tWitch death: Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ Stephen Boss dies aged 40 - The Independent

Stephen “tWitch” Boss has died astatine the property of 40.

Boss was champion known arsenic the famed DJ connected The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

His woman Allison Holker confirmed his decease successful a connection connected Wednesday (14 December), writing: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to stock my hubby Stephen has near us. Stephen lit up each country helium stepped into.

“He valued family, friends and assemblage supra each other and starring with emotion and airy was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the champion hubby and father, and an inspiration to his fans.”

Holker continued: “To accidental helium near a bequest would beryllium an understatement, and his affirmative interaction volition proceed to beryllium felt. I americium definite determination won’t beryllium a time that goes by that we won’t honour his memory. We inquire for privateness during this hard clip for myself and particularly for our 3 children. Stephen, we emotion you, we miss you, and I volition ever prevention the past creation for you.”

On Tuesday (13 December), according to TMZ, Holker “frantically” visited Los Angeles Police Department to study that Boss had uncharacteristically near location without his car.

The work reports that the constabulary section aboriginal responded to a telephone astir a shooting astatine an LA hotel, wherever they recovered Boss dormant from an evident self-inflicted gunshot.

His decease is inactive pending further probe by the LAPD Medical Examiner.

The Independent has contacted Boss’s typical for comment.

Since connection of his death, a big of celebrities person shared tributes crossed societal media, with “heartbroken” Ellen DeGeneres honouring Boss successful an affectional post.

Boss initially roseate to fame arsenic a contestant connected MTV’s The Wade Robson Project. In 2008, helium competed connected play 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, wherever helium finished successful 2nd place. Later, helium returned to the amusement arsenic an All-Star, and again successful 2022 arsenic a judge.

He joined Ellen arsenic a DJ successful 2014 wherever helium remained a instrumentality favourite until the daytime’s decision successful June. In 2020, DeGeneres named him an enforcement shaper of the show.

Boss is survived by his woman Holker and their 3 children: Zaia, three, Maddox, six, and Weslie, 14.

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