Lil Tay’s management is speaking out for the first time since the social media star’s bizarre death hoax and recent Los Angeles airport sighting.
“We can confirm that the posts coming from her accounts this week are in fact her doing, and videos of her at the airport are real. In light of recent events, we want to be transparent and cooperative with you to avoid false information and inaccurate reporting,” a statement to The Post from Tay’s reps began on Thursday, referencing Wednesday’s rare public appearance at LAX.
“Lil Tay’s court battle with her absentee father is over. It has taken a toll on her mental well-being, but her return to Los Angeles is a huge step in the right direction. She is now able to pursue her career and new life.”
The Post has contacted Hope for comment.
When asked to elaborate on what kind of court case the 14-year-old and her father, Christopher J. Hope, were facing, Tay’s reps claimed the social media star will have more information to share “shortly.”
“Lil Tay has full control over her social media accounts and is excited to share who she really is over the coming weeks,” the statement concluded.
Tay’s Instagram account was replenished with her previous posts — excluding the false death statement — on Thursday. She also announced that she will be going Instagram Live on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST.
Her bio now reads “smokin on that abusive father pack” and her profile picture has been changed from a black screen to an animated girl smoking something that is probably illegal for a 14-year-old, as well as holding a martini.
Tay’s Instagram comeback follows some headline-making activity on the account this week.
On Tuesday, an Instagram Story posted to her account accused Hope, an attorney, of being the person behind Tay’s false death announcement last month.
However, Hope told TMZ that the accusations in the story are false — and even defamatory.
Hours before Tay was spotted at LAX with her brother, Jason Tian, who was also announced to be dead in the fake statement, and her mom, Angela, a picture of someone with long, black fingernails clutching a US passport was also added to her Instagram Story.
Tay kept her hands hidden in the sleeves of her hoodie while paparazzi surrounded her at the airport, so it is still unclear whether that was her hand or someone else’s.
The influencer claimed her Instagram was hacked and used to spread rumors about her and her brother’s “death” in a statement to TMZ last month.
But on Tuesday, the original death statement returned to Tay’s Instagram feed. The post, which Instagram flagged as “false information,” was also still there Wednesday, but appeared to be gone on Thursday.