Goldie Hawn Honors Late Diane Keaton at Hollywood Gala

Goldie Hawn delivered a tearful tribute to her late friend and First Wives Club costar Diane Keaton at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala in Los Angeles on December 3, recounting their close bond and the profound shock of Keaton's death two months earlier.

Hawn, 80, spoke onstage at the Beverly Hills Hotel event after a video montage highlighted Keaton's career, including roles in Annie Hall and The Godfather, as well as her AFI Life Achievement Award. Keaton, an Oscar winner, died on October 11 at her California home at age 79 from bacterial pneumonia, according to a spokesperson. Hawn and Keaton had lived in the same building, with Keaton's residence directly below Hawn's, allowing them to chat from their yards. "Diane lived right below me, so I would go down and we would talk to each other," Hawn said. "It was the greatest thing knowing that she was just below me."

Hawn learned of Keaton's passing while tending her rose garden. "I just looked down at her house and said, 'She can't be gone,'" she recalled through tears. "No one like that should ever die. She just brought so much joy, life and exuberance. She was like lightning in a bottle." Hawn praised...