Mom of Stephen 'tWitch' Boss Slams Allison Holker's 'Hurtful Claims'

Following Allison Holker's insistence that her late husband wanted his story told, Stephen “tWitch” Boss' mother responded with a statement of her own.

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Boss' mother, Connie Boss Alexander, took to Instagram on Thursday, December 9, to post her statement in response to the “untruths” circulating about her late son. She alluded to Holker's claims that Twitch had a drug problem before his death, calling the claims “misleading and hurtful.”

“Our family is absolutely appalled by the misleading and hurtful claims made about my son, Stephen Boss,” the lengthy statement begins. “The recent posts spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed all bounds of decency. As a mother, I will not let these accusations go unanswered. We will not stand idly by while his name and legacy are tarnished. He doesn't deserve this, and kids don't deserve this.

She continued: “For the past two years, I have remained silent and out of the public eye to protect my family. My main goal has been to heal and try to stay connected with my grandchildren.

Boss Alexander goes on to explain why she decided to speak out now, insisting that she and the rest of the Twitch family will do everything in their power to protect her legacy while others try to tarnish it.

“Our family will ensure that his name and memory are protected, and we are committed to defending his honor,” the statement concluded.

Although Boss' mother didn't explicitly say what she wanted to protect her son from, she was likely referring to recent comments made by her son's widow, Allison Holker. She revealed in a recent PEOPLE interview that she found a “cornucopia” of drugs after Boss' death.

“That was a really triggering moment for me because there were a lot of things that I discovered in our closet that I didn't know existed,” Holker said of the discovery. “It was very alarming for me to learn that there was so much going on that I had no idea about.”

After facing backlash for going public with her late husband's private affairs, Holker responded with a statement on his Instagram Story, insisting he wished she had come forward.

“To Stephen's fans, our family and friends, I want to be clear that my sole intention in writing this book is to share my own story and part of my life with Stephen to help others” , she wrote in response to all the negative reactions. “Just like you, I never really knew what happened, and as much as I try to put the pieces together, I'll never really know.”