More than two years after Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ tragic passing, his family is speaking out about their strained relationship with his widow, Allison Holker, her recently released memoir, and the unexpected details she shared about his private life.
In an exclusive interview with CBS Mornings, Boss’ mother, Connie Boss Alexander, and his younger brother, Dre Rose, opened up about their final moments with tWitch, the painful process of dealing with NDAs, and the surprising revelations in Holker’s book, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light.
Alexander recalled her last conversation with her son the day before he died, describing it as a normal exchange about work and his children’s Christmas lists. Hours later, she received a call from Holker, asking if she had heard from him. Shortly after, Alexander’s brother broke the devastating news—tWitch had died by suicide in a Los Angeles hotel room.
Following his passing, Alexander says Holker’s team requested that the family sign NDAs, claiming that Boss’ grandfather had sold a story to the media—an accusation the family denies. The NDAs became a source of tension, with Alexander revealing that she was told she would not be able to attend her son’s funeral or see his body unless she signed.
“To make me sign a document, to see the child that I brought into the world, I can’t even put into words what that feels like,” she said.
The family also expressed shock over some of the deeply personal details shared in Holker’s memoir, particularly allegations of tWitch’s past drug use and his private journals referencing childhood sexual abuse. Alexander said she had no knowledge of the alleged abuse and felt that those were details for tWitch to share, not Holker.
Dre Rose echoed similar concerns, admitting that while he was aware of his brother experimenting recreationally, the “cornucopia” of drugs Holker described was news to him. He also questioned whether revealing such information publicly was necessary for Holker’s message about mental health awareness.
“If that is what you want to convey or share to the public, bringing up someone’s journal entries, that’s not how you expose it,” Rose said.
In response to the backlash, Holker defended her book, stating that by “sharing our full story, maybe I can help someone else who might see themselves or a loved one in Stephen.”
Rose, however, remains skeptical, saying the true reason behind his brother’s passing is something only Holker knows.
“I think she knows more than us because she was there,” he said. “She knows his last known whereabouts. She knows the last conversation they had.”
Despite the pain and unresolved questions, the family hopes for healing. Holker, in a statement to CBS News, said she remains committed to keeping tWitch’s memory alive and maintaining a relationship with his family, particularly his children’s grandparents.
However, in a new statement, Alexander expressed her ongoing heartbreak, saying, “Devastated does not begin to describe my pain. My only hope is that she finds peace and healing, and puts an end to inflicting pain.”
