Nearly two years after his tragic passing, Ellen DeGeneres is paying tribute to her former Ellen show DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss.
The 66-year-old comedian and former daytime talk show host shared a snap of her and tWitch on her show in an Instagram post on Sunday, which would have been his 42nd birthday.
The dancer, choreographer and DJ was 40 years of age when he took his own life in a motel bathroom near his home in Los Angeles.
‘Happy birthday tWitch. I miss you every day,’ Ellen said in her post, which garnered over 156K likes in four hours.
Boss was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and first came into prominence through his dancing in 2003 as a runner-up on Star Search.
Nearly two years after his tragic passing, Ellen DeGeneres is paying tribute to her former Ellen show DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss
‘Happy birthday tWitch. I miss you every day,’ Ellen said in her post, which garnered over 156K likes in four hours
He met his wife Allison Holker on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, and tied the knot in December 2013, a year before he joined Ellen as a DJ and host.
They share son Maddox, 8, and daughter Zaia, with tWitch adopting to Holker’s daughter from a previous relationship, 16-year-old Weslie Fowler.
The DJ was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Oak Tree Motel – a 15-minute walk from his home in Los Angeles, on December 13, 2022.
Ellen said in a statement after his passing, ‘I’m heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart.’
‘I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.’
Motel staff told DailyMail.com that a maid discovered the DJ’s body while performing a welfare check after he failed to check out on time.
They said he used his own name to check into the motel on Monday and was not discovered until Tuesday morning.
tWitch’s widow Allison Holker said in a statement at the time, ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us.’
He met his wife Allison Holker on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, and tied the knot in December 2013, a year before he joined Ellen as a DJ and host.
‘I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia
Motel staff told DailyMail.com that a maid discovered the DJ’s body while performing a welfare check after he failed to check out on time
They said he used his own name to check into the motel on Monday and was not discovered until Tuesday morning
‘Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him.
‘He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans.
‘To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt.
‘I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory. We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our three children.’
‘Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you.’
Holker has since moved on with a new boyfriend named Adam Edmunds, who she recently shared that she ha found, ‘great love’ with.
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