MTV's Ananda Lewis Dies
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Tributes pour in for Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ and host of BET's 'Teen Summit.' She leaves behind a legacy of empowerment and advocacy.
CNN anchor Sara Sidner and CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam tearfully mourned the death of their close friend, former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis.
Ananda Lewis, the beloved and trailblazing former Teen Summit and TRL host, died on June 11, 2025, after a brave battle with metastatic breast cancer, and BOSSIP is paying homage to the original It Girl.
Ananda Lewis, an MTV VJ and talk show host, has died. She was 52. Lewis’ sister Lakshmi took to social media to share news of her death on Wednesday, June 11. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” she said in a Facebook post. “Lord, rest her soul.”