Alison HolkerHis revelations about her late husband Stephen tWitch Boss in a recent interview have angered members of his family, including his cousin Dariel, who has taken to social media to express her displeasure.
Dariel isn't the only one who has called out Holker for her interview, as Candice Dillard of The Real Housewives of Potomac also slammed her.
During the interview, Holker revealed that tWitch struggled with drug addiction and was hiding some painful secrets from her.
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Dariel claims Alison Holker is not cleaning up her family
Yeah, idgaf about the NDA.
This crazy woman made me and his family, including sign an NDA to even attend the funeral. She tries to ruin his legacy and refuses to let the Boss family see the children.
Just to use and LIE to your cousin. Hell no. https://t.co/lfTE4xWxgM
— BIG ELLE 🍒 (@wthDARIELLE) January 7, 2025
Holker's interview with PEOPLE magazine causing great tension between her and her late husband's family.
After the tWitch interview, Cousin Dariel took to X to share her thoughts under the outlet's post. In one of her posts, she said she was tired of being silent and accused Holker of mistreating the Witch's family.
Dariel wrote“I'm so sick of keeping my mouth shut bro. You made our family so dirty.”
In another entryDariel claimed that Holker made her and Ragana's family sign an NDA to attend his funeral and wouldn't allow them to see their children.
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She wrote: “Yes idgaf about the NDA. This crazy woman made me and his family sign an NDA to even attend the funeral. She has tried to ruin his legacy and refuses to let the Boss family see the kids. Just to take advantage. and LIES to my cousin.
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'RHOP' Alum Candy Dillard Is Not Happy With Alison Holker
In a similar way, the TV personality reacted to the interview by punching the Witch's widow.
Dillard's wrote“I won't even say it. But this white woman does everything except her black children and her black husband's legacy. She could have kept that in her therapist's office. SMH.”
When a fan suggested that Holker intended to raise awareness about mental illness and drug abuse, Dillard answered“She (Holker) could have just taken this story to Essence or Ebony, where she would have taken care to share such a tragically intimate story about the plight of blacks against themselves.”
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Alison Holker shares a devastating discovery
Holker revealed that while cleaning out her closet and choosing his funeral attire, she discovered a “cornucopia of drugs and other substances” hidden in her dead husband's shoe boxes.
She said: “It was a really upsetting moment for me because I found a lot of things in our closet that I didn't know existed. It was really upsetting to find out there was so much going on that I had no idea. (about).”
While the discovery scared Holker, it helped her realize that tWitch “went through so much and he hid so much, and there must have been a lot of shame in that.”
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Holker says the witch has dealt with so much hidden pain
Holker said she has been poring over tWitch's journals since his death to find clarity and closure. In doing so, she found out that he hid painful secrets from her.
According to her, tWitch handled so much within herself and tried self-medication to deal with his feelings because he didn't want to share the burden with anyone out of love for everyone.
She also revealed that he mentioned being sexually abused by a male figure as a child and “didn't want other people to take on his pain”.
Holker said, “Reading Steven's journals and even going back to the books he had read and the things he highlighted and presented really gave me a better perspective on where he was in life and what things he was struggling with. him to feel great empathy and sadness for all the pain he was holding.”
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Holker hopes that sharing the witch's struggles will help others
Holker, who has three children with the deceased witch, is to release her memoir, This Far, in which she opened up about her healing journey after her husband's death. The book will be released on February 4.
The mother-of-three explained: “It was really hard to put all the pieces together. In some of the discussions, even with friends and the things that have been said, reading his diaries… you realize that he went through a lot as a child and never faced it.”
Holker also hoped that someone struggling in silence would be saved as she shared the Witch's struggles.
She said: “It's hard to imagine that he's never opened up to anyone and wanted to face it, deal with the other side. I really hope that people who are dealing with the same thing will help you come out of the shadows and (know) you everything will be fine.”