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Ruth Westheimer, the famed sex therapist known as Dr. Ruth, has died at age 96, her publicist, Pierre Lehu, confirms to Page Six.
“She died peacefully, at home, holding the hands of her son and daughter,” Lehu tells us.
In a separate statement to People, Lehu said, “It was as peacefully as she could possibly go. She was 96.”
Dr. Ruth Westheimer has died at age 96. Getty Images
Her rep confirms she peacefully passed away on Friday. Getty Images for Hulu
He added, “It’s amazing, there was stuff still going on in her life [she has a book coming out this fall with Allison Gilbert] and someone wants to make a biopic about her.”
No cause of death was announced, but New York Times reported she died in her Manhattan home.
Westheimer, who’s real name was Karola Ruth Siegel, was born on June 4, 1928, in Wiesenfeld, Germany.
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