Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the DJ from the Ellen Degeneres talk show, has died, according to reports from TMZ today. He was 40.
Boss died from a an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, TMZ is reporting. The Los Angeles Police Department received a phone call from a Los Angeles hotel regarding a shooting Tuesday, and discovered Boss in a room, TMZ is reporting.
Allison Holker, the wife of Boss, told the LAPD her husband left their home without his car. Shortly thereafter, LAPD received a call from a hotel where Boss was found by police.
Boss joined the Ellen Degeneres talk show in 2014 and was on the show until it ended in 2022. He became an executive producer on the show in 2020.
He was the runner-up on the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2008 and appeared in the movies “Step Up” and “Magic Mike XXL.”
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Boss hosted a number of TV reality shows, including “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings” with his wife on Disney+.
He and Holker were married in 2013 and celebrated their ninth anniversary on Saturday. They have three children.