We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. Beloved TV personality Ananda Lewis has tragically died after battling breast cancer . Ananda, best known from being a popular host on MTV during the network's "veejay" era in the late 1990s, sadly passed away yesterday, Wednesday June 11.
Ananda's sister Lakshmi confirmed the sad news on Facebook in an emotional message. She wrote of Ananda, "She's free and in His heavenly arms [heart emojis]. Lord, rest her soul [prayer hands emoji].
" Lakshimi revealed that Ananda's son was graduating middle school the same day as the small screen star's passing, making today very bittersweet, TMZ reported. Ananda shared during an interview in 2024 that her breast cancer had reached Stage 4 after previously declining to undergo a mastectomy for treatment. Many are mourning Ananda's untimely death on social media, especially on X, formerly Twitter .
One wrote on the platform X: "Omg Rip to the beautiful #AnandaLewis her sister confirmed,the news. If you’re a 90s/early 2000s baby, then you definitely wanted to be her, at some point! The real “It girl”! She just had it!Phuck cancer! Sending love to every person that loved her. Get your rest beauty.
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