NBC News published this article:

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, the longtime DJ on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, has died, his wife announced Wednesday.

He was 40.

Boss was pronounced dead just before 11:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday in Encino, a Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner spokesperson said. Online records list the manner of death as suicide and the place of death as a “hotel/motel.”

His wife, Allison Holker Boss, with whom he shares three children, issued a statement about her husband's death.

"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," she said. "He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt."

Holker Boss said her husband valued family, friends and community, adding that "leading with love and light was everything to him."

"I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory," she continued, noting the family is asking for privacy. "Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you.”

Boss joined "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as a guest DJ in 2014, according to Deadline. He became an executive producer on the show in 2020. 

Boss was a former contestant on the dance competition show "So You Think You Can Dance" and appeared in several "Step Up" films, according to his IMDb profile.

He and his wife, also a dancer who appeared on “So You Think You Can Dance,” posted a video of themselves dancing in front of their Christmas tree on their Instagram accounts on Sunday. 

Both also uploaded Instagram posts celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary earlier this week.

In Holker Boss' post, she wrote: “Saying YES to @sir_twitch_alot has been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life!! I feel so blessed and loved!! I love you baby and I will never take you or OUR love for granted! I LOVE YOU.”

Tributes poured in for Boss on Wednesday.