Allison Holker is responding to all the backlash she’s acquired following feedback she made about her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ alleged drug use.
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The So You Assume You Can Dance alum continues to be being criticized by not solely followers but additionally family and friends of Boss after coming ahead with revelations about her late husband.
Earlier this week, Holker revealed that she found her late husband’s alleged drug use after his suicide in 2022 whereas selling her upcoming memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Mild. Throughout a sit down with PEOPLE, the 36-year-old widow stated that she allegedly found a “cornucopia” of medicine, together with mushrooms, tablets, and “different substances I needed to lookup on my telephone,” hidden in her late husband’s closet.
This reveal angered so many individuals near tWitch, questioning why she would need to tarnish his picture years after his demise. It additionally opened an entire can of worms about how Holker has handled her late husband’s household and buddies this entire time, allegedly making them signal NDAs on their means into his funeral service.
Now, as the general public continues questioning Allison’s motives in revealing this data, she has responded, insisting that Boss would have needed his story informed.
“To followers of Stephen and our household and buddies, I need to be clear that my solely intention in writing the e book is to share my very own story in addition to a part of my life with Stephen to assist different individuals,” Holker started in a prolonged Instagram Story on Wednesday, Jan. 8. “Similar to you, I by no means actually knew what occurred, and whilst I’m attempting to place the items collectively I’ll by no means actually know.”
She continued, “I hope that by sharing our full story perhaps I can assist another person who may see themselves or a beloved one in Stephen. I hope that perhaps they’ll catch among the pink flags that I missed earlier than it’s too late.”
As confirmed in Boss’ post-mortem report, he had no medicine or alcohol in his system on the time of demise, in response to the Los Angeles Instances. Nonetheless, Holker felt the necessity to reveal his obvious drug use to the world in affiliation along with his passing.
The dancer went on to say that she’s spoken with a number of psychological well being professionals and companies over the previous few years to higher “educate herself” and her readers on “warning indicators.” She additionally addressed those that assume her latest interview was solely to advertise e book gross sales by revealing that the proceeds from her memoir will go towards the psychological well being basis Transfer with Kindness, which she based when tWitch handed away in 2022.
“My hope is that that we gained’t must lose one other husband, brother, father, or buddy to suicide,”Holker continued. “I consider that if Stephen had been in a position to decide on, he would select to have his story informed if it meant saving even one life. A lot like to all those that have supported our household these a few years.”