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Paula Abdul and Christina Applegate are among the first stars who give instant reaction upon learning news of Farrah Fawcett's death. Rocker Shooter Jennings, Disney teen star Miley Cyrus, and director-producer Adam Shankman are some other Hollywood famous figures who pay tributes to the late actress, who was dubbed sex symbol back in her younger years.

Applegate, who is a cancer survivor herself, tweets, "Today please donate money to a great cancer organization for research. This damn disease has taken another. We must find a cure. Farrah RIP." As for Abdul, she writes on her Twitter account, "What a wonderful, beautiful woman inside & out. Kind as can be, an amazing fighter who always kept hope in her heart. We can all learn a lot from her tremendous will to keep on fighting. God Bless You Farrah & may she finally rest in peace."

Jennings, meanwhile, writes, "Goodbye Farrah!!! Like a kazillion other guys I once loved you!!! Sleep well. The battle is over." 16-year-old actress-singer Cyrus tweets, "GOD bless Miss. Fawcett. What a beautiful woman. She will be admired forever." In addition to those tributes, Shankman writes, "Farewell Farrah. Forever you will be an angel here on earth, and now in heaven. We'll miss u."

Farrah Fawcett lost her battle against anal cancer, which she was first diagnosed with in 2006, and was pronounced dead on Thursday, June 25 at 9:28 A.M. She was 62 and is survived by son Redmond James O'Neal, whom she has with longtime partner Ryan O'Neal. A funeral service reportedly has been planned to be held at a Catholic cathedral in Los Angeles in the next few days.