{"id":140684,"date":"2023-08-29T19:13:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=140684"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:13:30","slug":"the-bachelorettes-josh-seiter-is-not-dead-victim-of-online-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/celebrities\/the-bachelorettes-josh-seiter-is-not-dead-victim-of-online-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bachelorette's Josh Seiter is NOT dead: Victim of online hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bachelorette’s Josh Seiter has revealed he is ‘alive and well’ – a day after a statement announcing his death was posted to his Instagram.<\/p>\n
Taking to his page with a video on Tuesday, the star, 36, said: ‘Hey guys, as you can see, I am alive and well, my account was hacked, for the last 24 hours I have been trying desperately to get into it.<\/p>\n
‘Somebody was playing a cruel joke, mocking my mental illness and the struggles I’ve gone through with depression and suicide attempts, I’m sorry for all the pain they caused when they made that post.<\/p>\n
‘I just got back into my account, I’m going to do all I can with my team to try to identify who is behind this. I apologize again for the confusion and I will update you guys when more facts come in.’<\/p>\n
The false statement was posted on Seiter’s Instagram on Monday and claimed to be from his family – it read: ‘It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the tragic news of Joshua’s unexpected passing. As all who knew him can attest, Joshua was an incredibly bright light in an increasingly dim world.’<\/p>\n
It added that ‘his fearless voice and indomitable spirit helped thousands of people in their darkest moments feel just a little less alone.<\/p>\n
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Shock:\u00a0The Bachelorette’s Josh Seiter has revealed he is ‘alive and well’ – a day after a statement announcing his death was posted to his Instagram\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Fake:\u00a0The false statement was posted on Seiter’s Instagram on Monday and claimed to be from his family – it read: ‘It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the tragic news of Joshua’s unexpected passing’\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Although our heartache at Joshua’s passing pains us beyond measure, we find comfort knowing that he is finally at peace.’<\/p>\n
Seiter had been seen on the ABC series in 2015, with Kaitlyn Bristowe as the lead character, and had been eliminated in the show’s first week.<\/p>\n
Seiter was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 14, 1987.<\/p>\n
He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and followed up in getting his Juris Doctor degree at Chicago-Kent College of Law.<\/p>\n
Seiter had been candid about living with mental health issues to his 456K followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n
‘Surviving depression and anxiety one day at a time with a smile,’ he said in his last post on Thursday.<\/p>\n
In a July 2021 post he had pinned at the top of his page, Seiter wrote, ‘I\u2019m Josh Seiter, and I\u2019m a suicide attempt survivor. I battle OCD, Bipolar Depression, and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), but I refuse to give up. What did you survive?’<\/p>\n
Seiter was introspective in a July 22 post on the social media site in which he said that he’d battled ‘feelings of worthlessness on a daily basis,’ going into detail about the issues that troubled him.<\/p>\n
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Seiter had been seen on the ABC series in 2015, with Kaitlyn Bristowe as the lead character, and had been eliminated in the show’s first week\u00a0<\/p>\n
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In the video, Josh said: ”Somebody was playing a cruel joke, mocking my mental illness and the struggles I’ve gone through with depression and suicide attempts, I’m sorry for all the pain they caused when they made that post’<\/p>\n
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Seiter had been candid about living with mental health issues to his 456K followers on Instagram<\/p>\n
‘Some of my biggest insecurities revolve around gaining the approval of others,’ he said. ‘You see, at heart I am a people pleaser. I am constantly trying to win the approval of others.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
He speculated about the root causes of why he felt the way he did, referencing his upbringing and homeschooling, noting he ‘didn\u2019t have many friends’ growing up.<\/p>\n
He said: ‘The \u201cWhy?\u201d doesn\u2019t matter so much as the \u201cHow?\u201d How are we going to stop conditioning our self-worth on the acceptance of others?’<\/p>\n
‘The answer to that question only came after I was open and honest with the world about my mental health struggles. It does get better.’<\/p>\n
Two days earlier, Seiter had penned a kind and uplifting message to people struggling with their mental health.<\/p>\n
‘I want to tell anyone out there struggling right now that I\u2019m proud of you. I\u2019m proud of you for putting on your socks,’ he wrote. ‘I\u2019m proud of you for tying your shoes. I\u2019m proud of you for getting out of the house when it feels like an insurmountable task in a Sisyphean struggle that has no end.<\/p>\n
‘I want you to know it does get better. I know because I\u2019ve been there. I want you to know that you matter. Your life matters.’<\/p>\n
Seiter made headlines two months ago when he revealed to Instinct Magazine that he was bisexual.<\/p>\n
‘I guess the timing of me coming out as bisexual is pretty providential, since I\u2019m making this announcement during Pride Month,’ Seiter told the outlet, noting that he had a religious upbringing. ‘Unlike some people, my awareness of my bisexuality manifested later in life.’<\/p>\n
He added: ‘Now, with hindsight, I can see clearly that I\u2019ve been starkly aware of my bisexuality and attraction to men and women since at least college.’<\/p>\n
Last month, he told Pride that he was going to be ‘starring in a series of adult films’ after starting an Only Fans account.<\/p>\n
He added: ‘Coming out was the most liberating experience of my life, and it has opened up so many great opportunities for growth. This is just one rung in the ladder of the bisexual experience I intend to climb, and I couldn’t be more excited for the future!’<\/p>\n
If you or someone close to you is in need of mental health assistance, please text ‘STRENGTH’ to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741. To reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, dial 988.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Influencer and rapper Lil Tay has confirmed she is alive after a post on her official verified Instagram account claimed that both she and her brother Jason Tian had ‘unexpectedly’ died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 14-year-old controversial online star – who shot to fame at age nine after starring in a series of vulgar rap-style videos – has finally spoken out to shut down claims that she and her sibling had passed away, claiming that her Instagram account was ‘hacked.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier this month\u00a0 influencer and rapper Lil Tay\u00a0confirmed she is alive after a post on her official verified Instagram account claimed that both she and her brother Jason Tian had ‘unexpectedly’ died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Similarities:\u00a0Earlier this month influencer and rapper Lil Tay confirmed she is alive after a post on her official verified Instagram account claimed that both she and her brother Jason Tian had ‘unexpectedly’ died\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A post shared on the teenager’s Instagram account stated that Lil Tay and her 21-year-old brother Jason Tian had both died, referring to her by her birth name, Claire Hope<\/p>\n
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In her statement to TMZ, Lil Tay – whose real name is Tay Tian – confirmed that her brother Jason is also alive\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I\u2019m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say,’ Lil Tay – who was born Claire Hope but has now confirmed her legal name is Tay Tian – told TMZ\u00a0more than 24 hours after the news of her alleged death first broke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It\u2019s been a very traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess.’<\/p>\n
The teenager – who hit the headlines back in 2018 amid claims she had been abused by her father Christopher Hope and exploited by her brother – neglected to reveal why she took more than 24 hours to confirm she is alive and well.\u00a0<\/p>\n