Nearly two years after his tragic death, Ellen DeGeneres is paying tribute to her former Ellen show DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss.
The 66-year-old comedian and former daytime talk show host shared a photo of her and TWitch on her show in an Instagram post on Sunday, which would have been his 42nd birthday.
The dancer, choreographer and DJ was 40 years old when he committed suicide in a motel bathroom near his Los Angeles home.
“Congratulations tWitch. I miss you every day,” Ellen said in her post, which racked up more than 156,000 likes in four hours.
Boss was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and first came to fame for dancing as a runner-up on Star Search in 2003.
Nearly two years after his tragic death, Ellen DeGeneres pays tribute to her former Ellen show DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss
“Congratulations tWitch. I miss you every day,” Ellen said in her post, which racked up more than 156,000 likes in four hours
He met his wife Allison Holker on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, and tied the knot in December 2013, a year before joining Ellen as a DJ and host.
They share son Maddox, 8, and daughter Zaia, with tWitch adopting Holker’s daughter from a previous relationship, 16-year-old Weslie Fowler.
The DJ was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on December 13, 2022, at the Oak Tree Motel, a 15-minute walk from his Los Angeles home.
Ellen said in a statement after his death: “I am heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family and I loved him with all my heart.”
‘I’ll miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox and Zaia.”
Motel staff told DailyMail.com that a maid discovered the DJ’s body during a welfare check after he failed to check out on time.
They said he used his own name to check into the motel on Monday and was not discovered until Tuesday morning.
TWitch’s widow Allison Holker said in a statement at the time: “It is with the deepest heart that I share that my husband Stephen has left us.”
He met his wife Allison Holker on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, and tied the knot in December 2013, a year before joining Ellen as a DJ and host.
‘I’ll miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox and Zaia
Motel staff told DailyMail.com that a maid discovered the DJ’s body during a welfare check after he failed to check out on time
They said he used his own name to check into the motel on Monday and was not discovered until Tuesday morning
“Stephen lit up every room he walked 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.
“I am confident that not a day will go by that we will not 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.”
Holker has since moved on with a new boyfriend named Adam Edmunds, with whom she recently shared that she had found “great love.”