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Connie Boss Alexander believes her late son, Stephen “tWitch” Boss,’ name is being tarnished by his wife, Allison Holker, who made shocking claims in her memoir This Far. Holker recently sparked outrage after she revealed that after Boss’ death by suicide in 2022, she found a “cornucopia of drugs” hidden in their home—something Connie disputes.
Before the memoir's release, Holker's interview with PEOPLE went viral, and Stephen's family and friends spoke out on social media with shocking claims like she required them to sign an NDA at his funeral and were not kind to his mom.
Connie sat down with Gayle King for CBS Mornings and, in a clip released February 10, she addressed the situation, including his alleged drug use. “I don’t believe that there was that type of issue, that type of problem,” she told King. “And don’t get me wrong, I applaud speaking about mental health awareness cause, of course, there was something going on there at the end that we're not aware of.”
Holker has said in the past that she intended to help, not hurt, with her memoir. "If that was the intent of the book to make people aware, look out for these types of signs, there's a way to say that in general without denigrating the memory and the legacy that he built, and that's there for his children, you know, there's now this question in the air when his name comes up," Connie said, adding, "and that bothered me.”
When asked directly if she thought Holker’s claims had tarnished Boss’ legacy, Connie didn’t hesitate, “I do. I do.”
She acknowledged that her son wasn’t perfect but pushed back against the idea that he had a serious drug problem. “I do believe he had experiences where he tried this, that, or the other,” she admitted.
Alison's response
For her part, Holker, says she hopes to keep the family together. Holker shared Maddox, 8, Zaia, 5, with the late producer, and Weslie, 16, whom Boss adopted.
“Connie has and will continue to be a positive and loving figure in Maddox and Zaia’s lives,” she said in a statement to CBS on February 10. “From Grandparent’s Day to family lunches, ice cream dates, and Cameron’s video game meet-ups with Maddox, we hope to continue these traditions over the years and work together to keep Stephen’s memory alive.”
Earlier statements by his family
Holker's statement about helping to keep the family together goes against earlier claims by one of Boss’ cousins, Elle, who took to Twitter (formerly X) to slam Holker’s story. “She won’t let our family see the kids,” she alleged, adding, “He wasn’t an addict. He smoked weed and was actively trying to quit. He wasn’t some junkie.”
Connie was also joined by her son Dre Rose in the interview, who said in an earlier released clip that he thinks "people deserve the ability to share their story." "Into how it was presented and how it was on the cover of a magazine and there's a public campaign about it, we shouldn't have to find out in the media. We're a family," he explained.
The interview will air on February 11.