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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTikTok star Marquay the Goat, best known for sharing humorous skits and challenges, has died aged 24.<\/p>\n
His mother, Sonja Collins, said in an Instagram post on Wednesday (26 November) that her son, real name Marquay Collins, was \u201cno longer here with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart is broken. My baby, my last one, my SnuggaBug, my Marquay is no longer here with me,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI needed him longer than God allowed me to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that her son was the \u201csweetest person and didn\u2019t have a mean bone in his body.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe spoiled me and his Dad, Elzie, he always said because we spoiled him,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
In another post, she wrote: \u201cI love him and I miss him. My heart is broken, one day it will heal but I will still miss my son Marquay.\u201d No cause of death was stated.<\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Marquay Collin, AKA Marquay the Goat, has died aged 24 (TikTok via @marquaythegoat)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nCollins\u2019 brother, Michael Frazier, also posted about his death, writing on Facebook and TikTok: \u201cI lost my baby brother today… and the feeling is a feeling I\u2019ve never felt before.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut from the depths of my soul I do appreciate the love that y\u2019all are giving my brother and that y\u2019all are showing me, my mother, father, and family…I will get to the messages as soon as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Collins, also known as Helicopter Man to his fans, was a popular content creator with almost 7 million followers on the platform, often posting food reviews, challenges and talking about his love of fast cars.<\/p>\n
He also created content with his parents, his father, Elzie, and his mother, Sonja. In one video posted on TikTok, he went for a manicure with his mom on her birthday and played the viral game \u201cguess the object\u201d in another.<\/p>\n
His final TikTok video, posted on Tuesday (25 November), was a humorous video reviewing different body lotions for his feet. <\/p>\n
\u201cRest in peace big bro we love you,\u201d wrote one fan under the post, as another added: \u201cRIP, one of the most kindhearted people I know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Collins, who was from Columbus, Ohio, graduated from Shaw High School and attended Georgia State University in Atlanta, according to Fox5 Atlanta.<\/p>\n
He began posting on TikTok in March 2019 and had been successfully building his following since.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more TikTok star Marquay the Goat, best known for sharing humorous skits and challenges, has died aged 24. His mother, Sonja Collins, said in an Instagram post on Wednesday (26 November) that her son, real name Marquay Collins, was \u201cno longer here with me.\u201d \u201cMy heart is broken. My baby, my last one, my SnuggaBug, my Marquay is no longer here with me,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI needed him longer than God allowed me to have him.\u201d She added that her son was the \u201csweetest person and didn\u2019t have a mean bone in his body.\u201d \u201cHe spoiled me and his Dad, Elzie, he always said because we spoiled him,\u201d she added. In another post, she wrote: \u201cI love him and I miss him. My heart is broken, one day it will heal but I will still miss my son Marquay.\u201d No cause of death was stated. open image in gallery Marquay Collin, AKA Marquay the Goat, has died aged 24 (TikTok via @marquaythegoat) Collins\u2019 brother, Michael Frazier, also posted about his death, writing on Facebook and TikTok: \u201cI lost my baby brother today… and the feeling is a feeling I\u2019ve ne…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}