Lewis was hired by MTV in 1997 as one of their video jockeys, and she would go on to host the shows Total Request Live and Hot Zone. In 2001 she started her own talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show ...

Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ, has died after a battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was 52. Lewis’ sister, Lakshmi, shared the news of her death on Facebook, writing, “She’s free, and in ...

Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ who connected a generation of music fans to their favorite celebrities in the network’s heyday, has died. She was 52.

Ananda Lewis, a prominent MTV VJ from the ’90s and early 2000s, has died. Lewis’s sister Lakshmi Emory posted the news to Facebook that she had lost her years-long battle with breast cancer.

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.” ...

Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. She became known in the '90s as a BET host and MTV VJ before launching her own TV talk show. In 2020, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Ananda Lewis, former MTV video jockey and television show host, has died at 52 after a years-long battle with breast cancer. Lewis rose to fame on BET’s “Teen Summit” and hosted “The ...

Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis dies at 52: ‘She’s free’ by: Jordan Unger Posted: Jun 11, 2025 / 08:50 PM EDT Updated: Jun 12, 2025 / 08:50 AM EDT ...

Ananda Lewis passed away at 51 after a years-long battle with breast cancer that spread to her spine and hips by late 2023.

Wayne Lewis, the dapper vocalist and keyboardist who was a founder of the group Atlantic Starr, a fixture of the 1980s rhythm and blues scene, died on June 5 in Queens. He was 68.

Ananda Lewis and Harry Smith welcomed their son, Langston, in 2011. Harry also has an older daughter, Sydney, born on August 18, 1999, from a previous marriage to Melissa Montoya.

Late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis revealed why she didn't get a double mastectomy after her cancer diagnosis, prior to her death in June 2025 ...