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Ellen DeGeneres is devastated over the death of her longtime friend and colleague Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
“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,” the comedian, 64, wrote on Instagram Wednesday alongside a photo of the pair hugging.
She added, “Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.”
Boss began working as a guest DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2014, and he was promoted to co-executive producer of the daytime talk show in 2020.
Prior to “Ellen” coming to an end earlier this year following a 19-season run, DeGeneres and Boss sat down together to reflect on their time on the show.
“I’m feeling all of the things, but what I’m feeling most of all is grateful and thankful that, I mean, you can see this atmosphere that is here that has showed up because you also had the courage to step up and be your authentic self,” the “So You Think You Can Dance” alum told the host during their “final chat” in September.
He continued, “I’m just so grateful that I got to be a part of this and be a part of this family.”
In May, DeGeneres paid a special tribute to Boss with a video message and highlights from some of his best moments on the show.
“Over a decade ago, I met someone who changed my life and our show,” the “Ellen” alum said at the time, before telling her DJ, “I love you so much, and it’s been an emotional week. … You always make me smile and laugh. And anyway, we put a little something together to show you just how much we all love you here.”
DeGeneres added in the video montage that she and Boss “bonded over learning to dance together.”
“Whenever he’s not here, for whatever reason, it’s just different,” she said. “I count on him to look over at and make silly jokes, and he’s my pal, you know, he’s my sidekick because we have this connection, so just looking over and he makes me laugh. He really, really makes me laugh.”
The talk show legend concluded, “I love you, tWitch, and we tell each other that every day when we say goodbye after the show. We both say, ‘Love you.’”
Boss worked on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for almost a decade.
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Boss worked on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for almost a decade.
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