Ananda Lewis
Former MTV VJ
Dead At 52
Published June 11, 2025 3:37 PM PDT
Ananda Lewis, a popular host from the MTV “veejay” era in the late ’90s … died on Wednesday after a lengthy breast cancer battle.
The news was broken by her sister Lakshmi on Facebook, who celebrated the end of Ananda’s suffering in an emotional post.
Lakshmi tells TMZ Hip Hop that she died at 11:35am today in hospice in L.A. at home from stage 4 breast cancer.
Lakshmi says Ananda braved the diagnosis for 6 years and even tried out some conventional/some unconventional treatments … choosing her own path.
She’s expecting lots of celebs wanting to speak on how Ananda influenced their careers and handled her interviews so well with them at her memorial, which will be in a few weeks.
Lakshmi also tells us Ananda’s son is currently graduating middle school as we speak … a terribly bittersweet day.
In October 2024, Ananda revealed in an interview that her breast cancer had escalated to Stage 4, after she previously declined to get a mastectomy for treatment.
Ananda hosted red-hot MTV programs such as “TRL” and “Spring Break” before going on to host her self-titled syndicated talk show on daytime television.
She continued to be a news correspondent for various broadcast networks and became a spokesperson for the Humane Society.
Ananda was 52.
RIP
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