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Ellen DeGeneres posts tearful video about Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ tragic death

Ellen DeGeneres has posted an emotional video mourning the tragic death by suicide of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the former DJ on her talk show.

Ellen DeGeneres is still struggling to understand longtime friend and colleague Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ tragic death, and wants fans to know they’re not alone in their “pain.”

“Hey everybody, I just wanted to say that the past 11 days have been really tough for everyone,” the former talk show host said in a tearful Instagram video posted Friday. 

“Everyone is in pain and trying to make sense of it — we will never make sense of it.”

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Ellen addressed fans in a video about her pain over tWitch's death. Picture: Instagram.
Ellen addressed fans in a video about her pain over tWitch's death. Picture: Instagram.

The 64-year-old comedian continued, “And the holidays are hard, I think, anyway, but I think the best thing we can do to honour tWitch is to laugh, and hug each other and to play games and dance and sing. That’s the way we honour him … we do the things he loved to do.”

DeGeneres — who acknowledged that it seems “impossible” to put on a happy face at the moment — encouraged viewers to check in and tell “each other we love them.”

“I know it’s not a happy holiday, but he was pure light as everybody in the comments said, if you knew him you knew that, if you didn’t know that you saw it,” she concluded.
 

tWitch featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2014 to 2022.
tWitch featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2014 to 2022.

Boss was found dead in a Los Angeles motel room on December 13 at the age of 40. His official cause of death was later ruled suicide by a gunshot to the head.

Although motel staffers said the famed dancer did not appear “visibly upset” when he checked into the establishment the day before his death, law enforcement officials told TMZ he left behind a suicide note which alluded to past struggles he was still dealing with.
 

The DJ and dancer was found in a hotel room on December 13, 2022, with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Picture: AFP.
The DJ and dancer was found in a hotel room on December 13, 2022, with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Picture: AFP.

Following the news of the Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ’s passing, which left the entire world stunned, the “heartbroken” comedian took to Instagram to mourn the loss of her longtime friend.

“tWitch was pure love and light,” DeGeneres captioned a photo of the pair hugging. “He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him.”

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Boss — who started deejaying on DeGeneres’ now-cancelled talk show in 2014 — is survived by wife Allison Holker, with whom he shared three children: Weslie, 14, Maddox, 6, and Zaia, 3.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and has been reproduced here with permission

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