Bea Arthur Used To Call Betty White The C-Word?!

Things behind the scenes on the set of “The Golden Girls” were far from golden.

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The show’s former casting director, Joel Thurm, recalls the hateful tension among the actresses.

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Bea Arthur reportedly called Betty White the C-Word on several occasions.

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However, Bea wasn’t the only one who used the derogatory term toward the icon.

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Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche on ‘GG,’ also called Betty the C-word.

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It was well known within the cast and crew that Betty’s co-stars didn’t like her.

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Betty once said it was her “positive attitude” that got under Bea’s skin.

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Betty recalled in 2011, “Sometimes if I was happy, she’d be furious!”

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Fans believe Bea despised Betty due to her getting the Best Actress Emmy for ‘GG.’

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