• Influencer Lil Tay and her brother are dead
  • She was only 14 years old
  • The family shared an emotional statement

Lil Tay became a social media star when she was just nine years old. She took the world by storm with her charisma and lavish lifestyle videos. And now, the influencer has died at the age of 14. But that's sadly not all that's to this story. What is especially tragic is that her 21-year-old brother is also dead!

Their lives were just beginning

On the Instagram account of Claire Hope, Lil Tay's real name, her family announced the shocking news in an emotional statement telling fans about their grief, which has since been taken down. 

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"It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire's sudden and tragic passing. We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain, they said. This outcome was entirely unexpected, and has left us all in shock. Her brother's passing adds an even more unimaginable depth to our grief."

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