Betty White’s agent affirmed Monday the legendary actress died peacefully at the age of 99 on New Year’s Eve.
Jeff Witjas, the actress’s agent and friend, shut down rumors circulating across social media about White dying as a result of having just received a COVID-19 vaccine booster.
“That’s just not true — 100% not true,” Witjas told the New York Daily News.
Witjas discredited all claims that the Golden Girls star had said on Dec. 28, “Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today.” That idea was spread around social media.
White’s agent added that he did not know her vaccination status.
“But I do know for a fact that a booster was not involved at all in Betty’s passing,” Witjas said. “That seems to be the story out there, and it’s just not true. Betty passed due to natural causes.”
Witjas noted that White’s death should not be politicized.
“People can do what they want to do. But they shouldn’t hang it on Betty for any reason. It’s just not right. It’s not her legacy,” Witjas said. “She was never a political person when she lived. I would certainly hate to see her become politicized in passing.”
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White, who died on Friday, was just a couple of weeks shy of her 100th birthday that would have been on Jan. 17. She was known for not taking life too seriously and living in the moment.
