Tributes pour in for Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ & dance star Stephen “tWitch” Boss

TW + CW: This story mentions suicide.

On Wednesday, shocking news broke that former ElleDeGeneres Show DJ and dance icon Stephen “tWitch” Boss died by suicide at the age of 40.

This news was confirmed by tWitch’s wife Allison Holker Boss, who wrote “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us.”

“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,” Boss’s wife told People magazine.

A host of family, friends, colleague and celebrities came together on social media to bid farewell to the entertainment icon, with posts from Michelle Obama, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Justin Timberlake and many more.

Boss’s wife Allison has requested privacy for her and children Zaia, 3, Maddox, 6 and Weslie, 14, during such a difficult time.

RIP tWitch.

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