Mystery Rising Around Lil Tay's Supposed Death -- Cops Say NO Investigation & Father Refuses To Confirm?!
10.08.2023 - 01:15
/ perezhilton.com
On Wednesday morning the news that Lil Tay had passed away took the internet by storm.
Obviously at first it was a shock. At 9 years old the rapper gained instant fame for her precocious flexing and feuds. Then she disappeared off the internet for a few years. The viral sensation, real name Claire Eileen Qi Hope, apparently abandoned her rap career after her father, Christopher John Hope, got custody.
And now we get the first Instagram post on the account in five years, and it’s to say she died? And that her brother, Jason Tian, died as well? And there’s an investigation?? What is going on?? That’s what everyone wants to know…
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Unfortunately it gets more confusing the deeper you dig. For instance Tay’s former manager Henry Tsang released a statement calling the death notice into question. He said in a statement to multiple outlets:
He also said everyone should “rely on reputable and official sources for information” and “exercise patience while awaiting further developments.”
Um… what??
The thing is, no one else seems to be able to confirm the statement either. Multiple outlets contacted Lil Tay’s father to simply confirm the news of her passing. Chris Hope, a lawyer with Lindsay LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, refused to confirm his daughter’s passing. He told The US Sun:
And he told The NY Post:
Odd, right? And all attempts to reach her mother have apparently failed completely. And according to Insider, both the LAPD and Vancouver Police Department said there is NO INVESTIGATION into anyone named Claire Hope.
WTF??
One source, who claimed to have also worked as a manager for Tay’s show business career, cast doubt on the IG death