During a new interview with People magazine, Allison Holker claimed that her late husband Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss had “a cornucopia of drugs” hidden in shoeboxes â something she didn’t discover until after he died by suicide in 2022. The interview also included personal details from the late television personality’s journals, and now that Allison is sharing more of her story in her upcoming memoir, not only are fans calling it “tacky,” but tWitch’s loved ones are speaking out against Allison, too.
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tWitch died by suicide at age 40 in 2022.
After his death, Allison, 36, realized that ” there was so much happening that I had no clue [about].” She learned more about what he was struggling with by reading through his journals, she told People. “He was wrestling with a lot inside himself, and he was trying to self-medicate and cope with all those feelings because he didn’t want to put it on anyone because he loved everyone so much.”
Ahead of the release of her new memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, which is out in February, Allison spoke to the magazine about tWitch’s alleged drug use and trauma â details that many people felt were inappropriate for her to share.
Courtney Ann Platt, a friend of tWitch, slammed Allison for the 'most tacky, classless, opportunistic act I have ever seen in my entire life.'
Courtney encouraged Allison to “get a journal, a therapist, a friend” instead of “publishing a book shamelessly sharing the pages of your husbandâs journal.” In her post, she alleged that tWitch’s loved ones “all had to sign some weird NDA to attend his funeral (even his own mother who youâve treated like garbage this entire time and letâs just remember you wouldnât have even had a husband if it wasnât for her).”
She also criticized Allison’s upcoming memoir, accusing her of writing “a book with all the dirty laundry smearing his name and attempting to dim the bright loyal, loving, light that was your husband, my friend.”
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'Whether any of it is true or not is actually beside the point,' Courtney continued.
Calling Allison’s interview and memoir a “smear campaign,” Courtney acknowledged that tWitch was clearly struggling with mental health challenges leading up to his death. However, the way Allison spoke about tWitch didn’t seem empathetic to her.
“This is how you protect the ‘Boss name’ you so quickly dropped on your social media platforms 48 hours after he passed?” Courtney continued in her post. “His legacy? This is how you protect his children from any further humiliation, hurt and despair? This is what you want them to remember about him?”
Later in the post, she added, “Yes, he took his own life which is a fact all of us still canât fathom and he was clearly having mental health issues, hurting so deeply and this is your example of empathy? Of your love? This smear campaign for a buck is absolutely not what he would have ever wanted.” She concluded her post with, “Shame on you Allison, shame on your money hungry team. Let my friend Rest in Peace not your PR.”
tWitch's brother, DrĂŠ Rose, shared Courtney's post.
“No lies told,” he wrote over Courtney’s post. Via his Instagram Stories, he re-shared several posts from tWitch’s loved ones. In one post that he shared, tWitch’s friend @_courtlando tagged Allison and wrote, “is your book that boring and dry? Stephan’s legacy deserves better, but you know that.”Â
Comfort Fedok wrote 'Stephen was one of the most mindful, respectful, and loyal people I've ever known.'
One of the posts tWitch’s brother shared via his stories was written by So You Think You Can Dance alum Comfort Fedok. In the post, Comfort questioned Allison’s motive. “If you truly loved your late husband our Stephen Laurel Boss â even if there were challenges with his family â basic decency and compassion would compel you to show respect,” the dancer wrote. “Especially if you claim he was fighting an addiction you didn’t even know about while he was alive, wouldn’t love call for concern and communication with his family rather than airing it all out in a magazine?”
“What’s the real motive here?” the post continued. “Awareness or attention? Stephen isn’t here to defend himself, yet his name continues to be dragged through the mud. Love doesn’t look like this, but manipulation and marketing for personal gain does.”
One of tWitch's cousins, Elle, also criticized Allison.
“She wonât let our family see the kids,” Elle wrote on X (formerly Twitter), referring to the three children Allison and Stephen shared: 16-year-old Weslie Fowler (from Allison’s previous relationship), Maddox Laurel Boss, 8, and Zaia Boss, 5.
Elle also addressed the drug allegations. “He wasnât an addict,” she wrote, adding, “He smoked weed and was actively trying to quit. He wasnât some junkie,” Elle added.
Note: If you or any of your loved ones are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can always reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling 988. They are available 24/7 by phone or online chat.
