Lil Tay Emerges to Say She’s NOT Dead: ‘My Brother and I Are Safe’

Viral teen internet star Lil Tay surfaced on Thursday to tell TMZ that she is not, in fact, dead.

“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,” she told the outlet. “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.”

The bizarre ordeal began when a statement was posted on Lil Tay’s Instagram on Wednesday, purportedly from her family, announcing that both Tay and her brother had died. “We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain,” the post said. “This outcome was entirely unexpected, and has left us all in shock.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.