Yesterday, The Bachelor world was shocked when they heard of the sudden passing of Josh Seiter, who competed on the 11th season of The Bachelorette. His death was announced on his verified Instagram page. And the press ran with it.
There is one problem with the story. He is NOT DEAD.
Today, he took to his page to declare he is alive and explained what happened. “Hey guys, as you can see, I am alive and well,” he said. “My account was hacked. For the last 24 hours, I’ve been trying desperately to get into it. Somebody was playing a cruel joke and mocking my mental illness and the struggles I’ve gone through with depression and suicide attempts, and I’m sorry for all the pain they’ve caused when they made that post. I just got back into my account. I am going to do all I can with my team to identify who was behind this. But again, I apologize for the confusion. And I will update you guys as more facts come in. Thank you, guys.”
This is the second fake death announcement made on Instagram. Almost three weeks ago, someone hacked Little Tay’s account and said that the viral star and her brother were dead. Thankfully, both of them are alive and well.
This, whatever it is, needs to stop because this is sick.
