Allison Holker Addresses 'Rumors' About Ellen DeGeneres' Relationship with Stephen 'tWitch' Boss (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Ellen DeGeneres and Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss.Photo:Mike Rozman/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Mike Rozman/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Allison Holker is setting the record straight.

After the death of her late husband, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, rumors flew that he and Ellen DeGeneres had grown apartfollowing the end of theEllen DeGeneresshowin May 2022.

In arecent cover interview with PEOPLE, Holker — whose new memoir,This Far(out Feb. 4), details her difficult childhood, love story with Boss and howshe and her kids are healingafter his death — shut down the speculation.

“I don’t love when I see rumors flying around, and it was really disappointing for me to see that people tried bringingEllen to the situationand targeting her,” says Holker, 36.

“It was not true,” she continues. “Ellen’s wonderful, and she’s just been a support system. If anything, she was a great example to Stephen. They had a great relationship, and he loved that relationship with her. They had something that was so special. I hope people can see that that bond is something that we shouldn’t tear down.”

Two months after Boss' death, DeGeneres — along with Derek Hough, Robin Antin, Loni Love and otherSo You Think You Can DanceandEllen DeGeneres Showcast and crew — gathered to honor him at anemotional celebration of life servicein Los Angeles.

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and Allison Holker in December 2022.Michael Rowe/Getty

Michael Rowe/Getty

On the second anniversary of his death in December, DeGeneres, 67, paid tribute to Boss — who became a permanent fixture on her show after landing a gig as a guest DJ in 2014 before stepping into his co-executive producer role in 2020 — on Instagram.

“Wherever I am I feel you with me,” DeGeneres captioned a stoic photo of a field lined with trees. “I love you tWitch.”

source: people.com