For anyone who grew up on after-school MTV, Ananda Lewis was the VJ with the easy laugh and serious interviewing chops. She jumped from BET’s Teen Summit to hosting Total Request Live, Hot Zone, and, ...

The entertainment and television world was saddened by the death of TV host and MTV VJ Ananda Lewis on June 11, 2025, who had been battling breast cancer for years.

Ananda Lewis had one dying wish before her heartbreaking passing. Lakshmi Emory, Lewis’ sister, said that the former MTV video jockey hoped to live long enough to make it to her 14-year-old son ...

Ananda Lewis, who rose to fame as an MTV VJ and hosted shows like "Total Request Live" before launching her own talk show, ...

Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern ...

Lewis' family did not share a cause of death, but the TV personality had been candid about her breast cancer diagnosis and ...

Ananda Lewis’ sister, Lakshmi Emory, revealed the former MTV host fulfilled her final wish before she died on June 11 ...

Lewis first rose to fame when she joined MTV in 1997, hosting shows like “TRL” and “Hot Zone.” She also appeared on MTV News, ...

Famed MTV and BET journalist Ananda Lewis’ family are grateful for the outpouring of support. Lewis died after a battle with breast cancer at the age of 52. Her sister, Lakshmi Emory, announced her ...

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV and BET host who became a beloved television personality in the 1990s with her warmth and ...

Lewis's sister Lakshmi Emory posted the news to Facebook that she had lost her years-long battle with breast cancer. She was ...

She rose to fame on “Hot Zone” and other shows before being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. She said last year that her ...