Lil Tay is not dead, claims social media was hacked
Social media personality Lil Tay is still alive, claiming her Instagram account was hacked, and used to spread "misinformation" about her and her brother's death.
In a statement provided to TMZ by Tay's family, she told TMZ, "I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and sound, but I am heartbroken and have struggling to find the right words to say. It's been a very traumatic 24 hours. All day yesterday I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones while trying to fix this mess."
She also says, "My Instagram account was hacked by a third party and used to spread misinformation and shocking rumors about me, even my name was wrong. My legal name is Tay Tian, not "Claire Hope".
Tay thanks Meta for helping her get her Instagram account back, and the fake death claim has been removed.
What's still unclear is why it took Tay 24 hours to let people know she was alive, especially since she says she knew her account had been hacked ...and that she was getting phone calls about his "death".
On Wednesday, TMZ contacted Vancouver-area police and family members who were in the dark and had no knowledge of his death. Now we know why.
Social media personality Lil Tay is still alive, claiming her Instagram account was hacked, and used to spread "misinformation" about her and her brother's death.
In a statement provided to TMZ by Tay's family, she told TMZ, "I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and sound, but I am heartbroken and have struggling to find the right words to say. It's been a very traumatic 24 hours. All day yesterday I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones while trying to fix this mess."
She also says, "My Instagram account was hacked by a third party and used to spread misinformation and shocking rumors about me, even my name was wrong. My legal name is Tay Tian, not "Claire Hope".
Tay thanks Meta for helping her get her Instagram account back, and the fake death claim has been removed.
What's still unclear is why it took Tay 24 hours to let people know she was alive, especially since she says she knew her account had been hacked ...and that she was getting phone calls about his "death".
On Wednesday, TMZ contacted Vancouver-area police and family members who were in the dark and had no knowledge of his death. Now we know why.
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