Ellen DeGeneres shares favorite moments with Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss
Ellen DeGeneres announced she will be sharing her favorite moments with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who died by suicide this week at the age of 40.
“Right now what I want to do is remember all the love and laughter I had with tWitch. He brought so much joy to my life. I know he brought joy to yours too,” DeGeneres, 64, tweeted.
“I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite moments with him. If you want to you can also share yours. #ILovetWitch.”
The video she shared on Twitter is from when she surprised Boss with a special tribute for the ending of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” earlier this year.
“Over a decade ago, I met someone who changed my life, and our show,” she said in the video, which brought the DJ to tears. “You always make me smile and laugh and we put a little something together just to say how much we all love you here.”
The daytime talk show host is encouraging others to share their favorite memories as well.
The “So You Think You Can Dance” contestant and “Magic Mike XXL” actor died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to an autopsy report.
DeGeneres first opened up about the death of her friend and beloved TV personality Wednesday in a statement to The Post.
“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,” she said.
Boss started as a DJ on DeGeneres’ eponymous daytime series in 2014, eventually being elevated to executive producer role in 2020. He stayed with her until the finale of the embattled show in 2022.
He defended his boss amid widespread allegations of toxicity on the talk show, claiming there was much “love” behind the scenes.
“We can’t speak too much legally about it, but I’ll say this, there’s been love,” he told Us Weekly in 2020. “Obviously there’s some things to address, but from my standpoint and from countless others, there’s been love. I’ll just leave it at that until there’s a time where we can address more publicly. There’s been love, and there will continue to be love.”
On an eerie note, a video surfaced on Wednesday showing a former executive producer of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” standing in front of Boss and telling the show’s crew, “Don’t keep in the pain,” as the talk show wrapped last spring.
“Keep each other close, don’t keep in the pain, talk to someone — anyone,” then-executive producer Andy Lassner urged gathered workers in the haunting clip, which was posted to Instagram by a former Warner Bros. executive.
Boss — who had checked into a hotel less than a mile from his home on Monday — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was found Tuesday by a maid at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, California, after he missed his checkout. Staffers at the hotel told TMZ that Boss “didn’t appear to be in any sort of distress and wasn’t visibly upset about anything.”
Boss is survived by his wife Allison and their three children: Weslie, 14, Maddox, 6, and Zaia, 3.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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