Lil Tay’s feuding parents seem to have come to a legal understanding regarding who has custody of the social media star, and where she will live.
The young influencer, who was the victim of a cruel hoax alleging she and her brother had died after her social media accounts were hacked, will live with her mother Angela who will have sole decision-making power.
Angela’s attorney Frazer MacLean told TMZ the teen’s father Christopher Hope will pay $275,000 in back child support and continue making monthly payments until she reaches adulthood.
Tay, 14, who was born Claire Hope, rose to fame at age nine by flashing stacks of cash, using inflammatory language, and starting feuds with other social media stars.
In 2018, her dad got a court order requiring her to stop making online content and return to her native Vancouver, BC in Canada.
Custody: Lil Tay’s feuding parents seem to have come to a legal understanding regarding who has custody of the social media star. The 14-year-old will continue living with her mother Angela, in Los Angeles where she’s been since 2020
In an interview with Hollywood Life, he said, ‘Everyone else involved in this situation is motivated by money and the possibility of making money off of my daughter.
‘I am not fighting about money; I am fighting for my daughter – for her happiness and her future.’
Since that time, Tay’s social media accounts have been 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 realtor, told the outlet, ‘I have been financially ruined fighting for my daughter’s rights and freedom which should have never been taken away to begin with.’
‘We have won our case in court and my children and I can finally move on from this nightmare,’ she said.
The change in custody indicates Tay may be back on social media soon.
‘My daughter can pursue and achieve her dreams on her own terms,’ Angela claimed,’ and we are finally a happy family again, together.’
Child support: Tay’s dad, Christopher Hope, will pay back child support and provide monthly payments until she reaches adulthood. In 2018, he got a court order requiring the then nine-year-old to return to her native Vancouver, BC
Fame: Tay, 14, who was born Claire Hope, rose to fame at age 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 agreement 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 dating Angela, told DailyMail.com the teen has been living in Los Angeles for several months, working on her music career.
‘Tay is gifted. If anyone can make it, it’s her,’ he said.
‘She’s been focused on her music, singing and acting, she can play the piano and guitar. She speaks and sings in Mandarin.’
Illinois recently enacted a law designed to protect child influencers, such as Tay, and the children of adult influencers who appear in their parents content, according to Salon.
The law requires a portion of the earnings from using a minor’s ‘likeness, name, or photograph of the minor’ be put in a trust for them to access when they are of legal age. Other states could follow suit.
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