{"id":194047,"date":"2025-09-19T15:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/lil-tay-reveals-open-heart-surgery-that-followed-death-hoax\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:32:13","slug":"lil-tay-reveals-open-heart-surgery-that-followed-death-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/lil-tay-reveals-open-heart-surgery-that-followed-death-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Tay Reveals Open Heart Surgery that Followed Death Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lil Tay had open heart surgery and a lengthy recovery, all before turning 18.<\/p>\n<p>That is a far reach from the viral death hoax that targeted her just a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, social media star, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/lil-tay-onlyfans-record-sydney-sweeney-sabrina-carpenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-reported OnlyFans success<\/a> is alive and well. <\/p>\n<p>However, the brand-new adult is revealing the shocking and unexpected major surgery that she underwent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_01.png\" alt=\"Lil Tay when she was 17.\" class=\"wp-image-532191 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_01.png 601w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_01-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Days before her milestone birthday, Lil Tay teased her plans for early adulthood.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-been-just-over-two-years-since-the-malicious-death-hoax\">It\u2019s been just over two years since the \u2018malicious\u2019 death hoax<\/h2>\n<p>In August of 2023, Lil Tay was already an internet sensation with millions of followers. <\/p>\n<p>At that time, her Instagram account stunned those fans with a declaration that she and her brother, Jason, had died.<\/p>\n<p>There were no legal or medical records of any such deaths. No one in her family seemed to have any public comment.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the news was untrue. And, unlike so many public figure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/josh-seiter-dead-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">death hoaxes<\/a>, Lil Tay herself was not the culprit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lil Tay showcasing her guitar skills with a rendition of Lana Del Rey&#8217;s &#8220;Florida Kilos.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sG828zUP1h\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sG828zUP1h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lil Tay Access (@LilTayAccess) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilTayAccess\/status\/1713636240065507791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking to <em>People <\/em>in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lil-tay-opens-up-about-life-since-viral-death-hoax-exclusive-11811805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>, Lil Tay recalled: \u201cI woke up to my phone being blasted with calls and texts. My mom was being spammed. Everybody was worried. I was like, \u2018What the hell\u2019s going on?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\">She expressed: \u201cIt was really surreal and weird, and also there was a lot of people posting tributes to me, which is weird in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lil Tay said that there was \u201cmalicious intent\u201d behind the hoax, and assigned blame to her estranged father. <\/p>\n<p>He denies the accusation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIL TAY - STUCK IN JULY (Official Music Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5NXu7F_GPPY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lil-tay-is-revealing-that-she-underwent-open-heart-surgery\">Lil Tay is revealing that she underwent open-heart surgery<\/h2>\n<p>One year ago, in September of 2024, the singer and (now) OnlyFans star again vanished from the public eye. This time, she explains, it was not a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Tay shared that she underwent open-heart surgery. Doctors apparently stopped her heart for 70 minutes during the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was getting irregular heartbeats, heart palpitations for a while,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it really wasn\u2019t that long of a time period that I knew about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOv3rOzDgTt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cAnd I definitely did not know that I was going to need heart surgery to remove a f\u2013king tumor,\u201d Lil Tay expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, she shared, she is doing much better now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bounced back way quicker because I\u2019m young, active, and healthy,\u201d Lil Tay explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was hard because I couldn\u2019t dance for a long time. But I\u2019m still standing, I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01.png\" alt=\"A Lil Tay tweetn screenshot of her OnlyFans earnings, allegedly.\" class=\"wp-image-532179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01.png 715w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01.png\" alt=\"A Lil Tay tweetn screenshot of her OnlyFans earnings, allegedly.\" class=\"wp-image-532179 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01.png 715w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0811_liltay_twitter_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In August 2025, just over a week after turning 18, Lil Tay claimed that she had made over $1 million in her first three hours as an OnlyFans creator. If true, it was a new record.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-onlyfans-has-changed-her-life\">OnlyFans has changed her life<\/h2>\n<p>Just a month into her OnlyFans stardom, Lil Tay claims to have raked in millions. She has even used her purported wealth in her feud against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/bhad-bhabie-home-armed-introducers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danielle \u201cBhad Bhabie\u201d Bregoli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some have questioned whether or not the numbers that she\u2019s reporting are accurate. <\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re certainly not accusing the singer of anything, there have been instances of people announcing major subscription numbers to drive up interest. (It often works!)<\/p>\n<p>We hope that Lil Tay continues to be a success. If you didn\u2019t pick up on the subtext of the death hoax and who she\u2019s blaming, there\u2019s a lot of painful backstory. We wish her well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/lil-tay-open-heart-surgery-vs-death-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Lil Tay had open heart surgery and a lengthy recovery, all before turning 18. That is a far reach from the viral death hoax that targeted her just a couple of years ago. The singer, social media star, and self-reported OnlyFans success is alive and well. However, the brand-new adult is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-194047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}