Stephen was the resident DJ and typically stand-in presenter on The Ellen DeGeneres Present, which he joined in 2014. He was later promoted to co-executive producer in 2020 and he remained on the US daytime discuss present till it ended earlier this 12 months.
In a submit shared on Twitter on Wednesday night, Ellen stated she was “heartbroken” over the information of his demise.
“I’m heartbroken,” she wrote. “tWitch was pure love and light-weight.
“He was my household, and I beloved him with all my coronary heart. I’ll miss him.
“Please ship your love and help to Allison and his lovely youngsters – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.”
In a press release, tWitch’s spouse stated: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I’ve to share my husband Stephen has left us.
“Stephen lit up each room he stepped into.
“He valued household, pals and group above all else and main with love and light-weight was every thing to him.
“He was the spine of our household, one of the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his followers.”
The assertion didn’t embrace any element on the reason for his demise.
The Los Angeles Police Division confirmed to the BBC that its West Valley Division officers responded to an “ambulance demise investigation” radio name at a motel on Ventura Boulevard on Tuesday.
There have been no indicators of foul play and the case has been handed the over to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s workplace.
Actor Dwayne Johnson, AKA ‘The Rock’, additionally paid tribute on Twitter, describing Stephen as “an awesome man”.
Stephen commonly posted dance movies on TikTok together with his spouse, who can also be knowledgeable dancer, with their youngsters making visitor appearances.
In his final Instagram submit shared on Monday, Stephen shared a video of him dancing with Allison to Alicia Key’s Christmas album.
The Ellen Degeneres Present aired its last episode in Might and included visitor appearances from Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish and Pink!
The present first premiered in 2003 and gained a number of Emmy awards throughout a run that noticed greater than 3,000 episodes recorded.
Ellen introduced final 12 months that she was stepping down from the TV present after controversy over an alleged poisonous office setting.
In 2020, she apologised to workers after an inside evaluation by Warner Bros discovered “deficiencies associated to the present’s day-to-day administration”.
The evaluation was launched after experiences of a poisonous setting on the programme however Ellen later denied that it was the explanation she determined to finish the present.
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