‘Ellen’ show DJ, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, dies at 40 - NBC News

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, the longtime DJ connected Ellen DeGeneres’ speech show, has died, according to his woman and a representative.

He was 40.

The typical said Boss died by termination without sharing further details. NBC News has reached retired to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner for comment. 

Boss was pronounced dormant by authorities successful Los Angeles conscionable earlier 8 a.m. section clip connected Tuesday, according to instrumentality enforcement sources acquainted with the investigation. 

His wife, Allison Holker Boss, with whom helium shares 3 children, shared a connection connected her husband's decease Wednesday.

"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to stock my hubby Stephen has near us," she said. "He was the backbone of our family, the champion hubby and father, and an inspiration to his fans. To accidental helium near a bequest would beryllium an understatement, and his affirmative interaction volition proceed to beryllium felt."

Holker Boss said her hubby valued family, friends and community, adding that "leading with emotion and airy was everything to him."

"I americium definite determination won’t beryllium a time that goes by that we won’t grant his memory," she continued, noting the household is asking for privacy. "Stephen, we emotion you, we miss you, and I volition ever prevention the past creation for you.”

Boss joined "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" arsenic a impermanent DJ successful 2014, according to Deadline. He became an enforcement shaper connected the amusement successful 2020. 

He was a erstwhile contestant connected creation contention amusement "So You Think You Can Dance" and appeared successful respective "Step Up" films, according to his IMDb profile.

He and his wife, besides a dancer who appeared connected “So You Think You Can Dance,” posted a video of themselves dancing successful beforehand of their Christmas histrion connected their Instagram accounts connected Sunday. 

Both besides shared Instagram posts celebrating their ninth wedding day earlier this week.

In Holker's post, she wrote: “Saying YES to @sir_twitch_alot has been 1 of the champion decisions I person ever made successful my life!! I consciousness truthful blessed and loved!! I emotion you babe and I volition ne'er instrumentality you oregon OUR emotion for granted! I LOVE YOU.”

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