, asserting that he was trying to protect her well-being by distancing her from potentially harmful influences and financial exploitation.
These allegations and counter-allegations prompted a custody battle between her parents in 2020. As per reports, Clara's parents wanted to raise her in their own way. Her mom, reportedly wanted her to do whatever she wanted, even if that meant continuing her foul-mouthed antics. Notably, in 2021, Lil Tay’s brother initiated a GoFundMe campaign in 2021 claiming she was battling for her life, freedom, and future. He even accused their father of physical and mental abuse, embezzling millions of her earnings, seizing control of her career, enforcing silence, and striving for complete custody.