Josh Seiter has been accused of faking his personal dying by his ex-girlfriend, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Monica Beverly Hillz. After Josh claimed that his Instagram was hacked by somebody who falsely claimed that the Bachelorette alum died, Monica, 38, spoke out towards Josh, 38, and accused him of mendacity in regards to the dying hoax. In a statement on her Instagram from August 29, Monica stated that whereas she’s “comfortable to listen to” that Josh is alive, she’s “so indignant” about what he allegedly did. “It’s infuriating that so many individuals who care about Josh have been deeply effected by this,” Monica wrote initially of her assertion.
“Everybody deserves grace,” Monica continued, “however sadly I can’t assist however assume that he was capable of pull this stunt as a cisgender white man – appearing like he was useless – when so a lot of my sisters and trans ladies of shade have been brutally murdered this yr and the identical love and assist isn’t present to them. Males who do that shit are normally attempting to compensate for some insecurity or darkness inside them,” she added. “The dolls know all too properly that these males are harmful and I noticed the crimson flags quick a mile away. To maintain it frank – ban his instagram account, he must get assist or lock his ass up.”
The skilled drag queen stated Josh’s dying hoax that he allegedly masterminded ought to be a lesson to ladies to “hold these males who search our fame and a spotlight far approach from us. I’ve discovered my lesson and now I’m solely on to greater and higher issues.” Monica additionally did an interview with Entertainment Weekly on August 29 the place she doubled down on her claims that Josh faked his personal dying — which Josh denied in his personal assertion to the outlet.
“These are all ridiculous accusations made up by someone with nothing higher to do with their time,” Josh stated to EW. “As a psychological well being advocate, problems with suicide are very delicate for me. To recommend that I might orchestrate a dying submit round that concern is sickening. I’ve devoted the final 8 years of my life running a blog and elevating consciousness about psychological well being, and I’ll proceed to take action. No matter what my detractors need to say.”
In her EW interview, Monica revealed she met Josh again in 2013 from the drag scene, earlier than he was on The Bachelorette. She stated they began courting two weeks in the past however as soon as they have been official on social media Monica received DMs from individuals who have been warning her that Josh is a “clout chaser.” Based on Monica, the pair broke up on August 22 — and he or she discovered at every week later that he was useless. Or so she thought.
“Now, discovering out supposedly my ex died, he’s useless on a Monday and alive on a Tuesday, I don’t have the phrases,” Monica stated within the interview. “I’m baffled. I’m indignant. I’m comfortable he’s alive, I’m comfortable he’s right here, however that is so infuriating to me.” Monica additionally stated that “there’s no approach in hell” that Josh’s Instagram account was hacked. “Sorry, no,” she stated.
When Josh revealed that he was alive on Aug. 29, he claimed his account was hacked by somebody who was “mocking” his struggles with psychological sickness. “I’m sorry for all of the ache they triggered once they made that submit. I simply received again into my account,” he stated in his video to his followers. “I’m going to do all I can with my group to attempt to determine who’s behind this.” Josh beforehand revealed in 2021 that he survived a suicide try and was battling OCD, bipolar melancholy, and generalized nervousness dysfunction (GAD).
