Andy Lassner and Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss. YouTube
The Ellen DeGeneres Show producer Andy Lassner remembered his late friend Stephen “tWitch” Boss amid the release of his widow Allison Holker’s memoir.
“One of my favorite things about tWitch was how he asked everyone how they were, and he actually really wanted to know,” Lassner, 58, shared via Instagram Stories on Tuesday, February 4.
He’s since followed up with a photo of tWitch and his mom, Connie Boss Alexander.
“Look how he loved his mama,” Lassner wrote on Wednesday, February 5.
Lassner’s social media posts come as Holker, 36, released her somewhat controversial new book, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, on Tuesday.
Former Ellen DeGeneres Show producer Andy Lassner is supporting the mother of his late colleague Stephen “tWitch” Boss. “Sending you so much love,” Lassner, 58, wrote via Instagram comment on Thursday, January 9. Less than one hour earlier, Connie Boss Alexander broke her silence on daughter-in-law Allison Holker’s memoir claims. (Holker, 36, said in a […]
In the memoir, Holker spoke candidly about the relationship she had with her husband prior to his untimely death. She also wrote about discovering his alleged childhood sexual abuse and drug addiction struggles when reading tWitch’s journals following his passing. (tWitch died by suicide at age 40 in December 2022.)
Details about Holker’s book emerged last month when she sat down for an interview with People and revealed what was in tWitch’s journals, sparking backlash from some people who knew him and members of his family. Lassner weighed in on the controversy at the time.
“Here’s the thing about addicts: we know each other. Whether we’ve got 10 days clean or 10 years, there’s this unspoken recognition. A vibe, a nod, a ‘yep, I see you.’ It’s instant,” he shared via Instagram Stories on January 9. “tWitch never gave me that. At all. He carried light, joy, and kindness in a way that made people feel safe and seen. Every day his energy wasn’t the chaos of addiction — it was the calm that so many of us fight for.”
Lassner wrote that he has “never stopped hurting” for tWitch’s family. (Holker and tWitch shared two kids, Zaia, 5, and son Maddox, 8. He was also a father to her 16-year-old daughter, Weslie, from a prior relationship.)
Former Ellen DeGeneres Show producer Andy Lassner is continuing to show support for the late Stephen “tWitch” Boss. Lassner, 58, said he believes Boss “deserves” privacy in the wake of his 2022 death, sharing a lengthy Instagram caption on Saturday, January 11. “I spoke out about my friend tWitch in an Instagram story this past […]
“Obviously, as an addict, I know about keeping secrets and bulls—- the world about who we are,” Lassner continued. “I’m not saying there weren’t maybe some things about his life I was completely missing. But if there were, he was as good at hiding them as anyone I’ve ever seen. Ever.”
The producer seemingly addressed Holker’s interview head-on, noting that he was not weighing in on “what is right or wrong” but wanted tWitch to be remembered as “an absolute king.”
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