Lewis’s sister announced the news of the host’s death following a five-year battle with breast cancer on Facebook on Wednesday, June 11. She was 52 years old.

Ananda Lewis/screenshot *Ananda Lewis, a celebrated figure from the MTV era, has passed away at 52, as announced by her sister Lakshmi on Facebook Wednesday, June 11. As PEOPLE reports, the post ...

Ananda hoped to live until her son’s middle school graduation day. Her sister, Lakshmi Lewis, confirmed to Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, June 12, that “she did exactly that.” ...

Lewis’s sister, Lakshmi Emory, confirmed the news on her Facebook page, posting a black-and-white photo of Lewis with the caption, “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms.

Ananda Lewis was not only a powerful voice in the media industry, but she was also a very dedicated mother to her son, Langston. The trailblazing former MTV and BET host spent her final years ...

Lewis, who was known for her role as an MTV VJ and host of "Teen Summit," was battling Stage 4 breast cancer. "She's free, and in His heavenly arms," Emory wrote on Facebook. "Lord, rest her soul." ...

MTV personality Ananda Lewis, who hosted shows including the popular Total Request Live in the late ʼ90s, before going on to host her own daytime talk show, and then to speak openly about her ...

She was 52. Her sister, Lakshmi Emory, confirmed Lewis' death in a Facebook post Wednesday. Lewis had been battling breast cancer. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” Emory wrote.

Ananda Lewis, whose prominence as an MTV host made her a television star of the 1990s, died after years of living with breast cancer, her family said in a social media post Wednesday. She was 52.

Ananda's sister, Lakshmi Lewis, announced the sad news via Facebook, writing, "She's free, and in His Heavenly arms." Ananda went public with her stage III breast cancer battle in 2020 and […] ...