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The bizarre story behind former teen internet star Lil Tay’s purported death only grew more bizarre on Thursday with Tay’s ex-manager casting doubt on claims that a hacker had posted a fake death announcement on Tay’s Instagram.
The Wednesday post on Tay’s Instagram announced the unexpected deaths of Lil Tay and her brother. But Lil Tay, who rose to fame largely off the back of transparently-staged scandals, seemingly came forward 24 hours later, issuing a statement saying she was very much alive and had been hacked by a “3rd party.”
However, her ex-manager, Harry Tsang, who has recently started touting a cryptocurrency coin in Tay’s name, said he didn’t think it was a hack at all. Instead, Tsang said he believed it to be an elaborate ruse from Tay’s brother, Jason Tian.