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Channing Tatum Pays Tearful Tribute to Stephen 'tWitch' Boss at Dance Hall of Fame

The Magic Mike XXL co-star recalled first seeing him on So You Think You Can Dance, citing a kinship rooted in their shared Alabama ties.

Overview

  • Tatum delivered the remembrance on December 3 in Los Angeles during the Dance Hall of Fame ceremony, marking three years since Boss’s death.
  • He praised Boss as “one of the most brilliant, bright” people who “loved so big” and said he had a “man crush.”
  • Tatum said Boss’s presence “filled up” every room, noting he inspired people to be better and accepted them as they were.
  • The pair worked together on 2015’s Magic Mike XXL after Tatum first became a fan of Boss’s dancing.
  • Boss died by suicide in December 2022 at age 40; he rose from early talent shows to SYTYCD and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and shared three children with wife Allison Holker.