John Mayer paid for private plane to fly Bob Saget's body to California after his death in Florida

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By Carina Murphy

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John Mayer arranged and paid for a private plane to transport Bob Saget's body home, People reports.

Actor and comedian Saget was found dead in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando on January 9. His shocking death came just hours after he had given a show in Jacksonville the previous evening.

Now, the 65-year-old's friends have rallied around his grieving family to give them all the support they can.

One close friend - 44-year-old musician Mayer - reportedly arranged for Saget's body to be flown from Florida to his home in California.

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Mayer and Saget back in 2008. Credit: WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy

It isn't the first time Mayer has stepped up to help since Saget passed away.

Last week, he and comedian Jeff Ross (another of Saget's close friends) helped retrieve the Full House actor's car from Los Angeles International Airport, where he had left it before flying to Florida.

After picking the car up on Wednesday, Mayer and Ross went live on Instagram and took the opportunity to pay tribute to their friend.

"We're on the [freeway], remembering Bob Saget - a king in the comedy world," Ross told viewers while showing himself in the passenger seat and Mayer at the wheel.

"I've never known a human being on this earth who could give that much love, individually and completely, to that many people in a way that made each person feel like he was a main character in their life and they were a main character in his life," said the hit maker.

"Everyone is so aware how universal Bob's love for people was. The thing that just keeps coming up when people say they're sorry is just, 'I loved that guy,'" he added with tears in his eyes.

Mayer has also arranged for a hoodie to be designed which pays tribute to Saget and raises money for the Scleroderma Research Foundation that had been close to his heart since his sister died of the disease in 1996.

He posted a picture of the sweatshirt to Instagram alongside a caption explaining the initiative.

"Bob Saget worked tirelessly to raise awareness and money for the Scleroderma Research Foundation, a cause that was so close to his heart," Mayer said. "That’s why I asked @deansnuts and @littlepatterns to help design this hoodie to keep both his memory and the enduring fight for a cure alive."

He added that all proceeds would go to the Scleroderma Research Foundation, of which Saget was a board member.

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