Allison Holker’s daughter, Weslie Fowler, is speaking out against online criticism aimed at her mom following Holker’s recent revelations about her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
Weslie, 16, took to Instagram on Friday, January 10 to address the negative comments and set the record straight about his stepfather, who tragically passed away in 2022.
“It’s been two years since my stepdad passed away, and I’m still getting hateful comments,” Wesley said. It’s just complicated and there’s no reason for it. It’s not just a social media gig. “This is literally my life.”
Weslie revealed that Boss never legally adopted her, but emphasized that he had fostered her since she was one year old.
“I know my relationship with Stephen may seem complicated, but this man has raised me my whole life, since I was one year old,” Wesley explained. “I have a biological dad (and) I have a relationship with him, but Stephen is the one who raised me. He literally raised me… It was heartbreaking to see so many new stories. “It’s so much more complicated, I don’t know how to explain it.”
Weslie’s comments came in response to the backlash surrounding Holker’s People interview promoting her new memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light.
In the interview, Holker opened up about discovering hidden drugs in Twitch’s belongings after his death, calling it an “amazing” moment. Some critics have accused her of tarnishing her husband’s legacy by labeling him a drug addict, an accusation Wesley flatly denies.
“My mom never said Stephen was an addict,” Wesley said in the video. “Two years after someone commits suicide, you can sit here and question every interaction you’ve had and everything they’ve done. I’m sure my mom did that too. Maybe I should have paid more attention. no see.”
Weslie also explained why Holker requested a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) at Twitch’s funeral.
“My mom asked me to sign an NDA when we would see Stephen’s body. Because God forbid someone goes and takes a picture and posts it on the internet or shares it with others,” she said. “This is what the NDA is for. It’s not that you can never talk about Stephen, that you can’t talk about grieving for him, that you can’t post about it. That’s not all.”
Despite the criticism, Holker stands by her decision to share her story, saying she wants to “help people feel safe in reaching out for help and support.”
Allison shares children Weslie, 16, Maddox, 8, and Zaia, 5, with the late Stephen “Twitch” Boss.
