Josh Seiter Is Not Dead, 'The Bachelorette' Alum Claims His Social Media Was Hacked

etonline.com:

alum posted a short Instagram video Tuesday apologizing for any pain that the post may have caused, and he claimed he's the victim of «a cruel joke» after someone hacked into his account.

He said he has been desperately trying to gain access to his account over the last 24 hours.While Josh, who turned off the comments on the post, never explained why it took him nearly a full 24 hours to dispel what would turn out to be a death hoax, Josh, 36, said he's going to get to the bottom of who hacked into his account and mocked his past struggles with mental illness.«Hey, guys, as you can see I am alive and well.

My account was hacked. For the last 24 hours I’ve been trying desperately to get into it,» he claimed. «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,» he continued. «I’m going to do all I can with met team to try 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.»ET has reached out to Instagram's parent company, Meta, for comment. It was on Monday afternoon when Josh's account announced he had died.