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Judy Tenuta, brash ‘Goddess of Love’ comedian, dies at 72

CORRECTS HER AGE TO 72, NOT 65 - FILE - Comedian Judy Tenuta arrives at the Gridlock New Year's Eve party at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Dec. 31, 2008. Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Goddess of Love” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at age 72, according to her publicist. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) CORRECTS HER AGE TO 72, NOT 65 - FILE - Comedian Judy Tenuta poses at the Gridlock New Year's Eve party at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Dec. 31, 2008. Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Goddess of Love” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at age 72, according to her publicist. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) CORRECTS HER AGE TO 72, NOT 65 - FILE - Comedian Judy Tenuta arrives at the 2009 Fox Reality Channel Really Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 13, 2009. Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Goddess of Love” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at age 72, according to her publicist. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) CORRECTS HER AGE TO 72, NOT 65 - FILE - Comedian Judy Tenuta arrives at the opening of The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles, May 28, 2009. Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Goddess of Love” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at age 72, according to her publicist. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)