Allison Holker’s daughter, Weslie, has risen to her defense amid the backlash she is getting for revealing Stephen “tWitch” Boss’s sexual abuse and addiction. She disclosed her late husband’s mental health struggles in an interview. Holker also promised to reveal more details in a memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, which will be released on February 4.
However, the mom of three has come under heavy criticism since she divulged intimate and painful secrets about tWitch. His family has also vowed to fight against Holker’s claims and defend his honor.
Allison Holker’s Daughter Defends Her
Allison Holker’s daughter, Weslie, has decided to speak up for her mom after a week of serious backlash against her. The 16-year-old posted a now-deleted video on her Instagram page to address the criticisms against her mom. Onsite obtained the clip before it was deleted, and in it, the teenager said:
“My stepdad’s been gone for two years and I’m still getting hate comments. It’s just complicated and for no reason. It’s not just a social media gig; this is literally my life.”
She said she was “sick” of the “hate comments” and seeing her mom “get hate for literally losing the person that she loves.” Weslie tried to appeal to people’s sensibilities concerning her siblings. She said of her brother and sister, Maddox, 8, and Zaia, 5:
“This is their dad — this is who they’re gonna grow up, and they’re gonna see all this on social media that’s so hurtful.” She revealed that tWitch raised her since she was one and was the person she went to about “everything. He’s the person that I would cry to.”
Allison Holker’s Daughter Feels Disrespected By tWitch’s Family
Allison Holker’s daughter disclosed that she broke her silence over the backlash her mom got because she felt she could. Weslie acknowledged that people thought she didn’t have the right to do so since she was not tWitch’s biological daughter. However, she said:
“He never made me feel like anything besides his daughter, and I think that speaks to who he was.”
She confessed that her relationship with them was now complicated following their response to Holker’s interview as they made her uncomfortable.
Weslie said she “[Spoke] to Stephen’s mom weekly at some point.” She also explained she only saw tWitch’s family “once or twice a year” while he was alive because they lived in different states. Weslie stated her mom tried to make an effort to include the kids in their lives, but she now feels “disrespected” by them and doesn’t want to communicate with them anymore.
“They’ve gone on social media saying that ‘Blood’s thicker than water,’ and that’s a direct [hit to] me and my mom,” she stated, adding that it was “hurtful.”
Allison Holker’s Daughter Explains NDA
Allison Holker’s daughter also explained why Holker made tWitch’s family sign an NDA at his funeral. She said it was to prevent people from taking and sharing pictures of the late choreographer’s body. The teenager opined:
“That’s the type of thing that NDAs are for. It’s not so you can never talk about Stephen. I’m fed up because NDAs are so important, and if you guys don’t agree, that’s cool. I’m grateful for my mom making sure that everybody signed NDAs, and she put up that rule.”
Weslie revealed that tWitch also made people sign NDAs for his events, so she didn’t understand why people criticized her mom for doing the same.
“Just because it’s my mom handing the paper, it’s different and it’s just annoying. Like, for that whole day was supposed to be beautiful, and instead, it was less than that. We were gonna say our goodbyes, and instead, people were yelling at each other and bashing my mom and, like, that’s a day that’s taken away from her,” she said.
Allison Holker’s daughter Weslie is courageous for trying to stand up for her mom. However, there are always two sides to a story; people usually believe whatever they decide based on bias. Hopefully, most people will remember she is just a kid and not pile on her.
#Clique, what do you think about Weslie standing up for her mom? Let us know in the comments.
