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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Passes Away At The Age Of 40 From Reported Suicide

<p><strong>Stephen &&num;8216&semi;tWitch&&num;8217&semi; Boss<&sol;strong> has passed away at the age of 40&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His wife&comma; <strong>Allison Holker<&sol;strong>&comma; confirmed <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tina-turners-son-ronnie-dead-at-the-age-of-62-four-years-after-eldest-sons-suicide&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">his death<&sol;a> to <em>PEOPLE <&sol;em>in an exclusive statement&comma; but <em>TMZ <&sol;em>was first to report the unfortunate news&period; Both outlets say Stephen died of an apparent suicide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us&period; Stephen lit up every room he stepped into&period; He valued family&comma; friends&comma; and community above all else&comma; and leading with love and light was everything to him&period; He was the backbone of our family&comma; the best husband and father&comma; and an inspiration to his fans&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Allison <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;tv&sol;stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">added<&sol;a>&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;To say he left a legacy would be an understatement&comma; and his positive impact will continue to be felt&period; I am certain there won&&num;8217&semi;t be a day that goes by that we won&&num;8217&semi;t honor his memory&period; We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our three children&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Allison and Stephen share three <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;diddy-reveals-he-expanded-his-family-with-a-baby-girl-named-love-sean-combs&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">children together<&sol;a>&comma; 14-year-old Weslie&comma; 6-year-old Maddox&comma; and three-year-old Zaia&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;104875" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-104875" style&equals;"width&colon; 1140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-104875" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;GettyImages-1241531747-scaled&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1140" height&equals;"760" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-104875" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><strong><em>US dancers Allison Holker &lpar;2nd L&rpar;&comma; Stephen &&num;8220&semi;tWitch&&num;8221&semi; Boss &lpar;R&rpar; and family attend the Fans Premiere of Illumination and Universal Pictures&&num;8217&semi; &&num;8220&semi;Minions&colon; The Rise of Gru&&num;8221&semi; on June 25&comma; 2022&comma; in Hollywood&comma; California&period; &lpar;Photo by VALERIE MACON &sol; AFP&rpar; &lpar;Photo by VALERIE MACON&sol;AFP via Getty Images&rpar;<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Stephen was better known as tWitch in the entertainment industry&period; In 2014&comma; he took a DJ position on Ellen DeGeneres&&num;8217&semi;s talk show&period; By 2020&comma; he was named an executive producer&period; He remained with the show until its finale in May&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1603049690789994496" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Stephen first gained visibility in 2008 when he wowed audiences as a contestant on <em>So You Think You Can Dance&period; <&sol;em>The judges named him runner-up in season four&comma; but he later returned as an All-Star contestant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Allison and tWitch met on the all-star season of <em>SYTYCD <&sol;em>as competitors&period; They got married in 2013&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier this year&comma; tWitch returned to the show once again&comma; but this time <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;tv&sol;jojo-siwa-stephen-twitch-boss-matthew-morrison-to-judge-sytycd-season-17&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">as a judge<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1603053530017075203" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond <em>Ellen <&sol;em>and <em>SYTYCD&comma; <&sol;em>Stephen also expanded his resume to actor and host&period; He appeared in several <em>Step Up <&sol;em>movies and <em>Magic Mike XXL&comma; <&sol;em>and also hosted shows like <em>Disney&&num;8217&semi;s <&sol;em><em>Fairy Tale Weddings &amp&semi; Honeymoons&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Multiple Reports Say <strong>Stephen &&num;8216&semi;tWitch&&num;8217&semi; Boss Died Of Suicide<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>His wife didn&&num;8217&semi;t specify the cause of death&period; However&comma; as mentioned&comma; multiple outlets have claimed tWitch died of suicide&period; Law enforcement <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;14&sol;stephen-twitch-boss-dead-dies-dj-ellen-degeneres-so-you-think-you-can-dance&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">sources told <em>TMZ <&sol;em><&sol;a>that Allison arrived at a Los Angeles Police Department station on Tuesday &lpar;December 15&rpar; &&num;8220&semi;frantic&&num;8221&semi; over Stephen leaving the house without his car&&num;8211&semi;an unusual move&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shortly afterward&comma; police got a call about a medical emergency at a Los Angeles hotel&period; Upon investigation&comma; police reportedly discovered Stephen&&num;8217&semi;s body&period; Officials pronounced the famed dancer dead at the scene<strong><em> &&num;8220&semi;from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound&period;&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Fans&comma; Friends &amp&semi; Industry Peers Share Their Condolences For tWitch&&num;8217&semi;s Passing<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>During their downtime&comma; tWitch and Allison also entertained the masses with their choreographed dances online&period; Sometimes their kids joined in&period; The latest dance video was uploaded to Allison&&num;8217&semi;s Facebook page just two days ago&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She closed her statement about his passing with a reference to their dancing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Stephen&comma; we love you&comma; we miss you&comma; and I will always save the last dance for you&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Allison said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The couple also recently celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1603054231887704064" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;reel&sol;CmDH0uuJ&lowbar;rT&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; max-width&colon;658px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><div>&NewLine; 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