Lil Tay is alive?!? The 14-year-old has come forward to officially DENY the announcement claiming she had passed away. In a shocking statement to TMZ, she wrote:

“I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say. It’s been a very traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess. My Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party and used to spread jarring misinformation and rumors regarding me, to the point that even my name was wrong. My legal name is Tay Tian, not “Claire Hope”.”

This is a developing story…

[Image via Lil Tay/YouTube.]

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