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LOS ANGELES (AFP) – DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who broadcast the talk show “Ellen the Jokes” in the United States for 19 years, has died at the age of 40, his wife said. Los Angeles media reported that he died of an apparent suicide.
US entertainment news outlet TMZ said Bowes, a DJ and dancer, was found yesterday in a Los Angeles hotel with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to TMZ, Bowes was found dead in his hotel room shortly after his wife, Allison Holker, contacted police out of concern for her husband.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts to tell you that my husband Stephen (Bows’ name) has left us,” said Hawke, 34, according to multiple media reports.
“Steven’s light illuminated every room he entered. He put family, friends and community above all else… He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and a role model to his fans” .
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said police received a call yesterday morning related to the death of a man. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said an autopsy will be performed on Bowes.
Bowes joined ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ in 2014 as a regular until the show aired in May.
Bowes has also participated in the dance talent show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and appeared in the film series ‘Step Up’ and ‘Magic Mike: XXL’ (Magic Mike: XXL) XXL).
Following the sad news, “Ellen The Jokes” host Ellen DeGeneres tweeted a photo of her and Bowes embracing, writing, “I am heartbroken. TWitch radiated pure love and light, he was family and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him.”
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