Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' widow Allison talks Ellen DeGeneres 'rumors'
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' widow Allison Holker is shutting down 'rumors' that the late star's friendship with Ellen DeGeneres dwindled after the daytime talk-show ended.
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' widow Allison Holker is shutting down 'rumors' that the late star's friendship with Ellen DeGeneres dwindled after The Ellen DeGeneres Show ended.
Boss — who died by suicide in December 2022 at age 40 — joined the daytime talk-show in 2014, serving as DeGeneres' DJ and co-host until it went off the air in May 2022 following her 'toxic workplace' scandal.
He also appeared on his former boss' NBC game show, Ellen's Game of Games, as an announcer until it was canceled in January 2022 after a four-season run.
In the wake of his tragic death, Boss' fans began to speculate that his relationship with DeGeneres had soured in the months following the end of both TV programs.
But Holker insisted to PEOPLE on Tuesday that the rumors were 'not true' and that Boss and DeGeneres' 'special' bond was unwavering.
'I don't love when I see rumors flying around, and it was really disappointing for me to see that people tried bringing Ellen to the situation and targeting her. It was not true,' she told the outlet while promoting her controversial new memoir, This Far.
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' widow Allison Holker is shutting down 'rumors' that the late star and Ellen DeGeneres' friendship dwindled after The Ellen DeGeneres Show ended; Boss and Holker seen in June 2022
Boss — who died by suicide in December 2022 at age 40 — joined the talk-show in 2014, serving as her DJ and co-host until it went off the air in May 2022 following DeGeneres' 'toxic workplace' scandal
She described DeGeneres — who recently moved from LA to London — as 'wonderful' and revealed that the comedian was a 'support system' for Boss.
'Ellen's wonderful, and she's just been a support system. If anything, she was a great example to Stephen,' Holker gushed.
'They had a great relationship, and he loved that relationship with her. They had something that was so special.
'I hope people can see that that bond is something that we shouldn't tear down,' the mother-of-three concluded.
DeGeneres was among those who attended Boss' celebration of life in Los Angeles in February 2023 just two months after his untimely death at age 40.
On what would have been Boss' 42nd birthday, she uploaded a photo of herself and the DJ to Instagram with the caption: 'I miss you every day.'
DeGeneres also paid tribute to her former co-worker-turned-friend last year on the second anniversary of his death on December 13, 2024.
Taking to Instagram, the talk-show host wrote: 'Wherever I am I feel you with me. I love you tWitch.' She included a photo she took of a grassy fields with trees.
He also appeared on his former boss' NBC game show, Ellen's Game of Games, as an announcer until it was canceled in January 2022 after a four-season run
In the wake of his tragic death, Boss' fans began to speculate that his relationship with DeGeneres had soured in the months following the end of both TV programs; DeGeneres seen in 2020
After appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres show as a guest DJ in 2014, Boss quickly became a permanent fixture on the hit talk-show that ran for 19 seasons on NBC.
By 2020, Boss became one of the show's co-executive producers.
In her memoir — which was released Tuesday — Holker claimed that The Ellen DeGeneres Show gave her late husband 'structure and rhythm' as he battled with mental health issues.
'I don't believe the end of the show was destabilizing, because he wasn't out of a job. There was no work slowdown for him,' Holker writes in her book, according to Collider.
'We had so many projects in the pipeline. It did, however, lead to a shift in Stephen's routine. For nine years, the show had given his days a structure and rhythm.
'No longer bound to a schedule, Stephen had more time to spend inside his head.'
Boss was found dead on December 13, 2022 in room 249 at the Oak Tree Inn in what authorities deemed a suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
In her memoir, Holker revealed that she wants to purchase - and tear down - the Encino, California motel where Boss tragically took his life more than two years ago.
But Holker insisted to PEOPLE on Tuesday that the rumors were 'not true' and that Boss and DeGeneres 'special' bond was unwavering; Holker seen in September 2024
'I hope people can see that that bond is something that we shouldn't tear down,' the mother-of-three said of Ellen and Stephen's nearly decade-long friendship
'One day, hand on heart, that motel will cease to exist,' writes the 36-year-old, who shared three kids with her late spouse of nine years - daughter Weslie, 16, (who Boss adopted); son Maddox, eight; and daughter Zaia, five.
She said she wasn't yet clear on the ways and means, but the demolition of the site of the tragedy remained a long-term goal on her to-do list.
'I don't know how, and I don't care how much money it costs, but my goal is to buy it and tear it down,' the So You Think You Can Dance personality said in her controversial memoir. 'Maybe build in its place a beautiful dance studio.'
In the book - which Boss' family has clashed with Holker over - the widow of the star said that in the wake of her spouse's death, 'it was obvious to [her] that Stephen was trying to communicate with' her and their family at the Encino home they lived in, which was not too far from the motel he died at.
Holker, who ultimately sold the home in November 2023 - less than a year after her husband's death - said in the book that her late husband's presence could be strongly felt in the abode.
'We had our nightly ritual of sitting in the hot tub, under the stars, and conversing with Stephen,' Holker said in the book. 'We could feel his electromagnetic force field in the sky and inside in the lights that flickered in response to questions and comments we'd pose to him.
'It was a metaphysical connection that we cherished - until we didn't.'
Holker said that 'after a while, there was a palpable shift in the house's energy,' which impacted the behavior of her two younger children.
In her memoir — which was released Tuesday — Holker claimed that The Ellen DeGeneres Show gave her late husband 'structure and rhythm' as he battled with mental health issues
'No longer bound to a schedule, Stephen had more time to spend inside his head,' Holker writes; Stephen seen in June 2022
'Maddox and Zaia, who rarely bickered, suddenly started behaving very disagreeably toward each other,' Holker said. 'And as wild as this sounds, the electricity became moody, acting up without rhyme or reason. Weslie or I would walk into a room, turn on the light and ... nothing.'
Holker added, 'I know it sounds wild, but it was obvious to me that Stephen was trying to communicate with us.'
Holker said she 'began to feel spooked by the bed that Stephen and I had shared' and that 'it became a nightmare to sleep in it.'
She added in the book, 'Then there were the signs. I started finding stray feathers, which, according to a book I read, represented messages from the deceased.
'Was Stephen trying to tell me to let go of the house so we could soar instead of feeling stuck?
Holker continued, 'I had asked Stephen to let me know that he was watching over us. He was almost too vigilant. After a while his presence became overwhelming, and I had to ask him to stop.
'Weslie and I would have tons of dreams about him, all of which were eerily realistic; Weslie would often see him sitting on the edge of her bed.'
Holker last fall was romantically linked with businessman Adam Edmunds - a Salt Lake City native who is CEO of Entrata, a software firm focused property management.
Holker told PEOPLE in May of 2023 about the lessons she's sought to impart on her children in the wake of the family tragedy.
Boss was found dead on December 13, 2022 in room 249 at the Oak Tree Inn in what authorities deemed a suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot to the head; the couple seen in December 2019
In her memoir, Holker revealed that she wants to purchase - and tear down - the Encino, California motel (pictured) where Boss tragically took his life more than two years ago
'I'm trying to teach them - and myself - that if you're angry or sad, it doesn't mean you're a bad person,' Holker told the outlet. 'We're coping together, and that requires trust and being really vulnerable.'
She continued: 'We lean on each other a lot for support because every single day is a new emotion. And honestly, not even day by day. It's moment by moment.
'You never know when something is going to trigger a memory or thought and make you go into your head a little bit, so we make sure to communicate that with each other.'
She said family members have been supportive of one another amid the tough times: 'We want to be okay - and we are okay - but it's taking a lot of work together.'
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text 'STRENGTH' to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.
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