Bachelorette Alum Josh Seiter Alive and Well After Death Hoax _ E! News

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00:00 "Hey guys, as you can see, I am alive and well."

00:03 Bachelor Nation star Josh Sider confirms he's alive despite a death statement posted to his

00:10 account. Josh, who appeared on Kaitlyn Bristow's Bachelorette season, shares this video on August

00:18 29th, confirming that he's still alive after a statement posted to his Instagram account

00:23 claimed he died. "Hey guys, as you can see, I am alive and well. My account was hacked

00:31 for the last 24 hours. I've been trying desperately to get into it. Somebody was playing a cruel joke

00:40 and mocking my mental illness and the struggles I've gone through with depression and suicide

00:46 attempts and I'm sorry for all the pain they caused when they made that post." Josh goes on

00:53 to explain that he is looking to identify who is behind the alleged hacking. "I just got back

01:00 into my account. I am going to do all I can with my team to try to identify who is behind this,

01:07 but again, I apologize for the confusion and I will update you guys as more facts come in.

01:14 Thank you guys." E! News has reached out to Meta, the parent company of Instagram,

01:20 for comment and has not yet heard back. On August 28th, a since-deleted statement posted

01:27 to Josh's verified Instagram page claimed that the mental health advocate had passed away

01:33 unexpectedly. The message says, "As all who knew him can attest, Joshua was an incredibly bright

01:41 light in an increasingly dim world. His fearless voice and indomitable spirit helped thousands of

01:48 people in their darkest moments feel just a little less alone." It continues, "Although our heartache

01:55 at Joshua's passing pains us beyond measure, we find comfort in knowing that he is finally at

02:01 peace. We hope and pray that his spirit can continue to live on in the pictures and words

02:07 on this page, which we will leave up for the time being."

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