Lil Tay’s feuding parents appear to have come to a legal settlement over who will have custody of the social media star and where she will live.
The young influencer, who was the victim of a vicious hoax claiming that she and her brother had died after her social media accounts were hacked, is going to live with her mother Angela, who will have sole decision-making power.
That’s what Angela’s attorney Frazer MacLean told me TMZ the teen’s father, Christopher Hope, will pay $275,000 in back child support and continue to make monthly payments until she reaches adulthood.
Tay, 14, born Claire Hope, rose to fame at the age of nine for flashing stacks of cash, using inflammatory language and starting feuds with other social media stars.
In 2018, her father obtained a court order requiring her to stop creating online content and return to her native Vancouver, BC in Canada.
Custody: Lil Tay’s feuding parents appear to have come to a legal settlement over who has custody of the social media star. The 14-year-old continues to live with her mother Angela in Los Angeles, where she has lived since 2020.
In an interview with Hollywood lifehe said, “Everyone else involved in this situation is motivated by money and the opportunity to make money off my daughter.
“I’m not fighting over money; I fight for my daughter – for her happiness and her future.’
Since that time, Tay’s social media accounts have gone dark.
Her older half-brother Jason, now 21, was credited with directing the foul-mouthed videos that catapulted her to internet fame.
In 2020, the court allowed the teen to move back to Los Angeles.
Angela, 45, a former real estate agent, told the outlet: “I’ve been ruined financially fighting for my daughter’s rights and freedom, which should never have been taken away to begin with.”
“We won our case in court and my kids and I can finally put this nightmare behind us,” she said.
The change in custody indicates that Tay may soon be back on social media.
“My daughter can pursue and achieve her dreams on her own terms,” Angela claimed, “and we’re finally a happy family again, together.”
Child Support: Tay’s father, Christopher Hope, will pay back child support and make monthly payments until she reaches adulthood. In 2018, he obtained a court order requiring the then nine-year-old to return to her native Vancouver, BC.
Fame: Tay, 14, born Claire Hope, rose to fame at the age of nine by flashing stacks of cash and using inflammatory language in videos directed by her brother, Jason, now 21,
Dreams: Tay’s mother Angela said the custody deal means ‘my daughter can pursue and achieve her dreams on her own terms’
When asked about the custody ruling, Christopher had no comment.
Chuck Wigg, who has been in a relationship with Angela, told DailyMail.com that the teen has been living in Los Angeles for several months to pursue her music career.
“Tay is gifted. If anyone can make it, it’s her,” he said.
‘She is focused on her music, singing and acting, she can play the piano and guitar. She speaks and sings in Mandarin.
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Illinois recently passed a law designed to protect child influencers, like Tay, and the children of adult influencers who appear in their parents’ content, according to Lounge.
The law requires that a portion of the income from the use of a minor’s “likeness, name, or photograph” be placed in a trust that they can access when they reach legal age. Other states could follow.