Lil Tay’s Dad Speaks Out After Her Explosive OnlyFans Debut: “She Can Make Her Own Decisions”

Just days after rapper and internet sensation Lil Tay shocked the world by launching an OnlyFans account on her 18th birthday, her father, Christopher Hope, is breaking his silence. And despite their rocky history, he’s standing by her.

Lil Tay—real name Claire Hope—stunned fans and critics alike when she announced she’d made over $1 million in just three hours after joining the adult content platform. The jaw-dropping earnings reportedly came from subscriptions, tips, and private messages, all posted shortly after the clock struck midnight on her birthday.

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In an interview with TMZ, Christopher Hope said he’s not involved in monitoring his daughter’s content and claimed he’s unaware of any pornographic or fully nude material on her page. Still, he’s not judging her.

“She’s an adult and can make her own decisions,” he told the outlet. “I’m sure she is going to be successful in whatever she decides to do.”

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Hope, who is an attorney, also acknowledged that no matter what Lil Tay does, there will always be people who disapprove. But he made it clear that his role is not to control her now—just to continue loving her.

Breaking Records and Stirring Controversy

Lil Tay didn’t just quietly join OnlyFans—she made headlines by shattering records. Her debut outpaced the previous record held by Bhad Bhabie, who famously made $1 million in six hours. Tay reportedly crossed that same milestone in just three.

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In a now-viral Instagram post to her 5.8 million followers, she shared a screenshot showing $1,024,298.09 in earnings and wrote, “$1M in 3 hours… we broke the f**k out of that onlyfans record. Come see content I took of myself at 12:01AM on my 18th BDAY ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 24hrs.”

She had hinted at the launch during a recent Instagram Live session, teasing fans that she started filming content “one minute past midnight” on her birthday.

Family Fallout Brewing Behind the Scenes

While her father has publicly supported her right to make her own choices, Perez Hilton reported that her decision to join OnlyFans has caused tension within the family, especially between Lil Tay and her brother, Jason Tian.

The siblings once presented a united front online, but that may be changing. And this isn’t the first time the Hope family has made headlines over Lil Tay’s career.

Back in 2018, when Tay was just 9 years old, Christopher Hope went to court demanding she stop making online content and return to Vancouver to live with him. At the time, she was living in Los Angeles with her mother, Angela Tian.

The 2023 Death Hoax Scandal

Lil Tay also made headlines in 2023, when a post on her official Instagram claimed she and her brother had died. The internet went into meltdown—until it was later revealed to be a hoax.

Tay later accused her father and a man she called a “con artist” pretending to be her manager of orchestrating the fake death announcement. Christopher Hope strongly denied the allegations.

A New Chapter, Full of Controversy and Control

Now 18, Lil Tay is stepping into her adulthood with full control over her online presence—and she’s not wasting any time making headlines.

Whether you view her OnlyFans move as empowerment or exploitation, one thing’s for sure: Lil Tay isn’t playing by anyone’s rules anymore. And even her father, once locked in a legal battle over her internet fame, is stepping aside and letting her write her own story.

“She can make her own decisions,” he said. And clearly, she already is.