Stephen “tWitch” is the boss' The 2022 funeral reportedly sparked family tension over the use of nondisclosure agreements.
Two years after Boss died by suicide at the age of 40, several of his relatives and friends claimed to be a widow Allison Holkar They were allegedly forced to sign NDA documents to join the service.
“All of us Had to sign some weird NDA to attend his funeral – even his own mother who you've treated like garbage this whole time,” So You Think You Can Dance alum Courtney PlattWho competed with Holkar in season 4 before returning as an all-star in season 7, Instagram Earlier this week. “Let's just remember that if she didn't have a husband, you wouldn't have a husband either.”
Holkar's daughter Wesley, 16, responded to Platt's claim, insisting that There was more to the story and explains why the NDA was requested in the first place.
“Y'all love to argue about the NDA,” Wesley said in a Friday, Jan. 10, Instagram video. “But in one day, we found an open casket for Stephen. We had a funeral, and then we had a week, and my mom asked me to sign an NDA while I was looking at Stephen's body because God forbid someone went out there and took a picture of Stephen and put it on the internet or shared it with someone else, the kind of thing that NDAs are for. Either. It's not like you can never talk about Stephen.”
Wesley further praised Holkar, 36, for deciding to ask family members and friends to sign the NDA before the service.
“NDAs are very important, and if you disagree, that's great,” he added. “I'm thankful for my mom that everyone signed the NDA, and she kept that rule.”
According to Wesley, his mother was ultimately “lenient” with the NDA request that allegedly allowed the boss' loved ones. Attend the funeral.
“He realizes at the end of the day, like, this is a family,” Wesley said. “So you all want to disrespect him (even though) he's still nice, he's still kind, he's still forgiving, but you have to know, Stephen was still present at our events when he was alive, they had to sign NDAs. But now, it's different because my mother is giving the paper.”
She added, “That whole day was supposed to be beautiful, and instead, it was less than that. We were going to say our goodbyes, and instead, People were shouting at each other And beating my mom and, like, it's a day that's taken away from her. He can't remember the day we all wanted it to be because his family made it otherwise.
Bose is survived by his parents, siblings, Holkar and their children. In addition to Wesley, the two dancers share Maddox, 8, and Jaya, 5. (Wesley is Holker's daughter from a previous relationship, claiming Friday that the boss “literally raised” her but never legally adopted her since she was a toddler.)
Holkar recently wrote to him this far memoir about her life and marriage to the boss, which sparked criticism online that she openly Boss' addiction struggle revealed and quoted his personal diary entries. Bose's family members and other friends accused Holkar of trying to profit from his death, but he denied the claims and explained that He just wanted to shine one more spotlight About the prevalence and dangers of substance abuse and mental health problems.
Wesley also slammed accusations that his mother was “money hungry” or looking for “more fame”.
“My mother is not like that. Trust me when I say my mom is fine — she doesn't need (the money),” Wesley said. “It's just disappointing. … My mother did her best (with her family). He's tried as long as he can, but it's a turning point where it's like, it stops, it's out, just like, now trying to maintain a relationship is like you're burning bridges and it's literally okay.”