On Dec. 13, beloved dancer, DJ and producer Stephen “tWitch” Boss passed away. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s coroner confirmed he died at 40 years old due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Tyler Perry, who has dealt with suicidal thoughts in the past, is now speaking out.

"I've only met him a couple of times, but he always full of life and seemed like such a light," Perry, 53, said in an Instagram video.

He also opened up about when he attempted suicide, "I didn't think it would get any better. I had endured so much pain, so much abuse, sexual abuse. It was all so hard to just move through I thought the only way to make this better, this pain to go away is by ending my life.”

He continued, "Had any of those attempts happened, I would have missed the best part of my life… My life now I'm the happiest I've ever been. Life is full of joy, love. Things I never thought I'd get to.”

Perry added, "If you are a person who is considering suicide, ending your life and you've already been through a lot of hell, please, please, please think about what the other side could be. It could be amazing. And you would miss the best part of it going through the darkness. Don't let the darkness stop you from getting to this incredible place of light.”

See the video below:

Boss is survived by wife, Allison Holker, 34, and his three children.

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The multi-talented star got his start in 2008 as a runner-up on So You Think You Can Dance. He also appeared in the Step Up movie and 2015’s Magic Mike XXL.

Boss began DJing on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show in 2014 and remained on the show until it wrapped earlier this year. In 2020, he was named an executive producer.

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