'WE'LL MISS YOU'
Betty White mourned by friends Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock & more as stars pay tribute after her death at 99
TRIBUTES for Betty White from friends like Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock started pouring in on social media after it was revealed the iconic actress had died on Friday morning.
The Golden Girls star passed away at age 99 and was just a few weeks away from her milestone 100th birthday.
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Sources told that Betty passed away at her home on the morning of New Year's Eve.
After the sad news started making the rounds, celebrities started mourning the loss of the beloved star online.
Ryan, who starred with Betty in the 2009 rom-com The Proposal and had remained good friends with her in the years since, penned an emotional note on Twitter.
The Deadpool actor wrote: “The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation.
“She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret.”
Her other The Proposal costar, Sandra Bullock, also reflected on the devastating loss.
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"I don't drink vodka… but I will tonight, on ice, with a slice of lemon with a hot dog on the other side and just be okay being sad."
"I'll have to buy some rose-colored glasses because Betty was that for all of us," the Oscar winner said in a statement after Betty passed.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, who worked with Betty on the 2011 movie The Lost Valentine and on the show Hot in Cleveland, posted an emotional video tribute.
Sniffling, the actress began: “Hey, everybody, so, when I was a kid, I watched Golden Girls with my grandmother, and I fell in love with Betty White.
“And then I got to work with her, and I fell in love with her for real.”
Jennifer broke down in tears as she continued: “I had the greatest honor and pleasure of being really close with her and calling her a really, really good friend. One of my best friends.”
The grieving star added: “She was everything you wanted her to be and more. So, please honor her by laughing and by drinking vodka, because she loved vodka, and playing scrabble.
“…Miss Betty White, you are now my angel. And I love you always.”
'MY ANGEL'
She captioned the post: “Heartbroken. My angel. My idol. My friend. I miss you already.”
Hot in Cleveland's Valerie Bertinelli tweeted out: "Rest in peace, sweet Betty. My God, how bright heaven must be right now."
In 2017, Betty made a guest appearance on a couple of episodes of Young & Hungry, and star Aimee Carrero shared a funny moment from her experience working with the legend.
“I worked with #BettyWhite on her 95th birthday,” she tweeted on Friday. “I thought you should know the very first words she ever said to me.”
According to the 33-year-old, Betty said to her: “Nice wedding ring. When I was young, if you wanted to f**k a guy you had to marry him. So I was married 3 times.”
Aimee added at the end of her tribute message: “RIP Betty, you gave us everything.”
Andy Cohen, who is hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper on Friday night, promised: “Tonight we will raise MANY glasses to the WONDERFUL legacy of Betty White!!!”
As for Reese Witherspoon, she tweeted, alongside a photo of the late actress: “So sad to hear about Betty White passing. I loved watching her characters that brought so much joy.
“Thank you, Betty, for making us all laugh!”
'QUEEN OF MULTI-CAM'
Meanwhile, Will & Grace star Debra Messing tweeted: “Betty White. Oh noooooooo. I grew up watching and being delighted by her.
“She was playful and daring and smart. We all knew this day would come but it doesn’t take away the feeling of loss.
“A national treasure, indeed. Fly with the Angels.”
A sitcom star like Betty was, actress Beth Behrs wrote: “Gutted. It was a bucket list dream of mine, as a comedian to work with her.
“The queen of multi-cam.... all cams really. RIP to the greatest.”
Director Paul Feig wrote: “Man, 2021, you just couldn’t slip out without one more punch in the face, could you?
“So sad to hear comedy legend Betty White has passed. It’s hard to imagine a world without her. It’ll be a much less funny place, that’s for sure. RIP Genius Betty.”
BETTY'S FINAL TWEET
The beloved star's mentioned how excited she was about her 100th birthday in January.
The tweet read: "My 100th birthday… I cannot believe it is coming up, and People Magazine is celebrating with me!"
She was set to turn the big 100 on January 17.
"Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever," her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas told in a statement on Friday.
";I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much."
But Betty didn't "ever fear passing," according to Jeff, because she wanted to be reunited with her late husband, Allen Ludden.
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"She believed she would be with him again.," Betty's agent said.
She and Allen wed in 1963, but he passed away in 1981 from cancer.
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Betty White mourned by Jennifer Love Hewitt as Hollywood pays tribute after her death at 99
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