One of the oddest couples in showbiz aren’t going to be a couple after all. Drats! Watch as recently-retired NBA giant (literally) Shaq and proposes to Betty White…and gets slapped in the face in the process. Despite being engaged to former Flavor of Love hottie Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander, The Big Man had been hoping to mosey his way into a May-December romance with America’s senior sweetheart, according to this side-splitting video posted to the hoopster’s Twitter account on Friday.
They say “Ask and you will receive,” but despite receiving a video invitation from a rapping serviceman, Hollywood vet Betty White won’t be getting gussied up to be octogenarian eye candy at this year’s 2011 Marine Corps Ball after all.
Now that Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake are off to the Marine Corps ball, all kinds of cheeky members of the Armed Forces are trying their luck at asking celebrities out on YouTube. Former Golden Girl Betty White — Who also happens to be our Favorite Little Octogenarian — is the latest A-lister to get an invitation to the fall bash.
Have you seen Betty White’s new AARP ad? How many Bettys are there? The 89-year-old Comeback Queen, who wags her finger at the suggestion of retirement, has entered a new partnership with the non-governmental agency that protects the interest of America’s retirees.
With an all-new season of TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland nipping at our heels, Betty White — the most adorable octogenarian on this side of the Atlantic — is busy making the promo rounds. On Monday’s first stop, the lone surviving “Golden Girl” dropped into the Late Show With David Letterman to deliver her personalized, no-holds-barred Top Ten List: “Betty White Tips for Living a Long and Happy Life.”
