Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead: Hillary Clinton, Sophia Bush and More Stars React

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead: Hillary Clinton, Sophia Bush and More Stars React

Honoring Her Honor. Tributes poured in from stars after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18, at age 87. The Supreme Court confirmed that the judge died at her home in Washington after complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. “Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. “We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice.” Ginsburg was hospitalized for a potential infection in July. “She underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean out a bile duct stent that was placed last August,” spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg told CNN in a statement at the time. The Brooklyn native previously suffered from acute cholecystitis, a benign gallbladder condition which she received treatment for in May. She was hospitalized in November 2018 after fracturing three ribs in a fall. She underwent surgery to remove two cancerous nodules the following month. [jwplayer 5lG74J56] Ginsburg fought cancer four times, most recently in August 2019. She announced in January that she was cancer-free. The judge became an icon for women’s rights as she served on the Supreme Court, to which she was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. She was only the second female justice after Sandra Day O’Connor. Before serving on the country’s highest court, she studied at Cornell, graduated from Columbia Law School and became the first female tenured professor at Columbia. Ginsburg made her mark on pop culture in recent years. Not only did Kate McKinnon spoof her on Saturday Night Live, but she was also the subject of the 2018 documentary RBG and the 2018 biopic On the Basis of Sex. Felicity Jones portrayed her in the movie and confessed she was “insanely nervous” to meet her. “I felt like I wanted to curtsy,” the actress, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly in January 2019. “Ruth was incredibly welcoming. We went to her office first and it felt like a very warm environment — covered in photographs of friends and family and all sorts of mementos that had been sent to her by her fans.” Scroll down to see tributes to Ginsburg. [podcast_block]

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Hillary Clinton

“Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me,” the former Secretary of State tweeted. “There will never be another like her. Thank you RBG.”

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Kate McKinnon

"For so many of us, Justice Ginsburg was a real-life superhero: a beacon of hope, a warrior for justice, a robed crusader who saved the day time and again," she wrote in a statement via Deadline. "Playing her on SNL was a profound joy because I could always feel the overwhelming love and gratitude that the audience had for her. It was one of the great honors of my life to meet Justice Ginsburg, to shake her hand and to thank her for her lifetime of service to this country."

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Sophia Bush

The actress did not hold back on her raw reaction. “Truly and utterly gutted. And grateful. And in awe. And just so devastated,” she wrote on Twitter. “An icon and a hero. #RBG.”

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Jennifer Lopez

"I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg," the "On the Floor" singer tweeted. "She was a true champion of gender equality and was a strong woman for me and all the little girls of the world to look up to."

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Mariah Carey

"Thank you for a lifetime of service," the "Hero" singer wrote via her Instagram Story. "Thank you for changing history. We will never let it be undone. RIP RBG."

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Katy Perry

"#RIPRBG," the "Teenage Dream" singer tweeted along with a broken heart emoji.

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Mandy Moore

"A trailblazer in every way," the This Is Us star wrote via Instagram. "We will honor your life and legacy by voting to protect all you stood for. Thank you endlessly for fighting for justice and equality until the very end. #rbg."

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Alyssa Milano

"She was my hero. I never got to meet her," the Charmed alum tweeted. "But I loved her and the way she moved through this world with such strength and grace and conviction. Rest In Peace, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. #RIPRBG."

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Kelly Ripa

"#rip RBG," the Live With Kelly and Ryan cohost wrote via Instagram. "The right kind of notorious. What a loss."

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Jennifer Aniston

"This is so devastating for our country," the Friends alum wrote via her Instagram Story. "Thank you for everything you did ... rest in power RBG."

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Seth MacFarlane

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg," the Family Guy creator tweeted. "A model for fairness, rational thought, and progress. She will be missed more than we can yet imagine."

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Brie Larson

"'Women belong in all places where decisions are being made,'" the Captain Marvel star tweeted in reference to Ginsburg's famous quote. "Thank you, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We’ll keep pushing our way into all the places we’ve yet to be invited."

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Chris Evans

"One of One," the Knives Out star tweeted along with a blue heart emoji.

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Mindy Kaling

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the kind of scholar and patriot you get excited about explaining to your kids," the Mindy Project alum tweeted. "The kind of person who you say 'who knows, one day you could be HER.' I hope you rest well, RBG, you must have been tired from changing the world."

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Meghan McCain

The View cohost shared her condolences. “Rest in peace Ruth Bader Ginsburg - a true legend, an iconoclast, a glass ceiling breaker, and a feminist icon. She changed the world in so many incredible ways,” she wrote via Twitter. “Prayers, love and strength to her family during this dark time. I hope you have fun with [late Supreme Court Justice] Antonin Scalia in heaven...”

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Kerry Washington

“Her rest is earned,” the actress tweeted. “It is our turn to fight.”

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George Takei

“The way to honor her life and her legacy is to respect her dying wish, which was to ask that her seat not be filled until a new president is sworn in,” the actor tweeted. “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg [sic], for all you have given us all these decades, I stand ready to fight for your final request.”

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Rob Reiner

Reiner made a political plea amid the news: “Today couldn’t be sadder. A brilliant Jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone. We must fight not to allow an Impeached Criminal to take her seat.”

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Patton Oswalt

“YEP. Freak out tonight, pour one out, back at it twice as hard tomorrow. #RBG,” the actor tweeted.

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Stephen King

“Rest In Peace Ruth Bader Ginsberg. [sic] A giant,” he tweeted. “Make sure another [Supreme Court Justice Brett] Kavanaugh doesn't replace her. Please vote blue.”

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Bradley Whitford

The West Wing alum pointed out the timing of Ginsburg’s death: “She kept herself alive until the day voting began. For us.”