The Bachelorette alum Josh Seiter is getting assist following a controversial demise hoax.
Seiter, 36, shared by way of Instagram on Monday, September 25 that he has checked right into a psychological well being facility weeks after his social media accounts falsely claimed he had handed away.
“For the final month I’ve obtained a whole lot of hateful messages and endless harassment associated to my account being hacked,” he wrote. “I want I used to be stronger however I can’t take any extra and am logging off of social media for good and am checking myself right into a wellness facility now to attempt to get some sort of deal with on my psychological well being. I’m dropping my cellphone within the subsequent hour. I really like you all. To the individuals sending me demise threats, you win.”
Seiter was a contestant on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette in 2015, however was eradicated after the primary week.
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The Bachelorette alum made headlines final month when an announcement was posted to his account that falsely introduced his demise. The message has since been deleted.
“It’s with an especially heavy coronary heart that we share the tragic information of Joshua’s surprising passing,” the assertion learn. “As all who knew him can attest, Joshua was an extremely shiny mild in an more and more dim world. His fearless voice and indomitable spirit helped hundreds of individuals of their darkest moments really feel just a bit much less alone.”
The message continued: “Though our heartache at Joshua’s passing pains up past measure, we discover consolation in understanding that he’s lastly at peace. We hope and pray that his spirit can proceed to dwell on within the footage and phrases on this web page, which we are going to depart up in the intervening time. Whereas we do this, we might kindly ask for privateness as we grieve.”
Seiter shared a video the subsequent day to say that he was alive — and claimed that his account was hacked.
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“Hey guys as you may see, I’m alive and nicely,” Seiter stated. “My account was hacked for the final 24 hours. I had been making an attempt desperately to get into it. Any person was taking part in a merciless joke and mocking my psychological sickness and the struggles I’ve gone by way of with melancholy and suicide makes an attempt. I’m sorry for the ache they brought on once they made that put up.”
Following his assertion, Seiter’s ex, Monica Beverly Hillz (actual title Monica Dejesus-Anaya), alleged “there’s no method in hell” he was hacked in an interview with Leisure Weekly. Hillz defined it took her “months” to get her account again after she was hacked herself.
“Discovering out supposedly my ex died, he’s lifeless on a Monday and alive on a Tuesday, I don’t have the phrases. I’m baffled. I’m offended. I’m glad he’s alive, I’m glad he’s right here, however that is so infuriating to me,” Hillz stated. “Being concerned and being a trans girl of coloration, talking about sure conditions, not letting males use us for our glamour and highlight, and right here’s this man doing all of these items. It makes me appear to be I’m concerned and that I’m loopy.”
Seiter clapped again at his ex’s accusations in his personal assertion to EW.
“These are all ridiculous accusations made up by someone with nothing higher to do with their time,” he responded. “As a psychological well being advocate, problems with suicide are very delicate for me. To recommend that I might orchestrate a demise put up round that challenge is sickening. I’ve devoted the final 8 years of my life running a blog and elevating consciousness about psychological well being, and I’ll proceed to take action. No matter what my detractors need to say.”
Seiter has been open about his struggles with psychological well being prior to now.
“I’m Josh Seiter, and I’m a suicide try survivor. I battle OCD, Bipolar Despair, and GAD, however I refuse to surrender. What did you survive?” he wrote in an Instagram put up in July 2021.
