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Claire Hope, a Canadian teenage internet rapper known as Lil Tay. Image: Instagram/@liltay
The “sudden and tragic death” of Claire Hope, the 14-year-old Canadian internet rapper known as Lil Tay, was confirmed by a statement posted to her Instagram page on Wednesday, August 9.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news of the sudden and tragic death of our beloved Claire. “Words fail us to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain,” the statement said. “This result was completely unexpected and shocked us all.”
It was also announced that Claire’s brother had passed away, adding “an even more unimaginable depth to the whole thing [their] grief.” The statement also noted that her death “is still under investigation.”
“At this time of great sadness, we kindly ask for your privacy as we mourn this overwhelming loss as the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Claire and her brother are still being investigated,” it said.
“Claire will forever remain in our hearts, her absence leaving an irreplaceable void that will be felt by all who knew and loved her,” it concludes.
Claire’s death was also confirmed by her management diversityalso on Wednesday.
Claire rose to fame in 2018 after the then 9-year-old social media influencer went viral for flaunting her “lavish hip-hop lifestyle.” The young internet personality knew American rapper Chief Keef and the late XXXTentacion, whom Claire called a “father figure” in a 2018 Instagram post.
Claire was reportedly embroiled in a custody battle between her parents in 2018 diversity. In December of that year, Claire admitted that she was in a “bad situation” and that her father, whom she “hadn’t seen in so long,” had “filed something in court.”
She added that her father threatened to do so [her] “Mother arrested,” noting that it was “obvious” that he just came back “because he wanted money.” These allegations were denied by both Claire’s father and her manager at the time.
No further details regarding Claire’s death have been released as of this writing. /ra
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