Stephen “tWitch” Boss reportedly did not appear “visibly upset” when he checked into the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, Calif., on Monday, one day before he died by suicide.
Staff at the motel told TMZ on Wednesday that the “So You Think You Can Dance” alum did not seem to be in distress when he arrived with just a small bag.
The motel manager also told Radar on Wednesday that police confiscated the bag, which could possibly contain a suicide note.
Boss reportedly requested a room for just one night at the facility, which is located less than one mile from his home.
According to TMZ, the motel staff later found the “Magic Mike XXL” star dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the bathroom of his room on Tuesday.
Employees told the outlet that no one heard the gun go off.
TMZ also previously reported that Boss’ wife, Allison Holker, had run frantically to a local police station, claiming her husband left their home without his car, which was unusual.
It was then confirmed that the former “Ellen DeGeneres Show” staple died. He was 40.
Boss’ positive demeanor leading up to his death is not shocking given the optimistic outlook on life that he displayed to the world.
Aside from his uplifting dancing videos that he posted with his wife and kids on social media, the pro dancer once also spoke openly about how he overcomes life’s hardships.
“For me, it just helps to know that it keeps going — it does, no matter what — even if something seems very devastating like there’s some kind of force that’s going to keep going and it’s there for you to naturally access,” Boss said on a podcast in 2017.
He added, “Sometimes, I’m faced to make a choice that is the best possible choice I can make at that given moment. Now, will it be the perfect choice? No. Will it cause me to fall? Maybe, and if so, you’ve got to get back up really, really quick and pick up the lesson of whatever that is and then keep it moving because that’s kind of what life does.”
After her husband’s passing, Holker, 34, said in a statement how he “lit up every room he stepped into.”
“He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him,” she added.
Ellen DeGeneres also said in her tribute, “tWitch was pure love and light.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
