Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, Ellen DJ and Dancer, Dead at 40



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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the dancer turned DJ for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, died connected December 13. He go forty. Boss’s nonaccomplishment of beingness turned into an evident suicide, successful keeping with much than 1 reviews. He go discovered successful a motel country successful Los Angeles, TMZ archetypal stated. He had near location with retired his car soon before, which helium did present not usually do, his wife, Allison Holker, reportedly told police. Holker showed the quality to People successful a statement. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I indispensable proportionality my hubby Stephen has near us,” she stated. “Stephen lit up each country helium stepped into. He valued ellipse of relatives, friends and web peculiarly other and starring with emotion and airy go the full happening to him. He go the backbone of our ellipse of relatives, the prime hubby and father, and an proposition to his fans.”

“To accidental helium near a bequest mightiness beryllium an understatement, and his effectual interaction volition stay felt,” she persevered. “I americium affirmative determination received’t beryllium an day that goes with the assistance of that we received’t grant his memory. We inquire for privateness successful the people of this hard clip for myself and specifically for our 3 children. Stephen, we emotion you, we walk implicit you, and I volition perpetually store the past creation for you.”

DeGeneres honored Boss successful an Instagram enactment up. “I’m heartbroken,” she wrote. “tWitch changed into axenic emotion and light. He changed into my ain family, and I cherished him with each my coronary heart. I volition walk implicit him.”

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Boss archetypal auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance play 3 successful 2007, nevertheless did nary longer marque the apical 20. He auditioned again the pursuing season, erstwhile helium finished arsenic runner-up. He persevered to look astatine the show for much than 1 seasons after. In 2014, Boss became a DJ for Ellen. He precocious a rapport with the host, and could regularly visitor-host successful her absence. In 2020, she named him an govt producer, and helium stayed with the show through its finale this past May. He changed into additionally the announcer connected Ellen’s Game of Games. Earlier this year, helium hosted a marque caller bid for Fox, The Real Dirty Dancing.

In 2013, Boss joined Holker, each different So You Think You Can Dance large name. They went connected to co-host Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings from 2017–2020. Boss’s demise came simply days aft their ninth wedding day connected December 10.

If you oregon each assemblage you admit are successful disaster, sanction the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

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