Ellen DeGeneres mourns boss Stephen ‘Twitch’ in heartfelt statement – Hollywood Life
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In eight years, Owner Stephen “DJ tWitch” Used to be a DJ and assistant for Ellen DeGeneres above The Ellen DeGeneres . Showand follow news of his deathEllen, 64, posted a photo of herself and tWitch to mourn the passing of her best friend on Instagram on Wednesday, December 14. “I am heartbroken. tWitch is pure love and light,” she wrote. “He is my family, and I love him with all my heart. I will miss him.”
Ellen ended her heartbreaking statement by showing support for her friend’s family. “Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox and Zaia,” she said.
Boss, 40, is believed to have passed away on Tuesday, December 13, according to TMZ. The publication reported that his wife, Allison Holker, went to the Los Angeles Police Department to report that her husband had left the house without his car. Police are said to have answered a call about an incident at an LA hotel where they found Stephen. TMZ reports that the DJ took his own life, but the cause of death was not immediately known.
Stephen reflected on his relationship with Ellen on Fox’s UpFront show in May 2022. “Ellen and I had a lot of inside jokes going on on the show,” he said, according to E! News. “We just laughed and laughed and laughed.” He said that The Ellen Show coming to an end” is the end of such a good era. [The show] completely changed my life and also gave me such a family and such friendship. That is hard to forget.” He also said that the show’s legacy is “to shed light on people who may not have a background… I really hope that we’ll see more places, whether it’s in the form of a talk show or whatever. , shining for ordinary people doing extraordinary things for people to help them because it is bigger than us.”
In the penultimate episode of The Ellen DeGeneres . Show, Ellen asked Stephen to leave her DJ booth and join her on stage. “I love you so much,” she said before making a special video in memory of her friend, each the bundle. “Whenever he’s not here for whatever reason, it’s just different. I hope he looks over [me] and make silly jokes. He is my friend. He’s my companion because we have this connection,” Ellen said in the video. “He will never leave my life.”
“I love the family we had,” he told DeGeneres after the memorial service. “What I will always remember is that you gave me a place where I could be myself.”
Stephen Boss began his career as a dancer, appearing in Blade of Glory and 2007 Hairspray before the game So you think you can dance. After finishing second in the 2008 season, he returned as an All-Star in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He also appeared in films such as Step up the revolution and Magic Mike XXL and on TV shows like Disney’s fairy wedding and Really dirty dance.
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