Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’s mother broke her silence after his tragic suicide, saying she loves her son ‘to eternity and beyond’ in a heartbreaking Instagram post.
Boss, the longtime executive producer of the Ellen DeGeneres show, took his own life in a Los Angeles motel on Monday.
Connie Boss Alexander, his mother, wrote an Instagram story Friday to finally speak out about her son’s death, where she thanked her loved ones for reaching out and reaffirmed her love for her son.
Alexander had last posted about his famous son on September 29, wishing him a happy birthday when he turned 40.
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’s mother broke her silence after his tragic suicide, saying she loves her son ‘to eternity and beyond’ in a heartbreaking Instagram post
Boss, seen here as a baby, longtime executive producer of the Ellen DeGeneres show, took his own life in a Los Angeles motel on Monday.
Connie Boss Alexander, his mother, wrote an Instagram story Friday to finally speak out about her son’s death, where she thanked her loved ones for reaching out and reaffirmed her love for her son.
Alexander had last posted about his famous son on September 29, wishing him a happy birthday when he turned 40.
Back then, she wrote: “Despite professional achievements, what amazes me most is the man you have become…from son and brother, to husband and father…I could not have imagined a better trip”.
On Friday, Alexander struck a somber tone, writing: ‘Family and friends, thank you for all the love, prayers and encouragement. Please note that I see all messages, texts, posts and phone calls. I can’t use words right now. Please know that I will be in touch when I can. Stephen Laurel, your mother loves you to eternity and beyond.
His words echo those of his son when he last posted about his mother on October 13, when he wished her a happy birthday on October 13. instagram.
He wrote: ‘Mom, thank you for life and thank you for love. I love you to the moon and back and back.’
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.
An LAPD spokesman declined to comment on the matter when contacted by DailyMail.com on Thursday.
Boss, 40, and Holker, 34, shared three children: Zaia, 3, Maddox Laurel, 6, and Weslie Renae, 14, who was born to Alison’s previous relationship but adopted by Stephen.
On Wednesday, she paid tribute to him in a heartfelt statement, saying she would “save the last dance” for him, before welcoming crying family members to their Encino home.
Boss, a longtime executive producer of the Ellen DeGeneres show, checked into the Oak Tree Inn in Encino around 10:30 a.m. Monday.
Boss, 40, and Holker, 34, shared three children: Zaia, 3, Maddox Laurel, 6, and Weslie Renae, 14.
DailyMail.com previously revealed that Boss checked into room 249 at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino around 10:30 a.m. Monday, and was found dead in the room’s bathroom the next day when he failed to check in.
“He went into his room and never came out,” said the manager, Rakesh.
‘At 11:15 am on Tuesday, the maid opened the door to check on the room. There was her stuff there but no one was there. She checked the bathroom and there was blood everywhere.
‘She was very scared. This is the first time something like this has happened here.
“We called 911, they told us to take his pulse but there was nothing. The paramedics and the police came, and they said that he was dead.
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss did not argue with his wife before she left their house without warning on Monday and committed suicide, she is said to have told police when she reported him missing.
Police accompanied Holker to the family home (above) for a brief search for clues to his disappearance, but he was found dead at a nearby motel shortly after.
Rakesh, who asked to be identified only by his first name, said neither guests nor staff heard the shot.
‘Maybe he did it during the day on Monday. It’s a very busy and noisy road outside, no one may have heard it because of that,” he said.
Boss called ahead around 9:20 a.m. Monday to see if any rooms were available, then walked the few blocks from her house. Rakesh said that he seemed “completely normal” and “calm”.
When we knocked on the door there was no answer,” Rakesh said. The maid opened the door and her things were still in the room.
Another staff member confirmed that Boss shot himself in the head and the manager added that he did it in the bathroom.
They said he used his own name to check into the motel on Monday and was not discovered until Tuesday morning.
He worked on the Ellen show from 2014 until it ended in 2022 and was named executive producer in 2020.
Just a month before his death, the beloved DJ had told The Jennifer Hudson Show that he and his wife were considering adding to their family, saying: “I love babies, I love them.” It is a constant conversation.
The latest video tWitch posted to social media shows him smiling and laughing with his family as he lifts his daughter into the air and swings her happily.
Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and Michelle Obama were among the famous names reminiscent of Boss, a beloved dancer and DJ.
DeGeneres has paid tribute to her as her ‘family’ and ‘pure love and light’, adding that she was heartbroken.
The star said: ‘I will miss him. Send her love and support to Allison and her beautiful children: Weslie, Maddox and Zaia.’
Sharing a post on her Instagram page, Lopez wrote: “Twitch was such a beautiful light and soul. Shocked and deeply saddened.
‘My heart breaks for @sir_twitch_alot, his wife and children. I send you love and strength.
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