Lil Tay Death Hoax: Untangling the Controversy and What We Know So Far

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Lil Tay found herself back in the headlines in August 2023, first when a heartfelt announcement of her untimely death at 14 was posted to her Instagram page, and then, the next day, when she resurfaced with a statement via her family to, claiming her account had been hacked and she was alive and well.So, what really happened?

As of now, the details are murky, and it bears noting that the only evidence of Lil Tay's well-being comes from two statements reportedly issued by her family — no photos or video of the rapper have surfaced since the rumors of her death.Here's what we know for now, from the background on Lil Tay, to the rumors of her death, to a bizarre crypto connection that makes everything even more confusing.Lil Tay rose to internet fame in 2018, when she was just nine years old, calling herself the «youngest flexer of the century.» She posted controversial videos on social media, which included her appearing to smoke, driving expensive cars and flaunting stacks of cash.

She also had a short-lived feud with Danielle Bregoli aka Bhad Bhabie, and was interviewed by Jake Paul in a YouTube video that has over 1.6 million views to date.A post shared by Lil Tay (@liltay)However, Tay seemed to disappear from the public eye as quickly as she entered it.

Her online presence was almost entirely scrubbed and the later-deleted Instagram post announcing her death was the first on her page in five years, with the last post before that being a tribute mourning the death of another young rapper, XXXTentacion, who was killed in an armed robbery in June 2018.«X you truly changed me ❤️,» she wrote, sharing a screenshot of the two FaceTiming. «You were there for me when everyone wanted me to fail, you were there to give me advice,.