Ananda Lewis
Former MTV VJ
Useless At 52
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Ananda Lewis, a well-liked host from the MTV “veejay” period within the late ’90s … died on Wednesday after a prolonged breast most cancers battle.
The information was damaged by her sister Lakshmi on Fb, who celebrated the top of Ananda’s struggling in an emotional submit.
Lakshmi tells TMZ Hip Hop … Ananda died from stage 4 breast most cancers at 11:35 AM on Wednesday whereas in hospice at her Los Angeles residence.
Lakshmi inform us she braved the analysis for six years and even tried out some standard/some unconventional remedies … selecting her personal path.
We’re informed her household has heard from numerous celebs already who need to converse on how Ananda influenced their careers and dealt with her interviews so effectively with them at her memorial, which shall be in a couple of weeks.
Lakshmi tells us Ananda’s 14-year-old son graduated center faculty right now … a very bittersweet day.
In October 2024, Ananda revealed in an interview that her breast most cancers had escalated to Stage 4, after she beforehand declined to get a mastectomy for therapy.
Ananda hosted red-hot MTV applications equivalent to “TRL” and “Spring Break” earlier than occurring to host her self-titled syndicated discuss present on daytime tv.
She continued to be a information correspondent for numerous broadcast networks and have become a spokesperson for the Humane Society.
Ananda was 52.
RIP
