Channing Tatum reacts to Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ death
Channing Tatum issued a heartbreaking statement following the tragic death of his friend Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
“I have no words. There aren’t any. My head or heart can not understand this,” the “21 Jump Street” star wrote on Instagram Wednesday.
“There is just so much… i don’t know where to begin. I love you. I’ll see you again my friend. Until then.”
Tatum, 42, penned his emotional tribute alongside a photo of him and Boss shirtless with backward baseball hats on the set of 2015’s “Magic Mike XXL.”
The former “Ellen DeGeneres Show” DJ died by suicide Tuesday. He was 40.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner later confirmed that Boss died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The “So You Think You Can Dance” alum was found dead in the bathroom of a motel room at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, Calif. — just a 14-minute walk from his home.
After the news broke, Boss’ closest friends and family — including his wife, Allison Holker — spoke out about his constant uplifting spirit despite battling his own demons.
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“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband, Stephen, has left us,” Holker, 34, said in a statement. “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him.”
Ellen DeGeneres, meanwhile, said she was “heartbroken” hearing the news about her longtime friend.
“tWitch was pure love and light,” the talk show host, 64, wrote on Instagram. “He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him.”
The dancer is survived by his wife and their three children: Weslie, 14, Maddox, 6, and Zaia, 3.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.