Josh Gracin apologizes to friends and family for suicide scare

SPRING HILL, Tenn., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Josh Gracin wrote a message to his friends and family apologizing for the apparent suicide note he posted on his Facebook account Thursday.

The 33-year-old singer took to his personal Facebook account to announce he was alive and getting help.

"To all of you.. I apologize dearly for what I have put you through today... I am ok and I am getting help. I am so sorry to all of you."

Gracin had shared an alarming post about someone turning their back on him when he needed them the most.

"Please remember me as someone who gave his all in his music ... Pray for my family as they carry on in this world without me. Goodbye," he wrote Thursday.

TMZ reports the former American Idol contestant was put under a 5150 psychiatric hold after police officials escorted him to the hospital once his post went viral.