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Lil Tay’s open-heart surgical procedure to take away a “life-threatening” tumor was profitable.
“We’re overjoyed to share that Tay’s open-heart surgical procedure was an important success! We’re deeply grateful to her surgeon, heart specialist and the crew who’re one of the best on the earth,” a Saturday, September 14, put up on Lil Tay’s Instagram learn. “Thanks for the love, prayers, and optimistic power you could have all despatched her method. Thanks to your continued assist.”
The message concluded, “We’re off to an important begin on the street to restoration.”
The add additionally included a video of the musician, 17, sleeping in a hospital mattress whereas hooked as much as a number of IVs and screens. A teddy bear sat at Lil Tay’s bedside.
Lil Tay confirmed her prognosis in the future earlier, noting through Instagram on Friday, September 13, that she had a “life-threatening coronary heart tumor.”
“We ask kindly for everybody’s love and prayers,” a put up learn, alongside footage of Lil Tay’s ultrasound.
The teenager rapper was beforehand the topic of a controversial loss of life hoax. In August 2023, a social media assertion claimed that Lil Tay and her brother, Jason Tian, had all of the sudden died.
Lil Tay and Tian later alleged that the announcement was a hoax made up by their estranged father.
“Tay’s absentee father, Christopher John Hope, hacked into her Instagram account and faked her loss of life,” a observe shared through the social media star’s Instagram learn on Saturday. “[It was] a final try to destroy her popularity after shedding the court docket battle over her profession and custody.”
A secondary assertion shared through Lil Tay’s official Instagram Story confirmed that “neither Tay nor her rapid household have something to do with” Hope.
Hope, in the meantime, has denied his involvement within the loss of life hoax.
“Any person has a technique that a great way to get publicity is to make accusations towards me,” Hope advised Rolling Stone in a November 2023 assertion. “They’re all false.”
After resuming management of her Instagram, Lil Tay is able to transfer ahead.
“I lastly have my freedom again,” she advised Rolling Stone. “And I get to pursue what I would like with it.”
Hope and ex Angela Tian fought over daughter Lil Tay’s profession in a 2018 court docket battle. Hope was against his daughter’s age-inappropriate content material — a number of of her movies talked about “broke-ass bitches” and “transferring bricks” — whereas Angela and Lil Tay known as him abusive. (Hope denied the allegations.)
A social media put up shared by Lil Tay’s web page in August 2023 claimed that Angela gained custody over the previous couple’s daughter.