Three months after it was falsely reported that Lil Tay was dead, the social media influencer is opening up in a new interview.
The 16-year-old (whose real name is Claire Hope) was reported dead in early August. The following day, she took to social media to confirm that it was all a hoax, saying that her account was hacked.
A few weeks later, Tay returned to social media in earnest to release a music video and launch a music career.
In her latest move, she sat down for a revealing interview with Rolling Stone, where she discussed her relationship with her family, her musical ambitions, a role in a television show that got away from her and so much more. Read more about Lil Tay’s interview… Tay addressed the fact that the release of her first music video timed up with the hoax, saying that it was not intentional but was instead timed around a custody battle between her mom and dad, the latter of whom Tay calls “the deadbeat.” “I had some songs that I wanted to put out after winning my freedom.
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