Betty White Dead at 99: 2021 can go ‘eff’ itself

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Betty "White Out" Tour At The Los Angeles Zoo With The Lifeline Program
Betty White attends Betty "White Out" Tour at The Los Angeles Zoo with The Lifeline Program at Los Angeles Zoo on December 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

The legendary actress and comedian Betty White has died at the age of 99, according to TMZ.

TMZ reports Betty White passed away at her home Friday morning. She would have celebrated her 100th birthday in January.

The eight-time Emmy winner held the record for the longest TV career of any entertainer — making her debut in 1939 when the medium was just an experiment and going on to appear as an actress, host and in-demand guest well into her 90s.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ she passed at home Friday morning.

Betty White Visits Fuse's "No. 1 Countdown"
Betty White on Fuse’s “No. 1 Countdown” at fuse Studios on June 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

The eight-time Emmy winner held the record for the longest TV career of any entertainer — making her debut in 1939 when the medium was just an experiment and going on to appear as an actress, host and in-demand guest well into her 90s.

White was a television pioneer best known for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Golden Girls.

Betty had been gearing up to celebrate her centennial birthday on January 17 and, in her last interview before her death, said that she felt “so lucky to be in such good health”.

She said: “I’m so lucky to be in such good health and feel so good at this age. It’s amazing.”


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