The mom of the late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, Connie Boss Alexander, condemns the latest interview by the late dancer’s widow, Allison Holker, that exposed personal particulars surrounding his private struggles.
On Thursday, Jan. 9, in a prolonged Instagram publish, Alexander spoke out in opposition to allegations Holker made about Boss in a narrative printed on Jan. 7 by Individuals journal. Others who’ve spoken out to sentence the interview took specific situation with claims Boss was abusing substances on the time of his dying.
“Our household is completely appalled by the deceptive and hurtful claims made about my son, Stephen Boss,” Alexander started within the publish.
“The latest publications spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed each line of decency,” the publish continued. “As his mom, I cannot let these accusations go unanswered. We is not going to stand by whereas his identify and legacy are tarnished.”
She added, “He doesn’t deserve this, and the youngsters don’t deserve this.”
Alexander famous that she had remained “quiet and away from the general public eye” during the last two years to guard her household. Nevertheless, she couldn’t keep silent “any longer” because the “dreadful claims” about her son continued.
She closed the publish by saying her household intends to “guarantee” his identify and legacy are protected.
“We’re dedicated to defending his honor,” she wrote.
Boss died by suicide in December 2022 on the age of 40. On the time of his dying he and Holker, who met by their work within the skilled dance business, had been married for 9 years. The couple shared three youngsters, two Boss fathered with Holker and her daughter from a previous relationship.
In Individuals’s cowl story, through which the 36-year-old widow introduced her forthcoming memoir “This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Gentle,” Holker claimed she discovered a “cornucopia” of medicine in Boss’ shoeboxes whereas searching for an outfit for his funeral. She went on to say after studying by his personal journals, she found he could have skilled a troublesome childhood that probably included sexual abuse.
Most of the couple’s friends within the dance business have been fast to name out the article, together with Courtney Ann Platt, whose lengthy protection of Boss on Instagram was reposted by the late dancer’s brother.
Along with calling the article “cheesy,” “classless,” and “opportunistic,” Platt additionally claimed Holker has mistreated Boss’ family members, together with forcing his family and friends, together with his mom, to signal NDAs to attend his funeral, a element that was neither confirmed or denied by his mom in her assertion.
“Let my buddy Relaxation in Peace not your PR,” Platt concluded.
In a press release posted to her Instagram tales, Holker responded to the backlash, writing that her “solely intention” in writing her e-book was to share her personal story and a part of her life along with her late husband to be able to assist others.
“My hope is that we don’t have to lose one other husband, brother, father or buddy to suicide,” she wrote, including, “I consider that if Stephen have been ready to decide on, he would select to have his story advised if it meant saving even one life. A lot like to all those that supported our household these a few years.”
