Tony Bennett dead at 96: Keith Richards, Ozzy Osbourne and more react

nypost.com:

died Friday at his New York home at the age of 96, his publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed to The Post.Tributes have poured in from celebrities and fans alike to commemorate the loss of the “Fly Me to the Moon” crooner.Alongside a photo of the two from 2015, Rolling Stones member Keith Richards wrote on Twitter: “May you Rest in Peace, Tony Bennett!”“Very sad to hear about Tony Bennett’s passing.

Rest in Peace,” Ozzy Osbourne tweeted. A reflective Alec Baldwin posted a touching video tribute to him on Instagram in which he called him “a sweet guy” and “a lovely guy.”“Everybody loved Tony.

He was a helluva guy,” Baldwin said. “His music meant so much to me,” adding that his music got him through times when Baldwin was feeling “really down.”A post shared by Alec Baldwin (@alecbaldwininsta)“The Nanny” alum and SAG-AFTRA PresidentFran Drescher added: “[It is] with great sadness we say farewell to the late great Tony Bennett.

He exemplified a person who was good as gold, sweet like sugar & a deeply feeling, empathic human being. I wish more had the stuff you were made of Tony.