Jennifer Aniston reveals heartbreak over Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ death with emotional message

Jennifer Aniston took to social media with a sad message on Thursday as she shared her devastation over the death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss.

The Morning Show actress revealed she was heartbroken at the news that the star had died at the age of 40.

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Taking to her stories, Jennifer added a video – which can be seen below – of her meeting and embracing tWitch.

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She wrote: “Heartbroken. The pure love and joy you brought into this world will be deeply missed. Rest in peace, beautiful soul.”

The former So You Think You Can Dance star and DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show died inside a motel room on Tuesday 13 December, and the coroner’s office has now closed his case file after ruling that he died by suicide.

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He leaves behind his wife Allison and three children Maddox and Zaia, and step-daughter Weslie. News of his death was confirmed on 14 December by Allison, who released a statement announcing he had passed away.