Linda Tripp has passed away at the age of 70. Tripp became a household name after secretly recording conversations with Monica Lewinsky about her affair with then-president Bill Clinton. At the time Tripp and Lewinsky both worked at the White House.

The Washington Post says, “Ms. Tripp was praised as a whistleblower by some for calling out presidential misbehavior with an intern in the Oval Office, and was vilified by others as a snitch who betrayed her friendship with Lewinsky in an effort to bring down a president.”

Tripps’s death was said to be unrelated to coronavirus. The Daily Mail, the publication that broke the news, reports she “was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago when she took herself to hospital suffering from stomach pains.” 

Earlier in the day Tripp’s daughter, Allison, reportedly wrote a Facebook that read, “My mommy is leaving this earth. I don’t know myself if I can survive this heartache.” Soon after that post, Lewinsky posted this tweet.