Kenneth Cole, Ryan Reynolds & More Honor Betty White as She Passes Away Weeks Before 100th Birthday

Kenneth Cole, Brian Atwood, Ryan Reynolds, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon are among the designers and celebrities taking to social media on Friday to honor the life of legendary comedian Betty White. White died on Friday morning at her home just weeks before her 100th birthday, Variety reported. She was 99. White was known for her work on the hit television show “The Golden Girls,” hosting “SNL,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “The Proposal,” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” She was also the first woman to produce a television show and the first woman to receive an Emmy nomination. She has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards — her first in 1951 and most recently, 2011. The star was readying to her celebrate her centennial year with a movie special, “Betty White: 100 Years Young,” that is set to premiere on her birthday, Jan. 17, 2022, in theaters for one day only. The film includes a star-studded cast of friends including Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Robert Redford, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Leno, Carol Burnett, Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel, Valerie Bertinelli, James Corden, Wendie Malick and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Designer Kenneth Cole paid tribute to White on his Instagram Stories

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