CNN anchor Sara Sidner and correspondent Stephanie Elam broke down on air while sharing the final message from MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who died Wednesday following a prolonged battle with breast cancer.

Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes is honoring his former colleague and friend Ananda Lewis. “Watching Ananda felt like checking in with your coolest, smartest friend,” Holmes, 54, shared with Us Weekly. “If you went on to know her in real life,

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,