Claire Hope Obituary; Internet Rapper Lil Tay, ne Claire Eileen Qi Hope, Reportedly Dead at 14

Lil Tay Death Internet rapper Claire Eileen Qi Hope popularly known as Lil Tay as passed away. The social media star and young rapper death was announced by her representative on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. She died at the age of 14.

Lil Tay Death – Internet rapper Claire Eileen Qi Hope popularly known as Lil Tay as passed away. The social media star and young rapper death was announced by her representative on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. She died at the age of 14.

Lil Tay rose to fame when she was 9 years old. In 2018, she was seen with stacks of cash to her ear on YouTube.

Her representative, annoucing her death wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire’s sudden and tragic passing,” read the statement dedicated to the native Canadian, who relocated to Los Angeles in her rise to cyber superstardom.

“We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain,” continued the message. “This outcome was entirely unexpected, and has left us all in shock.”

“Her brother’s passing adds an even more unimaginable depth to our grief,” said the online notice.

“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 spokesperson wrote.

“Claire will forever remain in our hearts, her absence leaving an irreplaceable void that will be felt by all who knew and loved her.”

Lil Tay’s controversial content, frequently containing slurs such as the N-word, has garnered her an impressive following of over 3.3 million Instagram users.

In 2018, a public apology was issued by her for her use of derogatory language. She expressed remorse, stating, “I sincerely apologize to everyone I offended…” In an episode of her short-lived reality series “Life With Lil Tay” on the Zeus Network, the individual in question adamantly declared, “I’m not racist at all.”

In 2021, a GoFundMe page was reportedly organized by Jason Tian, the older brother of Tay. The page sought to raise $19,000 and claimed that Tay, who was a preteen at the time, required financial assistance to confront her father, Chris Hope, in court. Tian alleged that Hope was both “abusive” and “absentee.”

In an alleged Instagram hack a few months later, a series of abuse allegations against her father, Christopher Hope, were posted to Lil Tay’s Instagram. The allegations claimed that Hope had court-ordered Lil Tay back to Canada in order to profit off her earnings. Lil Tay’s manager at the time, Harry Tsang, claimed the allegations were fabricated in a 2018 interview with The Daily Beast.

In a phone interview with The Daily Beast alongside her mother, Angela Tian, Lil Tay said, “Right now I’m in a bad situation and I don’t want to talk about these things,” adding that her father had “filed something to the court and the court ordered us to go back here, and he said that I was in danger and stuff.”

She said of Hope: “He was threatening to arrest — to have my mom arrested if we didn’t go back… I didn’t see him for multiple years. He never saw me for so long, it’s obvious he just came back because he wants money.”

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