RAPPER Lil Tay has opened up about her relationship with her estranged father for the first time since her viral alleged death hoax.
The 15-year-old fired out a slew of allegations against her dad Chris Hope who she claims only came back into her life when she started getting famous.
Youtube/liltayLil Tay has opened up about her relationship with her estranged father while promoting new music on Instagram Live[/caption]
She claimed that he came back into her life five years ago and regained custody after her rapping videos started to go viral on YouTubeInstagram/liltay
Christopher John Hope/FacebookTay accused Hope of allegedly physically and mentally abusing her before sharing the death hoax, but Hope has previously denied these allegations[/caption]
Youtube/liltayShe said she is now in the custody of her mother who smiled beside Tay’s brother in a new music video[/caption]
On Saturday, Tay, whose legal name is Tay Tian, took to social media to answer questions and boost her new single Sucker 4 Green.
She started a live stream by showing off her musical prowess with several instruments, only saying the occasional curse word off camera.
But later on, she sat down in front of a grand piano to go on a tirade about her father who she claims was behind years of alleged abuse alongside his now wife.
Five years ago, Hope allegedly came back into Tay’s life when the then nine-year-old started posting rap videos that made her the “youngest flexer of the century.”
After gaining millions of hits on YouTube, she abruptly went dark and stopped posting on social media.
In early August, she once again made headlines after a post on her Instagram account falsely claimed that she and her brother had tragically died.
Tay previously claimed on social media that the post was shared by her “abusive, racist, misogynist, woman-beating father” who allegedly kept her out of the public eye for years.
In the live stream, Tay said that an unnamed accomplice who claims to be her ex-manager was also behind the post as part of an elaborate scheme.
She ended the stream by announcing that she was now in the custody of her mother who has stood by her side since the beginning.
“I’m free now. I’m ready to move on, we are done with this,” she said.
“I’m f*****g back.”
Tay’s mom and brother both appeared smiling in the YouTuber video where she sings about being obsessed with money.
Meanwhile, Hope denies any wrongdoing and claims that all will be revealed in court.
On Tuesday, he told TMZ, “The person who is responsible for that Instagram post, as well as anyone repeating the completely false and libelous accusation within it, are virtually certain to become defendants in a defamation lawsuit.”
Hope added: “Everything stated is 100 percent false, and I trust that this should be obvious to anyone who knows me or the long history of absurd and untrue statements made by the various people who have controlled the Instagram account.”
The U.S. Sun is reaching out to Hope for comment on Lil Tay’s claims.
Lil Tay was born in America but moved to Canada with her parents who never married.
They were in Vancouver sharing custody when her videos started to go viral in early 2018, leading her mother to move to Los Angeles and get in touch with talent agents.
Her mom, Angela Tian, has faced online criticism for allegedly coaching her daughter to create crude content that will spark online controversy.
But in 2018, the family appeared on Good Morning America to address the rumors with Tay saying that she ran her own social media.
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