Lil Tay declared ‘dead’ but her dad won’t confirm: ‘Sorry — I can’t’

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was announced Wednesday on her official Instagram account — refused to confirm her passing when contacted by The Post.When reached at his Vancouver law office, the person answering the phone said that he was her dad, Chris Hope, but would not corroborate his daughter’s passing.“Yeah, you have the right person, but I don’t have any comment right now,” Hope told The Post in the brief, 2-minute call Wednesday. “I’m not able to give you any comment right now.

I’m sorry — I can’t.”When asked whether someone else could confirm his daughter’s death, he cryptically responded, “Um, no, not that that I’m aware of. “Sorry, I can’t really comment or give you any help — I’m just going to let you go,” he added before hanging up.When contacted by The Post, a spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department said: “We haven’t gotten any reports of either death here,” referencing both Tay and her brother, who also allegedly died, according to the Instagram announcement. “As of now, we are not aware and are not investigating.”The Post’s attempt to reach Tay’s mother, Angela, at a work number was unsuccessful, and The Post also reached out to the Coroners Service of British Columbia for comment.Suspicions that late influencer Lil Tay suffered abuse at the hands of her family — including her father — are surfacing in the wake of her death.

In addition, new statements from her former manager question whether the teen sensation is actually dead. Since the Instagram announcement was posted, Henry Tsang, an ex-manager of the 14-year-old social media star — born Claire Eileen Qi Hope, from Vancouver, Canada — released a statement casting slight doubt on her apparent passing. “I have been in communication with individuals who have an intimate.