Betty White has advocated for animals throughout her decades-long career, and her legacy lived on Sunday evening when John Travolta’s son, Ben, adopted the dog Jamie Lee Curtis brought on stage at the Academy Awards while honoring White.
Travolta shared an adorable shot of Ben cuddling the cute pup and wrote: “Ben adopted this dog from last nights as an Oscar tribute to Betty White.” He tagged Jamie Lee Curtis and the Paw Works Rescue Organization.
Curtis first brought the pup — adorably named Mac N Cheese — in her arms on the Dolby Theater at the 94th Academy Awards during the Anniversary section as she gave a few words about the on-screen legend and highlighted her work to save the animal community.
HAPPY HOME: Betty White has advocated for animals throughout her decades-long career, and her legacy lived on Sunday night when John Travolta’s son, Ben, adopted the dog Jamie Lee Curtis brought on stage at the Academy Awards while honoring the influential White.
Sweethearts: Curtis first brought the pup — adorably named Mac N Cheese — in her arms on the Dolby Theater at the 94th Academy Awards during the memorial segment as she gave a few words about the on-screen legend and highlighted her work to save the animal community
Travolta proudly stood behind his youngest son on the post on his nearly four million followers, which garnered more than 214,000 likes in less than 24 hours after it was posted online.
“On Winners and Losers Night, we think McN’Cheese is the biggest winner ever,” the nonprofit wrote while sharing the same photo of John and Ben. We know BettyWhite was shining bright last night. Happy life, little lady.
The Travoltas smiled while showing off the family’s latest addition, which joins a group of cuddly and cared for pets that are regularly seen on Grease star’s Instagram account.
On Sunday night, Jamie sparkled in a gorgeous Stella McCartney dress as she brought the golden brown dog with her to commemorate the comedian, who died at 99 on New Year’s Eve.
Star of the show: On Sunday night, Jamie dazzled in a gorgeous Stella McCartney dress as she brought the golden brown dog with her to commemorate the comedian, who died at 99 on New Year’s Eve.
Best Co-Star: Curtis couldn’t help but flaunt her sweet puppy before taking the stage to honor Hollywood icon Betty White, who’s as famous for her comedic presence as for her tireless campaigning for animal rescue organizations
“She was a woman who cared so much not only for her two legged friends but also for animals like this one,” she said. “So the greatest gift you can give to Betty White is to open your heart and your home and adopt a rescue dog like Mac N Cheese from Paw Works.”
“She wasn’t just a golden girl, she was a legend,” Curtis said of Wyatt. “She lit up every room she walked into and smiled at everyone who saw her on screen day in and day out, for nearly a century.”
She was a woman who cared a lot about not only her two legged friends but also animals like this one. So, the greatest gift you can give Betty White is to open your heart and your home and adopt a rescue dog like Mac N Cheese from Paw Works.
She gave a nod to the popular Golden Girls song and said, “Thank you, Betty, thank you for being a friend to all of us.”
“Thank you, Betty, thank you for being a friend to all of us,” Jimmy said while praising the song Golden Girls.
Later on Instagram, Jamie wrote of “A magical story ending from last night. At the Oscars, I reconnected with my friend John Travolta”
She added, ‘We starred together in PERFECT back in 1984. I had left the Dolby Theater last night after honoring Betty White and was on my way home when someone sent me a picture of John holding a little macaroni and cheese in the green room before Submitted to the Oscar for Best Actor.
Later on Instagram, Jamie wrote of “A magical story ending from last night. At the Oscars, I called my friend John Travolta.
She added, ‘We starred together in PERFECT back in 1984. I had left the Dolby Theater last night after honoring Betty White and was on my way home when someone sent me a picture of John holding a little macaroni and cheese in the green room before Submitted to the Oscar for Best Actor.
“I thought it was so nice seeing him with her, then I found out today that he and his son, Ben, have adopted a little macaroni and cheese and are going to take it home today. It’s a sentimental ending and a perfect tribute to Betty White and it highlights and amplifies the message that heroes like Betty and Chad from pawworks and Nancy from perfect_pet_rescue and the team at @maedayrescue and hundreds of thousands of other rescues, who love and support animals, send that saving and sheltering animals from the storm of life and a warm, loving home is one The most important actions in life that we humans can take! “
The reunions were plentiful Sunday evening as John presented Best Actor with the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic Pulp Fiction, and even re-enacted his all-time favorite dance scene with Uma Thurman where Samuel L. poses Chuck Berry Keys You Can’t Tell Start.
Here’s a good milkshake: Reunions were plentiful Sunday evening as John presented Best Actor with the cast of the 94 classic Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction, and even re-enacted his all-time favorite dance scene with Uma Thurman as Samuel L. Jackson pretended to play the keys of a song The Chuck Berry that you can never tell
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