Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ death mourned by Channing Tatum and more ‘Magic Mike’ co-stars

Channing Tatum and other “Magic Mike” actors mourned the loss of co-star Stephen “tWitch” Boss, whose death at age 40 was announced by his wife.

Boss, who played Malik in the stripper film franchise’s second movie, “Magic Mike XXL,” died by suicide, the Los Angeles coroner said Wednesday.

“I have no words. There aren’t any,” Tatum wrote in an Instagram post. “My head or heart can not understand this. There is just so much… i don’t know where to begin. I love you. I’ll see you again my friend. Until then.”

Jada Pinkett Smith also paid tribute, sharing an Instagram photo of her with Boss and fellow “Magic Mike” actor Donald Glover.

“My condolences to all his loved ones that he has left behind,” Pinkett Smith wrote. “We had a lot of good times on the set of Magic Mike. He was so sweet, kind and generous. So many people suffer in silence. I wish he could have known that he didn’t have to.”

Another “Magic Mike” actor, Matt Bomer, described Boss in an Instagram story as “an absolute light in this world,” while co-star Joe Manganiello shared a similar sentiment.

“I’m going to miss this guy,” Manganiello tweeted with a photo of him with Boss. “My heart breaks for his family. There was nothing but light and positivity radiating from him every time we spent time together.”

Boss got his start more than a decade ago as a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance” and joined “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” as a DJ in 2014. He became an executive producer in 2020 and remained with the daytime talk series until its final episode aired in May.

“He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart,” DeGeneres tweeted Wednesday. “I will miss him.”

Boss is survived by wife Allison Holker Boss, whom he met on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and their three kids.

With News Wire Services