Lil Tay was reportedly abused by family, ex-managers question death

After her death, suspicions are raised that the late influencer Lil Tay was abused by her family – including her father.

Equally troubling, however, are new statements from her former manager questioning whether the teenage sensation is actually dead.

In the hours since announced an Instagram post Regarding Lil Tay’s death, Henry Tsang, a former manager of the 14-year-old social media star – born Claire Eileen Qi Hope of Vancouver, Canada – released a statement on Wednesday that cast slight doubt on her apparent death.

“I’ve spoken to people who have a deep understanding of the family’s situation,” Tsang said to The Daily Beast On Wednesday. “Given the complexity of the current circumstances, I am at a point where I cannot definitively confirm or deny the legitimacy of the family’s testimony.”

Her father, Chris Hope, works at the law firm of Lindsay LLP in Vancouver. When the Post called his office, the answering machine said he was Hope but would not confirm his daughter’s death.

“Yes, you have the right person, but I don’t have any comment right now,” he told the Post in a quick, two-minute call. I can’t give you any comment at the moment. I’m sorry – I can’t.”

When asked about anyone else who could confirm his daughter’s death, he replied, “I’m sorry, I can’t really say anything or help you – I’ll just let you go,” before hanging up.

The Post’s attempts to reach her mother, Angela, on her supposed work number were unsuccessful.

The Post also contacted the British Columbia Coroners Service and the Vancouver Police Department for comment.

On Wednesday, an anonymous person who claimed to also be a former manager of Tay’s also questioned why the statement of her death was not signed by anyone in her family.

“One thing I would question is who posted that statement and why no family members signed it,” said the insider, who has reportedly been out of touch with the influencer for several years. said the sun.

“Why isn’t it signed ‘This is Tay’s mother’ or ‘This is Lil Tay’s father’ or is it from an official representative? Why is there no bond?” said the alleged former manager.

“To me, that’s a very telltale sign. It makes no sense. “Even when there are deaths, there’s a group of people that come together to make the statement, usually family, and we don’t see that here,” they continued to the Sun, adding that they “just like that have a lot of questions”.

“I want to offer you my condolences and I am shocked by the news. But I’m curious as to who and by whom the statement was released [why it hasn’t been signed by anyone.]’ they added.

Lil Tay representatives didn’t immediately respond to The Post for comment.

Claims that the girl was allegedly abused “physically and mentally” by her “absent” father Hope have also been circulating.

The allegations were leveled against Hope GoFundMe profile as of April 2021 organized by the teenager’s older brother, Jason Tian.

According to the Instagram post announcing Lil Tay’s death, her brother has also died; However, it is unclear whether the deceased sibling is actually Tian.

“Chris Hope had a dysfunctional home and would bring home many types of Asian women,” Tian claimed on the crowdsourcing website. “They were strictly sexual partners, they undressed and slept in the same bed with Tay, they had intercourse while Tay was right next to them.”

Tian further claimed that Hope was given “50/50” custody of Tay at the age of 5. Her mother, Angela, relocated to Los Angeles, where the girl was a regular visitor, before finally moving to the city in 2017 after making a name for herself on social media at the age of 9.

On GoFundMe, Tian further claimed Hope neglected Tay, served the then-elementary school girl moldy, maggot-infested meals and forced her to wear threadbare clothes.

He also claimed that Hope’s wife, Hanee, with her father’s permission, began to physically torment the girl by “beating and locking her in the dark closet.”

Tian claimed that Hanee also once broke Tay’s toe by intentionally slamming her foot into a door.

He also claimed the abuse wasn’t just physical.

“They also started referring to Tay as ch-k, bh and motherf-er,” Tian wrote.

“Tay remembers them talking and fantasizing about killing my mom and her and starting a new family,” he continued. “Tay became very paranoid, depressed and developed severe anxiety.”

After alerting authorities to the alleged assault on the minor, Hope and Hanee reportedly “slapped Tay in the face and body,” according to Tian’s written request.

After the alleged attack, the girl began living in LA with Angela and Tian.

After moving in 2013, Tian claimed that Hope immediately stopped paying child support — which would reportedly have left him $400,000 in arrears — and didn’t see Tay until May 2018, when she rose to fame on YouTube .

A digital personality best known for making sassy remarks about her wealth and bristling with heaps of cash, Tay ultimately has over 3.3 million Instagram followers.

However, her social media posts began to dwindle after 2018, leading fans to question her disappearance from the influencer industry.

By this time, Tian had already started making public allegations of abuse against Hope. However, Tay’s manager at the time, Henry Tsang, denied the claims.

“Christopher Hope doesn’t want any money from Lil Tay,” he told the Daily Beasts in 2018.

“There are only three things he wants to see,” Tsang said. “Firstly, no more crazy videos of Tay swearing. Second, 25% of gross proceeds go to a trust fund dedicated to Tay. Third, there must be structure in their operations and in their public image.”

But Tian doubled down on his claim that Tay was an abused child.

In his 2021 appeal for cash donations on Tay’s behalf, he explained, among other things: “My sister Tay has been silent on social media for the past three years because her absent father (Chris Hope) served my mother with a court order stating the Control over her demands.” Tay’s money, career and custody.”

Tian continued, “As a result, the court decreed that my sister had to return to Vancouver, Canada… He has since stolen millions of dollars from my sister and taken control of all of her funds.”