Sara Sidner and Stephanie Elam both held back tears as they paid tribute to their late colleague and friend. CNN's Sara Sidner and Stephanie Elam are mourning the death of their friend Ananda Lewis. The two journalists paid tribute to the late MTV VJ,

Ananda Lewis, a former MTV host and TV personality, is dead at 52.

Lewis had been battling breast cancer in recent years, recently speaking with CNN about her treatment.