Many people were shocked when Allison Holker Boss confirmed in a Wednesday statement to E! News her husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, died.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” Boss said in her statement, adding “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,” Boss continued. “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,” she concluded.
Stephen Boss gained a measure of fame from his appearance on the reality TV show “So You Think You Can Dance.” His star became ascendent after a Hip-Hop duet with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that led to a job on her daily show.
The 40-year-old dancer died Tuesday of suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a hotel room, according to a report from Los Angeles County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Juan Carillo.
After he failed to check out Tuesday, a maid at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, California — less than one mile from his home — found him, according to a New York Post report.
Boss was with “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” as D.J. and occasionally a guest host for about a decade. He eventually became an executive producer, according to a New York Times report. “I count on him to look over at and make silly jokes,” DeGeneres said in her show’s final episode. “He’s my pal, he’s my sidekick.”
Actor and choreographer Columbus Short, who worked with Boss in the 2010 movie “Homecoming,” suggested in an Instagram post that Boss’ suicide possibly stemmed from losing his life’s investment. That post has reportedly been removed or deleted from the platform but another account, the Jasmine Brand, posted the video on its home page.
“People made investments, people do a lot of things — this is just a theory,” Short remarked in the video. “What if you invested something that took your whole life savings, possibly? … It gets rough.”
A source close to Boss denied Short’s suggestion, saying “there is absolutely no truth” to Short’s unsubstantiated allegation, according to the Post report.
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