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Goldie Hawn and Sarah Paulson Lead Emotional Diane Keaton Tribute at Women in Entertainment Gala

Onstage memories offered a rare, personal lens on her creative legacy.

Overview

  • At the Beverly Hills Hotel on Dec. 3, Goldie Hawn recalled being Diane Keaton’s neighbor and learning of her death while standing in her rose garden.
  • Hawn celebrated Keaton’s breadth of work, highlighting her acclaimed acting as well as her books, producing projects, and directing.
  • Sarah Paulson read years of Keaton’s blunt, funny messages, including “Moron, what is your address?” and repeated complaints about her “full” voicemail.
  • Paulson closed with a letter she wishes she could send, saying the world “lost its mind with grief” on the day Keaton died and pledging she would miss her forever.
  • Keaton died Oct. 11 at 79 from bacterial pneumonia; her family thanked supporters, and the gala also honored Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow with a keynote by Molly McNearney.