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Bea Arthur Called Betty White a What?

Tribute to Golden Girls comic recalls her funny—often dirty—comments

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 15, 2009 9:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – Bea Arthur’s sharp humor and potty mouth were remembered at yesterday’s tribute to the late actor, People reports. Recollections ranged from the reverent—“She really taught me how to be a feminist,” said Rosie O’Donnell—to the raunchy—“God, I want to fuck him,” Arthur once said of Alec Baldwin. But it was Golden Girls co-star Rue McClanahan who brought the house down with her memory of an intoxicated Arthur.

“Rue, I love,” said Arthur when introduced to McClanahan’s husband—but wasn’t so complimentary of fellow co-star Betty White: “Betty's a cunt.”

This Dec. 25, 1985 file photo shows the stars of the television series The Golden Girls during a break in taping in Hollywood, Calif.
This Dec. 25, 1985 file photo shows the stars of the television series "The Golden Girls" during a break in taping in Hollywood, Calif.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
This undated file photo shows cast members of the television series Golden Girls, posing for a photo.
This undated file photo shows cast members of the television series "Golden Girls," posing for a photo.   (AP Photo/File)
Betty White and Bea Arthur sign copies of 'The Golden Girls Season 3' DVD at Barnes & Noble on November 22, 2005 in New York City.
Betty White and Bea Arthur sign copies of 'The Golden Girls Season 3' DVD at Barnes & Noble on November 22, 2005 in New York City.   (Getty Images)
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Her career was her top priority so chose not to have children. She made the right choice for herself and the planet. A wise woman, and bitchin funny.

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