Eerie footage has emerged of the executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show urging staff to "reach out" and not "keep in the pain" as he stands in front of Stephen 'tWitch' Boss.
On December 14, news broke that the 40-year-old dancer - known for his role on The Ellen Show - had died by suicide, with his wife Allison Holker paying tribute to her husband of nine years in an emotional statement via People.
Speaking to the outlet just days after the couple celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary, the 34-year-old wrote: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us."
Now, a haunting video has resurfaced of producer Andy Lassner on the daytime show standing in front of the DJ and telling the show's crew at the wrap party in spring: "Don’t keep in the pain."
Watch the video below:The clip was posted to Instagram on Wednesday (December 14) by Johanna Fuentes, a former senior communications executive at Warner Bros.
Boss can be seen standing behind Lassner and fellow producer Mary Connelly, as Lassner expresses his feelings with the team about the show ending and the emotional toll that it has taken on everyone.
"This is a life change. And we're all going through it," Lassner told staff with a microphone in one hand and a drink in the other. "It's okay to be sad and to reach out to each other because nobody knows this exact experience other than the people who worked here, the people who represent Ellen, and the people at Warner Bros. who take good care of her.
"We have all been through this - and we went through it. And we went through it together," the producer continued in the compelling speech.
With an evidently melancholic mood in the room, Lassner then concluded: "You guys should be proud that you've stuck it out, you went through it. You got to see what we've done for 19 years. But keep each other close. Don't keep in the pain. Talk to someone."
In the caption accompanying the clip, Fuentes said that she has "been rooting for tWitch through every chapter, from when I first saw him audition on SYTYCD [So You Think You Can Dance] and every moment in between, including our work at WB [Warner Bros.] and Ellen."
She also wrote that she was "devastated" by tWitch's sudden passing and honored him as "an immense talent who brought joy to every room he walked into".
TMZ reported that Holker ran into an LAPD station on December 13 amid concerns for her husband's welfare after Boss stopped answering her calls.
She altered the police after finding that her husband had left home without his car - which was out of character for him - and told them about his "strange" behavior before the tragic call came through.
Boss was found dead in a hotel room near where he lived with his family in Encino, California, and the establishment has revealed it will temporarily suspend renting out rooms in the wake of his death.
The hotel's manager told Us Weekly that no guests will be allowed to stay "for the next week."
An employee who was working there the night of his death also disclosed that "everything was normal, nothing was weird." However, when Boss failed to check out of his room the next day, the staff went to check on him and discovered his body.
Initial reports suggested that the professional dancer had taken his own life - which was later officially confirmed by the coroner, per People.
In a statement obtained by the publication, county officials confirmed that Boss died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at a motel in the Encino area of Los Angeles.
Boss started DJing on the 64-year-old's talk show in 2014 and was made an executive producer on the show in 2020 - remaining there until the show's cancellation in 2022.
He first found fame in 2008 on So You Think You Can Dance, before appearing in several shows and films, including starring as Jason in Step Up, and later Magic Mike XXL.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Weslie, 14, Maddox, six, and Zaia, three.
Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out for help and contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.