He’s a white, cis man," Monica tells EW.
“I’m baffled,” says Monica, who does not believe Seiter’s account of being hacked.
“I’m angry.
Monica Beverly Hillz and Josh Seiter.World of Wonder/Paramount+; Josh Seiter/ Instagram
Reached for comment Tuesday, Seiter denied perpetrating the hoax himself.
“As a mental health advocate, issues of suicide are very sensitive for me.
To suggest that I would orchestrate a death post around that issue is sickening.
Regardless of what my detractors have to say.”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I want to start with some background on your relationship with Josh.
How did you meet, and were you officially a couple?
MONICA BEVERLY HILLZ:I’ve known Josh and known of Josh for many years now.
We used to work in the same circuit.
I did drag at the time, and he was a go-go dancer.
This was right after my first stint onDrag Race, so 2013-ish.
He was onThe Bachelorettein 2015.
I would put heart faces on his stuff, he’d put heart faces on my stuff.
Why did you unfollow me?”
Maybe it happened then.
Which is the first picture that everybody saw on social media, our first date.
From there, we were not official at that time, we were just dating.
It never became an official relationship?
It did become official.
Our second date, the second picture I posted of us, that’s when it was official.
That weekend was his birthday, I took him to a magic show in my neighborhood for my birthday.
That night we made it official and let everybody know on social media that we were dating.
Okay, that was two weeks ago.
Did you break up in that time period?
Yes… People don’t realize that he broke up with me [on] Aug. 22.
This is what he says [in a text].
Before this, we got into an argument.
I started the argument, I was like, he has no communication skills.
We were going back and forth in text messages.
I’m like, “What’s going on?”
That Monday, we didn’t speak at all… My grandpa passed away this morning in his sleep.
Let’s remain friends.
Thank you for being amazing."
He said this last week or this week?
No, he sent that the 22nd, last Tuesday.
When was the last time you spoke with him prior to the supposed death?
This is the last time I spoke to him.
Is that why you deleted the photos on your Instagram?
Yes, because already we were having issues.
This was all in the last seven days?
Girl, not even three weeks of us officially dating, talking to each other off and on.
In three weeks, there were so many emotions.
He’s not, and I sensed that.
I’m not trying to be rude, but this is what’s happening.
Why is there no repercussion for him?
He’s a white, cis man.
How did you find out about the news of his supposed passing?
After we broke up, I got nervous.
Honestly, I was happy to be away from him.
I already moved on.
It makes me look like I’m involved and that I’m crazy…
I got my page hacked, it took me months to get my damn Instagram back.
There’s no way in hell that [his] was hacked.
He said in the video posted to his account today that he had been hacked.
You don’t believe him?
It’s sick in the f—ing head.
I’m just wondering why he wouldn’t contact you after seeing you posting about him being dead?
Josh has told me this verbatim, face-to-face, he has more than one Instagram, so he knows.
He’s seeing all of this.
That was my first instinct, too.
I get flashbacks of everything he told me.
He was watching all of this and knew it got out of hand… Have you spoken to him today?
Baby, I sure did text him, “So, you’re alive?”
but he has me blocked, so he’s not going to get it.
Is it even a real number?
I’m questioning everything about this whole situation.
For the next person who might date him, what would you say to that person?
Don’t even do it.
If you know what’s good for you, run.
[This interview has been edited for length and clarity.]
