Lewis died on June 11 after living with stage IV breast cancer for years Ananda Lewis' friends Stephanie Elam and Sara Sidner shared an emotional tribute to the late MTV VJ on CNN Elam, who visited with Lewis the day before her death,

CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam joined her friend and fellow CNN correspondent Sara Sidner on air on Thursday (June 12) to discuss their late friend Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ who died on Wednesday (June 11).

Ananda Lewis was one of MTV’s best personalities in the late 1990s. After pursuing her own hosting career in the 2000s, she became an advocate for women’s health when she was

"Ananda could sit down and have a dope ass intelligent conversation with you where she could rock out, from Obama to Lil' Kim to whatever."

Broadcast journalist Ananda Lewis lost her life following a long battle with cancer. Although she is no more, her memory is certainly alive among the people she worked with, including former MTV VJ Bill Bellamy.

CNN’s Sara Sidner grew emotional on-air as she paid tribute to her close friend and former MTV hoat Ananda Lewis, who sadly died after a long battle with cancer

Former MTV VJ and Total Request Live host Ananda Lewis died at age 52 in June 2025 following a seven-year battle with breast cancer. Ananda's sister, Lakshmi Lewis, announced the sad news via Facebook,

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