Todrick Hall MISTREATED for Speculating on Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’s Suicide

Todrick Hall has been criticized for speculating on the suicide of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss by suggesting that the Ellen DeGeneres toxic workplace scandal ‘put pressure on him’.

tWitch (born Stephen Laurel Boss) he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a Los Angeles motel room on December 13 at the age of 40.

From 2014 to May 2022, tWitch was a repeat guest host and co-executive producer of the show; the show ended last year after allegations that the production was fostering a toxic work environment.

Hall, 37, sparked massive outrage online when he said pages six: ‘People looked at him [tWitch] like, ‘Why are you still rooting for this woman, and I think she was under a lot of pressure?’, which led to fans criticizing Hall, saying ‘she’s hit a new low point.’

Suggesting that the online backlash may have been a factor in his suicide, Hall added: “I don’t know what was going on in his life that could have [have led] him to make that decision, but I understand.

“Right now, when I go online some days like now, if I was in the wrong position of where this abuse would continue to happen for years and years and years, there’s not much a human being can take.”

One fan wrote: ‘I wasn’t expecting this from Todrick. He has found a new low’ while a second wrote: ‘I’m so tired of people speculating like they know what happened. Why would Todrick do that? He just lets the family cry in peace /’

A third wrote: “Todrick is a fraud and will do anything to get attention,” while another wrote: “You see why people don’t like Todrick all to make people see you mention a tick.”

Another wrote: ‘Wow @todrickhall85 trying to make himself relevant. Todrick nobody wants to hear you. So he leaves Twitch and his family alone. Let them cry in peace.

One follower wrote: ‘Last show recorded in April, did he die 8 months later? That statement doesn’t make sense.

Boss left a suicide note at a motel alluding to challenges he faced in the past and put his phone on airplane mode before killing himself, according to reports.

The ambiguous note was left at the scene of the 40-year-old man’s suicide, just a mile from his home, it reported. TMZ.

Boss checked into the Oak Tree Inn in Encino around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 13.

He was found dead in the room’s bathroom the next day when he failed to check in.

TMZ said he switched his phone to airplane mode so they couldn’t contact him.

Boss’s wife of nine years, Allison Holker, contacted Los Angeles police on Tuesday to report him missing, saying he had left without a word the day before and was not returning her calls. TMZ reported, citing police sources.

Holker insisted there was no fight or dispute precipitating their departure, just three days after their wedding anniversary, saying their lack of contact was grossly out of character.

Police escorted Holker back to the family home for a brief search for clues about his disappearance, but shortly thereafter received a 911 call from a nearby motel, where a housekeeper had discovered Boss dead from a head injury. bullet.

In addition to his high-profile roles as a DJ, producer, dancer, and choreographer, Boss also had a number of acting roles on television and film, such as starring opposite Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL (2015).

His acting resume also included three films in the Step Up franchise: Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012), and Step Up: All In (2014), starring Tatum and his ex-wife Jenna Dewan in the 2006 film. . original.

tWitch leaves behind his wife Allison Holker, whom he married in 2013, and their three children, Weslie, 14, Maddox, six, and Zaia, three, and their mother, along with a host of people they consider to be friends and colleagues. .

Last year, DeGeneres announced that her long-running show was coming to an end after 20 seasons, following allegations that the production was fostering a toxic work environment.

A series of career issues for DeGeneres, who encouraged people to ‘be nice’ on her show, surfaced in March 2020, after comedian Kevin T. Porter went viral after asking his followers to post stories’ crazy’ from ‘Ellen being mean’. in a charitable effort for the Los Angeles Food Bank.

The tweet inspired hundreds of responses, snowballing into more bad publicity for the star as employees of her show complained about poor treatment by show executives when the coronavirus forced DeGeneres to film her show from home.

In July 2020, buzz published a pair of reports Speaking with current and former employees of the show, who said the show was plagued by a toxic work environment riddled with bullying, sexual misconduct and racist remarks.

Warner Bros. parent company WarnerMedia later launched an internal investigation of the show, saying the findings indicated “some flaws in the day-to-day management of the show” and “deficiencies related to the day-to-day management of the show.”

In August 2020, Warner Bros. announced that executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman had “parted ways” with the show ahead of its 18th season.

When DeGeneres returned to the air in September 2020, she apologized for the scandal for things “that should never have happened.”

“I know that I am in a position of privilege and power,” he said, “and I realize that with that comes responsibility, and I take responsibility for what happens on my show.”

“We have had many conversations in the last few weeks about the program, our workplace and what we want for the future. We have made the necessary changes and today we are starting a new chapter.’

In the speech, DeGeneres also addressed the allegations leveled at her personal behavior, saying, “The truth is, I’m that person you see on TV.” I am also many other things. I get sad. I get angry. I get anxious I get frustrated I get impatient And I’m working on all that.

The show felt an immediate ratings hit, as it averaged 1.5 million viewers in the first six months of the season compared to 2.6 million the previous year, according to Nielsen.

DeGeneres announced that she would end her show in May 2021, telling fans that she intuitively felt it was time to wrap up on its 19th season.

“You may be wondering why I have decided to end after 19 seasons,” he said on his show. The truth is that I always trust my instincts. My gut told me it was time.

Boss’s family had held an intimate and private funeral ceremony on January 4, just for his immediate family in Los Angeles.

There have been reports that a larger Celebration of Life ceremony will be held in her honor in the coming months, allowing close friends and people considered ‘extended family’ to attend.

People were looking at him as if to say, ‘Why do you still support this woman?’” said the