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Ellen DeGeneres<\/strong><\/a> is expressing her sympathy for her friend, Kris Jenner<\/strong><\/a>, as she mourns the loss of her mother.<\/p>\n Posting via her Instagram<\/a> on Friday, July 17, DeGeneres shared condolences to Jenner from herself and her wife, Portia de Rossi<\/strong>, after hearing the news of Mary Jo \u201cMJ\u201d Shannon<\/strong>\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \u201cPortia and I know how much you loved your mother and what a special force she was in your life and your entire family\u2018s life,\u201d DeGeneres, 68, wrote alongside a photo of Jenner and MJ. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine the grief that you\u2019re feeling right now. We\u2019re sending you our love. @krisjenner.\u201d<\/p>\n Jenner\u2019s daughters, Kourtney Kardashian<\/strong> and Khloe Kardashian<\/strong>, responded to the tribute in the comments section.<\/p>\n Kris Jenner Announces Mom Mary Jo \u2018MJ\u2019 Shannon\u2019s Death Weeks Before Her 92nd Birthday: \u2018No Words\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAwww that\u2019s so sweet \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d wrote Kourtney, 47, while Khloe, 42, gushed, \u201cYou are the sweetest!!! You\u2019re such a great friend to my mommy \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n Sharing a lengthy tribute via her Instagram account on Thursday, July 16, Jenner announced her mother had died<\/a> just two weeks before her 92nd birthday.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. \ud83d\ude1e\ud83d\udc94,\u201d Jenner wrote. \u201cThere are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye. My mom was the heart of our family. She taught me everything that truly matters \u2026 to love your family fiercely, to be kind, to show up for the people you love, and to never take a single moment together for granted. She taught us that family is everything.”<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian Breaks Silence on Grandmother Mary Jo \u2018MJ\u2019 Shannon\u2019s Death: \u2018My Forever Twin\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n The Kardashians<\/em> star added, \u201cShe showed us how to love unconditionally and how to find joy in the little moments. She showed me how to face life\u2019s challenges with resilience and faith. Mom, thank you for every sacrifice you made, every piece of wisdom you shared, and every moment you loved us so completely. I will miss our daily talks, your smile, your laughter. Our hearts are broken, but we find comfort knowing that love like yours never truly leaves us. Your love will live on in our family, in our traditions, in every moment we are together, and in every life you touched.\u201d<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> paid tribute to MJ<\/a> later the same day on her own Instagram account, affectionately describing her late grandmother as her \u201cbest friend, [her] gossip buddy [and her] forever twin.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou taught all of us the importance of family, and those values are something we\u2019ll carry with us forever!!!!! You were the woman who showed me what it meant to be a hardworking businesswoman,\u201d Kim, 45, wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n