Ellen DeGeneres is continuing to mourn her friend and former colleague Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
17.12.2022 - 03:17 / usmagazine.com
Derek Hough has shared a poignant message regarding mental health and suicide.
“I was actually going to make this video a couple weeks ago because I found out a man I knew died by suicide on Thanksgiving morning, and it was a complete shock because he was the most positive, just optimistic, beautiful man you could ever imagine, and it was jolting to say the least,” the Dancing With the Stars judge, 37, said in an emotional Friday, December 16, Instagram video. “But it was a harsh reminder of this time of year and of depression, of seasonal depression and just circumstances and the time of year when people feel like it’s too much.”
After privately mourning the loss of his friend, Hough decided to revisit his social media video plans after learning that fellow professional dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss died by suicide on Tuesday, December 14. (The So You Think You Can Dance alum is survived by wife Allison Holker and their three kids: 16-year-old Weslie, Holker’s daughter from a previous relationship whom Boss adopted, 6-year-old son Maddox and 3-year-old daughter Zaia.)
“The fact that [tWitch] went the exact same way as this man within a few weeks, it’s just heartbreaking, confusing, shocking,” Hough — who worked with Boss when the DJ was a guest judge on World of Dance — said. “There’s so many different feelings and I’m trying to figure it out. I just want to express and just to say for anybody out there who is feeling these thoughts and these feelings, please, please I beg you — I beg you, give people an opportunity to be there for you.”
After learning of Boss’ death, Hough shared an emotional Instagram tribute on Wednesday, December 14. He wrote: “My heart is aching for @allisonholker and their beautiful family during this
Ellen DeGeneres is continuing to mourn her friend and former colleague Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
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Big dreams. Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Allison Holker had several projects lined up before his death at age 40.
Before the passing of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, HGTV had big plans for the popular dancer/personality and his wife/dancer Allison Holker. Besides developing their own show called Living the Dream that would help first time buyers find a home, the couple was scheduled to go into production on a limited series similar to the channel’s A Very Brady Renovation from 2019 — except in this case, the couple would oversee the construction of full-sized Malibu Barbie Dream House.
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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ mother spoke out for the first time since his sudden death.
Mourning her son. Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ mother, Connie Boss Alexander, wrote an emotional message to the DJ while thanking well-wishers following his death.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ immediate and extended family paid tribute to the late dancer, who died by suicide in December 2022. He was 40 years old.
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Stephen “tWitch” Boss expressed gratitude for the blessings in his life two weeks before he died by suicide on Tuesday, December 13, at age 40.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has confirmed that Stephen Boss, better known as the DJ and dancer tWitch, died by suicide from a gunshot wound to the head.
The hotel where Stephen “tWitch” Boss was found dead is temporarily not renting out rooms in the wake of his death, Us Weekly can reveal.
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A tragic loss. Full House’s Jodie Sweetin got emotional while grieving the loss of friend Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss just hours after the announcement of his death at age 40.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss‘ cause of death has been revealed after he died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 13.