Ellen DeGeneres 'Heartbroken' By Death of DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss: 'I Will Miss Him'



Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the liked dancer and nonmigratory DJ connected "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has died, his woman confirmed successful a connection to NBC News. He go 40 years antique.

"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I ought to percent my hubby Stephen has near us," Allison Holker stated. "Stephen lit up each country helium stepped into. He valued ain family, friends and assemblage exceptionally other and main with emotion and mild turned into the full happening to him. He go the spine of our ellipse of relatives, the first-rate hubby and father, and an conception to his enthusiasts."

Holker persisted, "To accidental helium near a bequest would beryllium a sarcasm, and his bully effect volition stay felt. I americium affirmative determination whitethorn not beryllium an day that is going via that we mightiness not grant his memory. We inquire for privateness each done this hard clip for myself and chiefly for our 3 youngsters."

She concluded her announcement by sharing a connection for her husband, writing, "I volition usually store the past creation for you."

A typical instructed NBC News Boss died with the assistance of termination with retired sharing successful summation info. NBC News has reached retired to the Los Angeles Police Department and the coroner for comment. 

Boss and Holker, who is additionally a nonrecreational dancer, often shared choreographed dancing movies connected their societal media debts. Just 2 days earlier his passing, the mates published a video of them dancing collectively to Alicia Keys' "December Back to June."

In 2008, Boss archetypal two-stepped onto the countrywide signifier whilst competing connected Season 4 of "So You Think You Can Dance." He go a runner-up and became a predominant beingness of the show, aboriginal serving arsenic an All-Star and squad skipper connected much than 1 seasons.

Boss started DJing for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" successful 2014. He yet person go a co-government shaper and predominant impermanent host.

He advised "Entertainment Tonight" successful beforehand this 12 months that helium changed into having a pugnacious clip getting acceptable to accidental goodbye to the amusement aft it was announced that DeGeneres would beryllium finishing the daylight talk postulation connected the discontinue of the nineteenth season.

"I presume the person that it is getting to the springiness up, obviously, arsenic we do, you statesman to omit it and besides you statesman to soak successful each of the small moments wherein you cross, 'Well, possibly I'm not rather prepared to notation goodbye simply but,'" helium said.

DeGeneres published a tribute to Boss connected her Instagram web page, pronouncing she was "heartbroken" by the accusation of his passing.

"I’m heartbroken," she caption a photograph of the 2 hugging. "tWitch was earthy emotion and mild. He became my ain family, and I loved him with each my coronary heart. I volition miss him. Please nonstop your emotion and assistance to Allison and his beauteous children - Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia."

I’m heartbroken. TWitch go earthy emotion and light. He became my ellipse of relatives, and I loved him with each my heart. I volition miss him. Please nonstop your emotion and enactment to Allison and his beauteous youngsters - Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia. %.Twitter.Com/lW8Q5HZonx

Before the "Ellen" amusement wrapped, Boss sed straight to big E!'s "Clash of the Cover Bands," a euphony absorption bid proposing superstar judges on with Meghan Trainor and "American Idol" alum Adam Lambert. E! Network aired 1 play of the show successful overdue 2021. At the time, Boss said helium was having "so overmuch a laugh" capturing the show.

"I acquisition similar I've were fixed the top relation due to the fact that the judges, Ester, Meghan and Adam, they signifier of person the hardest task due to the fact that the skills is serious," Boss said. "For me, I simply get to popular retired and beryllium a cheerleader for anyone. Honestly, it changed into a batch a laugh. It go really similar a unrecorded show each episode." 

No morganatic day for Season 2 has been said, and without a authentic cancellation introduced, the assemblage has to corroborate that there'll besides beryllium a 2d season.

The dancer-DJ besides regarded successful movies similar “Step Up: All In” and “Magic Mike XXL.”

Boss is survived by mode of his spouse Allison Holker and their 3 children, Zaia, 3, Maddox, 6, and Weslie, 14.

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