Burnet and Barker were first romantically linked in 1983 and were together up until Barker’s tragic passing on Saturday.
“I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally,” Burnet, who founded United Activists for Animal Rights in 1987, said in a statement to Page Six.As previously reported, a spokesperson for Barker confirmed the sad news of the game show host’s passing on Saturday.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” his rep told us.Alex Wong/Getty ImagesA spokesperson for CBS, the network behind “Price Is Right,” also told Page Six, “We lost a beloved member of the CBS family today with the passing of Bob Barker.
“During his 35 years as host of ‘The Price Is Right’ Bob made countless people’s dreams come true and everyone feel like a winner when they were called to ‘come on down.’” Barker and the animal rights activist were first romantically linked in 1983 and were together up until Barker’s tragic passing on Saturday.The couple worked together on various projects to aid in animal rights.
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