Lil Tay has shocked social media and the internet at large with her recent debut on adult content website OnlyFans, yet the viral star's controversial move has now revealed another layer as she's looking for new staff to replace her brother.
Only social media could spawn someone quite like Tay "Lil Tay" Tian, as the controversial creator initially gained mass popularity and attention at the age of ten — despite actually claiming to be nine years old at the time.
She made a name for herself by bragging about her wealth and flexing a lavish lifestyle, releasing vlogs, challenges, and even music on her YouTube channel that has now racked up over 600,000 subscribers.
She even became involved in a hoax surrounding her supposed death back in 2023, after claims that both her and her brother Jason had died after two years of inactivity online, although she soon made a comeback.
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Her latest controversy involves her shocking decision to join OnlyFans – a site primarily designed to allow people to share adult content across subscription and pay-per-view models – mere minutes after turning 18, and it appears to have even sparked some family drama.
Why has Lil Tay's brother been fired?
In the days following her debut on OnlyFans, Lil Tay revealed that she has 'fired' her brother, who was previously in control of her social media accounts.
Posting a new story on her Instagram account, Lil Tay wrote: "I'm firing my brother. If you want to work with me, fill out this form, you must be mature."
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The story then featured a Google Docs link, which was presumably the application. The story has since been either removed or has expired.
The decision to part ways with her half brother Jason appears to have stemmed from a recent clip from an Instagram live that has since gone viral across social media, as reported by the India Times.
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In the clip, Lil Tay describes her motivations for starting her OnlyFans accounts — with one in particular being the extravagant amount of money that she has since made just hours after it went live.
Her brother then appears in the background, and begins to chastise her and argue against her decision to start an OnlyFans account. He begins by demanding that she ends the live, with Lil Tay retorting that she's 18-years-old, adding: "What gives you the right to control me?"
He then shouts back that she 'literally only just turned 18', with Tay adding that everything she is doing is legal. He then threatens to throw her out of the house they share together, to which she responds that she can buy him a new house with the money that she has made.
The new role would presumably be taking on Jason's responsibilities in managing her adult content, but many are convinced that this is just another piece of manufactured drama in order to draw further attention to the pair.
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"His bad acting makes this look totally fake," writes on skeptical user on X. "He doesn't actually care and he's just mouthing the words. Meanwhile she's animated and has prepared comebacks. Fake. He's in on it. If it was real he'd be making real arguments."
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Another adds that they are "manufacturing beef" to make it seem like he's against her OnlyFans content, adding that instead he is "the mastermind behind it."