In an emotional video message Friday, comic Ellen DeGeneres paid tribute to former "Ellen" present DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who died final week on the age of 40.
Boss was a resident DJ on the "Ellen DeGeneres Present," which he joined in 2014. In 2020, he was named co-executive producer of the present, and likewise stuffed in as host on a number of events.
DeGeneres advised her followers Friday to "snicker" and "hug one another" as a approach to honor and keep in mind him.
"To honor tWitch, I believe the perfect factor that we will do is to snicker and hug one another, play video games and dance and sing," DeGeneres mentioned within the video. "That is the way in which we honor him. We do the issues that he liked to do, which is dancing. He liked music, he liked video games."
This isn't the primary time DeGeneres has spoken about Boss' demise, however it was her first such public video. Final week, the previous "Ellen" host shared an image to Instagram of her hugging Boss, during which she wrote, "I am heartbroken."
Boss, who usually posted dancing movies with his spouse on TikTok and Instagram, died in Los Angeles on Dec. 13. His demise was dominated a suicide by police. He and his spouse, Allison Holker, had three kids.
DeGeneres completed the emotional message by encouraging folks to "verify in on folks" and "let folks know we're there for them."
"I do know it isn't a contented vacation, however he was pure gentle as everyone within the feedback mentioned," Ellen continued. "When you knew him, you knew that, if you happen to did not know him, you noticed it. Let's honor him and take into consideration him, and ship love to 1 one other."