UPDATE: Lil Tay told TMZ in a statement on Aug. 10 that she is alive and claimed that her Instagram account was "compromised." "I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but ...

A statement on Lil Tay's Instagram page says the braggadocious influencer is dead. But her father declined to confirm the news, and no public corroboration has emerged. Lil Tay's ex-manager also told ...