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Madonna: "I am so sorry to hear that this great legend has passed. I admired and respected her not only as an actress but for her amazing and inspiring work as an AIDS activist."
Debbie Reynolds: "She was the most glamorous and sexual star of our generation. No-one else could equal Elizabeth's beauty and sexuality. Women liked her and men adored her, and her love for her children is enduring. She was a symbol of stardom. Her legacy will last."
Barbara Streisand: "It wasn't just her beauty or her stardom. It was her humanitarianism. She put a face on HIV/AIDS. She was funny. She was generous. She made her life count."
Simon Cowell: "I was literally only a week ago talking to someone about who we would like to meet, and I said Elizabeth Taylor. Everyone who met her said she's an absolute star. They just don't make them like her anymore. She's everything I used to love about old Hollywood, the epitome of a star."
Barry Manilow: "She was the last great movie star and one of my closest friends. This is a sad day for me. What I'll always remember about Elizabeth was her laugh. She would walk in looking like a princess, and out of her mouth would come this cackling laugh that would crack all of us up."
Sir Elton John: "We have just lost a Hollywood giant. More importantly, we have lost an incredible human being."
George Michael: "Such a sad day, Elizabeth Taylor was the last of the Hollywood greats, and a fantastically charming woman. She also did a great deal in the last 25 years to help the world deal with the HIV epidemic. I am proud to have known her if only a little. She was also the only person I've ever met that had violet eyes. They were genuinely violet. So beautiful."
Sir Michael Caine: "So sad to hear about my beautiful friend Elizabeth Taylor. She was a great human being."
Whoopi Goldberg: "Today my friend Elizabeth Taylor passed away. Oddly, we all knew this day was coming but still her passing took my breath away. She was a funny, loud, joke tellin, diamond loving, fantastic woman. She played a big role in shaping my life as Whoopi Goldberg. It really is the end of an era."
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? director Mike Nichols: "The shock of Elizabeth was not only her beauty. It was her generosity. Her giant laugh. Her vitality, whether tackling a complex scene on film or where we would all have dinner until dawn. She is in our hearts."
Kylie Minogue: "RIP Dame Elizabeth Taylor.....Like a pure white diamond you'll shine on and on and on."
Liza Minnelli: "She was a true star. She not only had beauty and notoriety - Elizabeth Taylor had talent. As a friend she was always there for me. I'll miss her."
Jason Alexander: "I actually met Liz Taylor while I was butt-ass naked. Long story. She didn't even blink. Class act. And yes, gorgeous. Great life. RIP"
Larry King: "a great friend, a great star and one gutsy woman... She was so special. You won't see the likes of her again... If Elizabeth took on a battle, she took it on 100%. She was first major celeb in the AIDS battle and she made it her cause..."
Joan Rivers: "Sad to hear of Elizabeth Taylor's death. She was the 1st major celebrity to join me in the fight against AIDS when it wasn't a popular cause."
Barry Norman: "She was an extremely nice woman and wore her great fame very lightly. She certainly did not swagger about."
Steve Martin: "I met Elizabeth Taylor several times. She was witty and self-deprecating, which I found surprising and delightful. She loved to laugh."
Stephen Fry: "RIP Dame Elizabeth Taylor, surely the last of a breed..."
Russell Crowe: "RIP Elizabeth Taylor, Goddess."
