We actually kind of thought she would live forever. She’s just always been around, you know?
But TMZ is reporting that acting legend and bona fide American sweetheart Betty White has died, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
Betty White has died at age 99. https://t.co/vbkrBwyj9U
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 31, 2021
This one hurts.
Oh, no… https://t.co/57xVV15fui
— Eric H. (@ericinva) December 31, 2021
It really hurts.
My 100th birthday… I cannot believe it is coming up, and People Magazine is celebrating with me! The new issue of @people is available on newsstands nationwide tomorrow. https://t.co/kTQnsbMDGK
— Betty White (@BettyMWhite) December 28, 2021
Sigh.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
RIP Queen
Betty White Dead at 99 https://t.co/31JQpWuWib via @TMZ
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) December 31, 2021
Dang it, 2021.
2021 with the shot at the buzzer https://t.co/eMPUP5vBxJ
— Astead (@AsteadWesley) December 31, 2021
2021 just couldn’t go out quietly. Dammit. DAMMIT. BETTY WHITE. Screw you you garbage year. https://t.co/U1RLlApz3S
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) December 31, 2021
We’re sending prayers and thoughts of comfort to her loved ones.
She was a hell of a lady.
We're all day to day, especially at that age. A great life & career. Mary Tyler Moore Show. Golden Girls. Had her own talk show in the early 1950s. RIP. https://t.co/YnHkxRplR4
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 31, 2021
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
RIP, dear Betty, and thanks for a lifetime of great memories. https://t.co/F8vARKJgC6
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) December 31, 2021
May she rest in peace.
She was an incredible lady. Rest well, and say hello to the rest of the Golden Girls for me. ||
Betty White Dead at 99 https://t.co/AVu72J7zp6 via @TMZ
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) December 31, 2021
Legend. We are less funny and kind today. https://t.co/fcrD7A3ybW
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) December 31, 2021
One thing unites both sides: Betty White was a national treasure. RIP to a real legend. pic.twitter.com/QHnFbc7KeP
— Michelle ⚾️ (@MichelleInCAL) December 31, 2021
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Update:
Betty White’s agent Jeff Witjas has confirmed her death:
Betty White’s agent confirms her passing to PEOPLE https://t.co/41JCoshQS1
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) December 31, 2021
“Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas tells PEOPLE in a statement on Friday. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don’t think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again.”
White was gearing up to celebrate her 100th birthday on Jan. 17. Ahead of her centennial year, in January, White opened up to PEOPLE about how she was feeling about turning 100 years old.
“I’m so lucky to be in such good health and feel so good at this age,” said the veteran actress. “It’s amazing.”
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