Ellen DeGeneres shared a tearful video tribute to her friend Stephen “tWitch” Boss on social media Monday, days after his untimely suicide.
In the touching footage, DeGeneres urges everyone to “love one other and let others know we’re here for them.”
“I would just like to express that the previous eleven days have been extremely difficult for everyone. Everyone is in anguish and attempting to comprehend it. “It will never make sense,” remarked a tearful DeGeneres. “I believe the holidays are difficult anyway, but to honor Twitch, the best thing we can do is to laugh, embrace, play games, dance, and sing. This is how we honor him. We engage in activities that he cherished…. And I acknowledge that it appears challenging. It seems inconceivable. However, this is how we respect him. We embrace one another, express our affection for one another, and let them know we are there for them. Check on individuals.”
She adds, “I realize it’s not a nice holiday, but he was pure brightness.” “You knew that if you know him. Even if you did not know him, you could tell. Let’s commemorate him, reflect on him, and send each other love.”
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed that Boss committed himself by shooting himself in the head on December 13. He was 40.
Boss was a dancer, choreographer, and DJ who joined The Ellen Show as a guest DJ in 2014 and remained until 2022, when Ellen DeGeneres canceled the talk show. Boss became an executive producer on the show in 2020 and had a longstanding history with So You Think You Can Dance as a dancer-turned-judge.
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