Ellen producer Andy Lassner says tWitch ‘deserves’ privacy amid drama

Former The Ellen DeGeneres Show manufacturer Andy Lassner continues to show support for the deceased Stephen “tWitch” Boss.

Lassner, 58, said he believes Boss “deserves” privacy after his death in 2022. long caption on Instagram on Saturday, January 11.

“I talked about my friend tWitch on an Instagram story last week, but it only lasted 24 hours,” Lassner wrote. “People have asked me why I let it disappear. So here I am to say what I want to say in a more permanent post.”

Lassner made it clear that the message was “not directed at anyone or any group of people,” apparently referring to Boss’s widow, Allison Holker.

“I am no one to judge what is right and what is wrong. I always tried to hug his family and huge circle of close friends,” he shared. “I still ache for each and every one of them. I can’t even imagine their pain.”

Lassner recalled how Boss “helped lead” The Ellen DeGeneres Show team “with grace” over the years. (The boss appeared on So you think you can dance 2008 before becoming an integral part The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2014 to 2022)

“He wasn’t just someone we worked with — he was someone we learned from every day,” Lassner continued. “We watched him lift people up, instill goodness in everyone around him, and give so much of himself in ways most people have never seen.”

Lassner noted that Boss brought “light” to the world, but despite being a public figure, “there were parts of him that were just his.”

“His childhood, his personal struggles, the parts of his life that he chose to keep private — they were his then, and I personally think they should remain his now,” he continued. “He gave us so much, more than anyone could ask for or deserve, but what he kept for himself in life, I feel he deserves to keep in death. They belong to him.”

Lassner noted that Boss “gave everything he could to others” and that his memory should be honored with respect. “The rest, the parts we may not have seen, are his,” he concluded.

Boss died by suicide at the age of 40 in December 2022. He is survived by 36-year-old Holker, who shared personal information about her late husband — including his drug addiction and alleged childhood sexual abuse — in his forthcoming memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light.

Several SYTYCD the alums have spoken as Holker faces a counter-attack, i The boss’s mother spoke earlier the “untruths” that are being spread about her son. Meanwhile, Holker released a statement in connection with the current controversy.

“To Stephen’s fans and our family and friends, I want to be clear that my sole intention in writing the book is to share my own story as well as a part of my life with Stephen to help other people,” she shared via Instagram Stories. January 8. “Just like you, I never knew what happened, and even as I try to put the pieces together, I never will.”

She added: “I hope that by sharing our whole story, maybe I can help someone else who sees themselves or a loved one in Stephen. By sharing, I hope they might be able to catch some of the red flags I missed before it’s too late.”

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