‘Bachelorette’ Alum Josh Seiter Checking Into 'Wellness Facility' Following Death Hoax

Former “Bachelorette” contestant Josh Seiter insists that he is the victim of a death hoax, but not everyone believes him.

The reality TV star took to Instagram to announce that he was "alive and well" after someone posted a message on his social media page announcing that he had taken his own life. Although Josh insists that he was hacked, his ex claims that he did it himself as a publicity stunt.

As a result, Josh claims that he has faced "death threats" and "harassment" and has decided to check into a mental health facility due to the incident.

On September 25, Josh took to Instagram to share a brief message. “For the last month, I’ve received hundreds of hateful messages and unending harassment related to my account being hacked.”

“I wish I was stronger but I can’t take any more and am logging off social media for good and am checking myself into a wellness facility now to try to get some kind of a handle on my mental health,” he continued.

“I am losing my phone in the next hour,” she added. “I love you all. To the people sending me death threats, you win.”

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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Monica Beverly Hillz came out shortly after the death hoax to say that she believed that Josh was lying about his account being hacked. Instead, she told Entertainment Weekly that she believes he posted the fake death statement himself to get back in the spotlight.

Although the two first met in 2013, she revealed that she didn’t start talking to him again until August 2023, the same month that the death hoax was posted. Monica stated that was already “iffy” about continuing their relationship because she “Googled him and saw “all this negative press about him.” However, she pressed on, saying, “To me, the internet is the internet, being from social media, I know better, don’t believe everything that you read.”

However, after the two went Instagram official with their relationship, Monica revealed that she started getting warnings from fans that he was a “clout chaser.” She said, “When I’d hear comments, I would ask him. He’d tell me that he would plant those stories on his own.”

On Tuesday, August 22, she said that she woke up to a text message from him saying, “Hey hun, I’m sorry, but I’m not good. My grandpa passed away this morning in his sleep. Heading to the airport now, my life is in shambles, and I can’t give you the time and dedication you deserve. Let’s remain friends. Thank you for being amazing.”

She said she read the Instagram statement announcing his death “just like everybody else” and expressed frustration that he didn’t reach out to her after he was hacked.  “You dated me, if your s— was hacked, you should’ve called me, the first one… He knows me well enough to know I would’ve picked up the phone, because I’m friends with all of my exes,” she explained.

“He has my number, to call me and say, ‘Hey, I need your help, you can release a statement saying my thing is hacked.’ He didn’t do s—, sat back, and got off on everybody freaking out and going through a thing. It’s sick in the f—ing head,” she added.

She also couldn't explain why the fake death hoax stayed active on his account for almost 24 hours. She told the outlet: “He was watching all of this and knew it got out of hand… I’m over here crying, I hadn’t slept, crying every two minutes thinking that this is happening, and the entire time, this man is alive getting off on all of this s—.”

Josh later slammed her statement, saying, “Those are all ridiculous accusations made up by somebody with nothing better to do with their time."

“As a mental health advocate, issues of suicide are very sensitive for me. To suggest that I would orchestrate a death post around that issue is sickening,” he continued. “I have dedicated the last 8 years of my life blogging and raising awareness about mental health, and I will continue to do so. Regardless of what my detractors have to say.”