Just hours after news broke that Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss passed away at the age of 40, Ellen Degeneres took to social media to pay tribute to the late star.
Law enforcement sources told People, that Stephen’s wife, Allison Holker Boss, frantically ran into an LAPD station on Tuesday, explaining that her husband had left their home without his car, which was unlike him.
Shortly after, police received a call for a shooting at an L.A. hotel where they found Stephen, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
His 34-year-old confirmed his passing in a statement to People.
Boss’ death is pending additional investigation according to The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
Stephen “Twitch” Boss was the DJ on The Ellen Degeneres Show.
“The Ellen Degeneres Show” host took to Instagram to mourn DJ Twitch on Wednesday.
Reacting to news of his death, Ellen shared a photo of her and tWitch hugging. In the caption, she disclosed that she loved him and will miss him.
She wrote: “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.”
Boss, better known as DJ tWitch, joined The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2014 as a guest DJ and remained with the show through its conclusion in 2022.
He was named an executive producer in 2020. In May, as the show was coming to an end, a tearful DeGeneres surprised the DJ with a special film tribute. “Over a decade ago I met someone who changed my life and our show,” the host said. “I’m talking about you tWitch…I love you so much.”
Boss also was featured in Ellen’s Game of Games as a sidekick to DeGeneres, which aired for four seasons, from 2017-21.