Sarah Paulson became emotional when asked about Diane Keaton, who died at 79 on October 11. Speaking at the red carpet for All's Fair, the actress told Access Hollywood: 'She was a very dear friend of mine, so it's not something I'm able to talk about yet.'
Paulson, 50, added through tears: 'What you thought she was as a performer, she was even more spectacular as a human being. I was the luckiest person in the world to have had her in my life.' The two met on the set of The Other Sister in 1999, where Keaton played Paulson's mother, beginning a 30-year friendship.
Later, Paulson told The Hollywood Reporter she was 'incredibly close to her and this is a profoundly sad time for me.' Keaton's family confirmed she died from pneumonia, with her death certificate listing 'primary bacterial pneumonia' as the cause.
Other tributes poured in, including from Reese Witherspoon, who called Keaton 'an original' at the Hello Sunshine Shine Away Festival. Goldie Hawn, her First Wives Club co-star, wrote on Instagram: 'Diane, we aren't ready to lose you. You've left us with a trail of fairy dust.'
