Betty White has died at 99 years old. Celebrities pay tribute to the beloved actress on social media.<\/b>
\nGetty\t Betty White. B etty White, the beloved \u201cGolden Girls\u201d actress, has died at 99 years old on December 31,2021. She was just days away from celebrating her 100th birthday. TMZ first reported the news, revealing she passed away \u201cjust before 9:30 AM\u201d on New Year\u2019s Eve of what is believed to be natural causes. Her agent and friend Jeff Witjas confirmed her passing to People. \u201cEven though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,\u201d he told the publication. \u201cI will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don\u2019t 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.\u201d White\u2019s decades-long career included stand-out roles on \u201cMama\u2019s Home,\u201d \u201cThe Mary Tyler Moore Show,\u201d \u201cHot in Cleveland,\u201d \u201cYoung & Hungry,\u201d \u201cThe Proposal\u201d and \u201cYou Again.\u201d Celebrities and her former co-stars have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late star. Ryan Reynolds: White\u2019s \u201cThe Proposal\u201d co-star paid tribute to her on Instagram. He wrote,\u201dThe world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We\u2019ll miss you, Betty.\u201d A post shared by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) Robert Iger: The Executive Chairman The Walt Disney Company paid tribute to White on Twitter, writing, \u201cRest in peace #bettywhite, our Golden Girl, our friend, and our neighbor. Your wit, your charm, your warmth and your smile will always be with us.\u201d Rest in peace #bettywhite, our Golden Girl, our friend, and our neighbor. Your wit, your charm, your warmth and your smile will always be with us. pic.twitter.com\/Kb7WGp2RDd Robert Iger (@RobertIger) December 31,2021 Aimee Carrero: White\u2019s \u201cYoung & Hungry\u201d co-star, Aimee Carrero, took to Twitter after her passing. She wrote, \u201cI worked with #BettyWhite on her 95th birthday. I thought you should know the very first words she ever said to me: \u2063 \u2018Nice wedding ring. When I was young, if you wanted to f*** a guy you had to marry him. So I was married 3 times.\u2019 \u2063 RIP Betty, you gave us everything.\u201d I worked with #BettyWhite on her 95th birthday. I thought you should know the very first words she ever said to me: \u2063 \u201cNice wedding ring. When I was young, if you wanted to fuck a guy you had to marry him. So I was married 3 times.\u201d\u2063 \u2063 RIP Betty, you gave us everything. pic.twitter.com\/UiEF8bhsGl \u2014 Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero) December 31,2021 Debbie Allen: Acclaimed choreographer, actress and dancer, Debbie Allen, celebrated the late White on Twitter. She tweeted, \u201c#BettyWhite we will celebrate your 100th birthday and the many decades of Joy you have given the world. Rest in Power.\u201d #BettyWhite we will celebrate your 100th birthday and the many decades of Joy you have given the world. Rest in Power. ????????\u2764\ufe0f???? pic.twitter.com\/3A4uMRoDP2 \u2014 Debbie Allen (@msdebbieallen) December 31,2021 Don Lemon: The CNN Anchor wrote on Twitter, \u201cRIP #BettyWhite. You will be dearly missed. Such an honor to have been able to sit down and speak with you\u2026. They don\u2019t make \u2018em like that anymore. #Legend.\u201d RIP #BettyWhite. ???????? You will be dearly missed. Such an honor to have been able to sit down and speak with you\u2026. They don\u2019t make \u2018em like that anymore. #Legend pic.twitter.com\/kEQhiPher3 \u2014 Don Lemon (@donlemon) December 31,2021 Alex Newell: The \u201cZoey\u2019s Extraordinary Playlist\u201d star Alex Newell tweeted, \u201cHunnie The Dame!!!!!! Thank you for being a friend!!! #BettyWhite.\u201d Hunnie The Dame!!!!!! Thank you for being a friend!!! #BettyWhite pic.twitter.com\/Oh719GvUnX \u2014 Alex Newell (@thealexnewell) December 31,2021 Nick Lachey: The 98 Degrees singer paid tribute to White on Twitter. He wrote, \u201cToday, the world lost a legend, an icon of our industry. It was my honor and pleasure to spend a few hours with Betty and learn from the best of the best. RIP to a national treasure. You will NEVER be forgotten. #bettywhite.\u201d Today, the world lost a legend, an icon of our industry. It was my honor and pleasure to spend a few hours with Betty and learn from the best of the best. RIP to a national treasure. You will NEVER be forgotten. #bettywhite pic.twitter.com\/FTimc3ByfC \u2014 Nick Lachey (@NickLachey) December 31,2021 Yvette Nicole Brown: \u201cCommunity\u201d actress Yvette Nicole Brown took to Twitter after White\u2019s death. \u201cI already hated and was destined to FOREVER hate 2021 because it took my mom,\u201d she tweeted. \u201cNow it\u2019s taken #BettyWhite on the last day of the freaking year?! Hate is not a strong enough word. Abhor doesn\u2019t even get it done. D***. Just D***!\u201d I already hated and was destined to FOREVER hate 2021 because it took my mom ????. Now it\u2019s taken #BettyWhite on the last day of the freaking year?! Hate is not a strong enough word. Abhor doesn\u2019t even get it done. Damn. Just DAMN! \u2014 yvette nicole brown (@YNB) December 31,2021 Kelli Martin: The \u201cE.R.\u201d star wrote on Twitter, \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to quantify the joy she brought to us all. She was the best of us. #BettyWhite will always be America\u2019s Sweetheart, and we will miss her dearly.\u201d It\u2019s impossible to quantify the joy she brought to us all. She was the best of us. #BettyWhite will always be America\u2019s Sweetheart, and we will miss her dearly. pic.twitter.com\/3iNK3XEiYi \u2014 Kellie Martin (@Kellie_Martin) December 31,2021 Wilson Cruz: Wilson Cruz of \u201cStar Trek: Discovery\u201d paid tribute to White on Twitter. He wrote, \u201c#BettyWhite. From Sue Anne Nivens to Rose Nylund and beyond you made life just a bit more bearable with your talent, humor and your generous heart and passion for animal rights and those in the margins. Thank you for being a friend. #RIP legend.\u201d #BettyWhite. From Sue Anne Nivens to Rose Nylund and beyond you made life just a bit more bearable with your talent, humor and your generous heart and passion for animal rights and those in the margins. Thank you for being a friend. #RIP legend. \u2014 Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) December 31,2021 Joe Biden: President Joe Biden paid tribute to the late actress, writing on the @POTUS Twitter account, \u201cBetty White brought a smile to the lips of generations of Americans. She\u2019s a cultural icon who will be sorely missed. Jill and I are thinking of her family and all those who loved her this New Year\u2019s Eve.\u201d Betty White brought a smile to the lips of generations of Americans. She\u2019s a cultural icon who will be sorely missed. Jill and I are thinking of her family and all those who loved her this New Year\u2019s Eve. \u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) December 31,2021 READ NEXT: New Year\u2019s Eve & Day 2021-2022 TV Schedule: What to Watch<\/p>\n