FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ananda Lewis, a former MTV host and TV personality, is dead at 52. Her friend Lakshmi Emory shared the news in a June 11 Facebook post. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” Emory wrote, alongside a black-and-white photo of Lewis.

Ananda Lewis, a staple of MTV’s golden era, died this week after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 52. In the years leading up to her death, the beloved TV personality stirred controversy by opting for alternative treatments instead of a doctor-recommended double mastectomy — a decision she stood by until the end,

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