Allison Holker addresses ‘family’ of tWitch amid book criticism

Allison Holker explained her intention behind including personal information about deceased husband Stephen “tWitch” boss in her forthcoming memoir.

“To fans of Stephen and our family and friends, 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,” Holker wrote, 36, via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Like you, I never really knew what happened, and even if I try to put the pieces together, I’ll never really know.”

Holker shared it for the people who decide to pick up the book, with the title So Far: My Story of Love, Loss and Embracing the Lightshe hopes they’ll be able to she intended to “celebrate the love and life” she and Boss had with their three children: daughters Wesley Renae and Zaia and son Maddox. (Boss died in December 2020 by suicide. He was 40 years old.)

“I hope that by sharing our full story, I might be able to help someone else who may see themselves or a loved one in Stephen,” Holker continued. “By sharing, I’m hoping that maybe they can catch some of the red flags that I missed before it’s too late.”

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While writing the book, Holker said she spoke with several mental health nonprofits over the past “two years” to ensure she was able to write truthfully and accurately portray the difficult subject. She also plans to give the proceeds from the novel to the foundation she set up in Boss’ memory.

“My hope is that we don’t have to lose another husband, brother, father or friend to suicide,” she said, “I think if Stephen was able to choose, he would choose to have told his story if it meant saving a life himself. Much love to all those who have supported our family over the years.”

Earlier this week, Holker received backlash online after she revealed details of Boss’s life that he never discussed publicly before his passing. Holker also confessed to reading Boss’s journals in an attempt to find closure after his death.

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“Reading Stephen’s diaries and even going back to the books he had read and the things he highlighted and highlighted really gave me a better perspective on where he was in life and the type of things he was struggling with,” said she in an interview with People Tuesday, January 7. “It made me feel a lot of empathy for him and sadness for all the pain he was carrying.”

Many of Boss’s family members and friends publicly slammed Holker after the article went live.

“Anyone who knows me knows that I go straight to the source during a conflict and handle my business,” Courtney Ann Plattwho appeared on So You think you can dance together with Holker, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday. “But since there’s clearly no shame in being so public, I haven’t said a word for two years, but now I’m leaving. This is by far the most tacky, classless, opportunistic act I’ve ever seen in my entire life .”