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Stephen 'Twitch' Boss, DJ for 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' dies at 40

Stephen "Twitch" Boss attends 2022 Fox Upfront on May 16, 2022, in New York.

LOS ANGELES — Stephen "Twitch" Boss, the former reality star who rose through the TV ranks as the DJ and later executive producer on the long-running "Ellen DeGeneres Show," has died. He was 40.

Boss, a dancer who competed on "So You Think You Can Dance" and appeared in "Magic Mike XXL," died by suicide Tuesday at Rodeway Inn in Encino, the Los Angeles Times confirmed Wednesday.

He was pronounced dead at the scene on at 11:25 a.m. and an investigation. No cause or manner of death has yet been listed, but an examination is scheduled for Wednesday.

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