Stephen “tWitch” BossThe 2022 funeral has reportedly caused family tension over the use of non-disclosure agreements.
Two years after Boss killed himself at the age of 40, several of his relatives and friends claimed that the widow Alison Holker he allegedly forced them to sign NDA documents to attend the service.
“All of us had to sign some weird NDA to attend his funeral – even his own mother, who you’ve treated like trash all along,” So you think you can dance alum Courtney Plattwho competed alongside Boss in Season 4 before both returned as All-Stars in Season 7 alongside Holker, claims via Instagram earlier this week. “Let’s just remember that you wouldn’t even have a husband if it weren’t for her.”
Holker’s 16-year-old daughter, Wesley, responded to Platt’s claims by stating that there was more to the story and explains why NDAs were requested in the first place.
Alison Holker’s daughter Wesley has come to her defense amid ongoing social media drama over her memoir This Far, which details the alleged addictions and mental health issues of Steven ‘tWitch’s boss. “My stepdad has been gone for two years and I still get hateful comments,” Wesley, 16, said in an Instagram video Friday, Jan. 10. “Just (…)
“Y’all love to argue about NDAs,” Wesley said in an Instagram video on Friday, Jan. 10. “But one day we had an open casket viewing for Stephen. We had a funeral and then we had a week and my mom asked for NDAs to be signed when we saw Steven’s body because God forbid someone go there and take a picture of Steven and put it on the internet or share it with someone else. That’s the type of thing NDAs are for. It’s not like you can never talk about Steven.
Wesley further praised Holker, 36, for the decision to ask family members and friends to sign an NDA before the service.
“NDAs are so important and if you don’t agree, that’s great,” she added. “I’m thankful for my mom making sure everyone signed an NDA, and she made that rule.”
Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Alison Holker
Michael Rowe/Getty ImagesAccording to Wesley, her mother ended up being “lenient” with the NDA request, which allegedly allowed the Chief’s relatives to I attend the funeral.
“She understands at the end of the day, it’s like it’s family,” Wesley said. “So you all want to disrespect her (while) she’s still kind, she’s still kind, she’s still forgiving, but you have to know that even when Stephen was alive, the people who attended our events had to sign an NDA. But now, just because my mom is handing me the paper, it’s different.
Alison Holker has spoken out amid backlash over her decision to share personal details about late husband Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss in her forthcoming memoir. On Tuesday, January 7, Holker, 36, gave a wide-ranging interview to People about This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, which deals with her life and Boss’s death (…)
She added: “The whole day should have been beautiful but instead it was less than that. We were going to say goodbye and instead, people shouted to each other and beat up my mom and it’s like it’s a day taken away from her. She can’t remember it as the day we all wanted it to be because his family did it differently.
Boss is survived by his parents, siblings, Holker and their children. In addition to Wesley, the two dancers share Maddox, 8, and Zaya, 5. (Wesley is Holker’s daughter from a previous relationship, claiming Friday that Boss never legally adopted her, though he “literally raised her” since she was small child.)
Holker recently wrote to her So far memoir about her life and marriage to Boss, which sparked online criticism that she publicly revealed Boss’ struggles with addiction and pulled out his personal diaries. Boss’s family members and other friends accused Holker of allegedly trying to profit from his death, but she denied the allegations and explained that she just wanted to further shine the spotlight on the prevalence and danger of substance abuse and mental health problems.
Wesley also slammed accusations that her mother was “money hungry” or seeking “more fame”.
“My mother is not like that. Trust me when I say my mom is good — she doesn’t need (the money),” Wesley said. “It’s just disappointing. … My mother made an effort (with his family). She’s been trying for as long as she can, but it’s kind of a tipping point where it’s like, this stops like, this is beyond, just like, trying to stay connected now, like you’re all burning bridges and it’s literally OK.
