Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Family Speaks Out on Allison Holker’s Memoir
The family of the late Stephen “tWitch” Boss is speaking out after they say they were blindsided by the deeply personal revelations in This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, the newly released memoir by his widow, Allison Holker.
In an emotional interview with “CBS Mornings,” co-host Gayle King, Boss’ mother, Connie Boss Alexander, and younger brother, Dre Rose, shared their discomfort with how details of the late dancer’s life—including passages from his private journals have been publicly unveiled without prior discussion.
“I think people deserve the ability to share their story. I get that,” Dre Rose said. “But… how it was presented and how it was on a cover of a magazine and there was a public, you know, launch or campaign about it, we shouldn't have to find out about that… in the media. We're a family.”
Holker, who married Boss in 2013, promoted the memoir in January detailing his alleged drug use and financial struggles, as well as revealing what she discovered in his private journals after his passing—including entries she claimed hint at his childhood experience of sexual abuse.
Stephen’s family says they were caught off guard by the revelations and now feel their relationship with Holker has become strained. The lack of access to Boss’ journals has also become a key point of contention for Alexander and Dre Rose, who expressed a desire to read them in full, hoping to gain insight into what their loved one was going through.
“Just to feel closer to him, 'cause these are his thoughts,” Alexander shared, adding that she wants to understand “who he was and what he was thinking from time to time.”
Dre Rose echoed her sentiment, stating, “I think those journals will tell you a lot. I think there’s things in those journals that are good and bad, but I also believe there’s journals about his personal life, his marital life that are in there.”
He also voiced concern that only select portions have been shared publicly. “I feel—believe that there’s been a cherry-picking of things from the journal to reveal or share. And if we're just gonna be completely honest, talk about it all.”
Holker has since addressed the backlash in an Instagram Story on Jan. 8, stating, “I want to be clear that my only intention in writing the book is to share my own story as well as part of my life with Stephen to help other people.”
