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What did Betty White say about Sandra Bullock?

BETTY White was known for her sense of humor and off-hand one liners.

During an award show in 2010, Betty delivered a quick roast to her costar at the time, Sandra Bullock.

Betty White and Sandra Bullock were once costars
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Betty White and Sandra Bullock were once costars

What did Betty White say about Sandra Bullock?

Betty White appeared alongside Sandra Bullock in the 2009 film The Proposal.

At the Screen Actors Guild award show in 2010, Bullock presented Betty with the Life Achievement Award.

While accepting the award, Betty delivered a speech, jokingly insulting Bullock during it.

"Oh my dears, I can’t," Betty began.

"...And the fact that this lovely lady, she is such a wonderful one and with all the wonderful things that have happened to her," Betty said, grabbing Bullock's hand.

"Isn’t it heartening to see how far a girl as plain as she is can go?"

Bullock and members of the audience immediately burst into laughter following the joke.

Following Betty's death, numerous people shared the clip to their social media accounts.

"This is my absolute favorite Betty White moment," said Buzzfeed editorial director Spencer Althouse on Twitter.

"Her Lifetime SAG Award acceptance speech where she roasted Sandra Bullock to hell and back. RIP to a legend."

"Betty White’s timing - on even the simplest joke - was always elite," wrote journalist Matthew Berry alongside the video.

What was Betty White's cause of death?

On December 31, 2021, Betty White passed away at the age of 99 years old.

Sources told  that the iconic star was found dead at her home on the morning of New Year's Eve.

The source added that she didn't have any illnesses and she was not battling any particular ailment, and it is believed she died of natural causes.

"Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever," Betty's agent, Jeff Witjas, said in a statement to .

"I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much," he continued.

Many other stars have shared tributes to the late actress, including Ryan Reynolds.

"The world looks a little different now," he wrote via Instagram.

"She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret."

Sandra Bullock was roasted by Betty White at an award show in 2010
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Sandra Bullock was roasted by Betty White at an award show in 2010Credit: Reuters

Who is Sandra Bullock?

Sandra Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, on July 26, 1964.

In 2010, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in 2009 movie The Blind Side.

She's also known for her roles in the films including Speed, Miss Congeniality, Two Weeks Notice, The Proposal and Gravity.

Bullock has two adopted children, Louis and Laila.

She told InStyle in 2018: "Let's all just refer to these kids as 'our kids.'

"Don't say, 'My adopted child.' No one calls their kid their 'IVF child' or their 'Oh, s--t, I went to a bar and got knocked-up child'.

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"Let just say, 'Our children.'"

According to , Bullock is estimated to have a net worth of around $250million.

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