‘Golden Girls’ star Betty White made jokes at Estelle Getty’s ‘expense’ to deflect from her dementia: author
nypost.comBea Arthur.“I think that was just a life lesson in really putting yourself in everybody’s shoes,” Zimmerman said of his takeaway. “Like, put yourself in Betty’s shoes.
What is she supposed to do?“She has a great sense of humor. She thinks on her feet. So, you know, she goes and takes care of it.
You know, but I also remember her playing Sue Ann Niven on “[The] Mary Tyler Moore [Show].” That was a very bitchy, mean character.
So I think maybe in my head, I’m thinking, ‘Oh, she’s just being Sue Ann Nivens,” he suggested of White’s off-camera demeanor.Zimmerman also touched on rumors White and Arthur didn’t get along. “During our time on set, I never felt tension between the two,” he wrote in the book. “I only heard stories and recently learned, from producer Marsha Posner Williams on a podcast, that Bea thought Betty was two-faced.
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