The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation confirmed the South African civil rights icon's death, noting the Nobel Peace Prize winner passed away in Cape Town. The human rights activist and anti-apartheid hero died on Dec. 'My God, how bright heaven must be right now.' 'Rest in peace, sweet Betty,' Bertinelli wrote. White's Hot in Cleveland costar Valerie Bertinelli also shared her condolences on social media. 'Sending love to her family, friends and all of us.' 'I'm grateful for every second I got to spend with Betty White,' DeGeneres wrote on Twitter. We'll miss you, Betty.'įellow comedian Ellen DeGeneres called White's life 'exceptional.'
She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. 'The world looks different now,' wrote Ryan Reynolds, who had fostered a loving relationship with White over the years. She believed she would be with him again.'įollowing the news of her death, Hollywood's biggest stars shared tributes to the beloved actress. I don't think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. 'I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. 'Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,' her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas told PEOPLE in a statement. 31, just two weeks before she would have celebrated her 100th birthday.
