Celebrities, fans react to Morley Safer's death

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Morley Safer, legendary '60 Minutes' journalist, dead at 84
Morley Safer, legendary '60 Minutes' journalist, dead at 84

Morley Safer, legendary correspondent for "60 Minutes," died this week at 84, just one week after announcing his retirement from the show.

Safer, who was a member of the "60 Minutes" team for nearly five decades, was the longest-serving correspondent of the Sunday night news magazine.

Tributes from the likes of Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Lester Holt and more poured in for the iconic reporter on Thursday after news broke of his death. Read reactions and tributes in the gallery below.

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