Former 'Bachelorette' contestant Josh Seiter says hacker posted false death report to Instagram

CORRECTION: NBC News previously ran a story from Variety incorrectly stating that former “Bachelorette” contestant Josh Seiter had died, citing a now-deleted Aug. 28 Instagram post shared to his account. The headline and article have been updated to reflect Seiter’s Aug. 29 Instagram post stating he is alive and he says his account was hacked.Josh Seiter, a former contestant on ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” posted a video Tuesday saying reports of his death were due to a hacker taking over his Instagram account. Seiter is “alive and well” after he said he spent the past day attempting to regain access to his social media. He also said he and his team are working to find whoever hacked his account. “Somebody was playing a cruel joke and mocking my mental illness and the struggles I’ve gone through with depression and suicide attempts,” Seiter said. “And I’m sorry for all the pain they caused when they made that post. I just got back into my account.” A statement was posted to his Instagram on Monday purporting to be from Seiter’s family announcing his “unexpected passing.” The statement called him an “incredibly bright light in an increasingly dim world.” “Although our heartache at Joshua’s passing pains up beyond
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