adopted the dog featured in the Oscars tribute to the late Betty White, for his eleven-year-old son, Ben.
On Sunday night the rescue pup, whose name is Mac N Cheese, .
As she held Mac-N-Cheese, Jamie praised the Golden Girls actress, who died on December 31 aged 99, for the work she did with animal rights and charities.
On Monday, the Pulp Fiction actor, 68, who attended the Oscars and was seen backstage with the Mac-N-Cheese, shared a picture of himself with his beaming young son who was holding the their new pup on Instagram.
He captioned the image: ‘Ben adopted this dog from last nights Oscar tribute to Betty White. Thank you @curtisleejamie @pawworks (sic).’
Jamie Lee re-posted the snap and described the adoption as a ‘MAGICAL ending to the story from last night.’
She explained: ‘At the Oscars I reconnected with my friend, John Travolta. We starred together in the movie Perfect back in 1984.
‘I had already left the Dolby theater last night after honoring Betty White and was on my way home when someone texted me a photo of John holding little mac cheese in the green room before his presentation of the best actor Oscar.
‘I thought it was so beautiful to see him with her and then today I found out that he and his son, Ben have adopted beautiful little mac cheese and are taking her home today.
‘It is an emotional end and a perfect tribute to Betty White and it shines a light and AMPLIFIES the message that heroes who, like Betty, and Chad from @pawworks… and the hundreds of thousands of other rescues, who love and support ANIMALS.’
The Freaky Friday star also encouraged her followers to adopt rather than shop for their pets.
She added: ‘Rescuing animals and offering them shelter from the storm of life and a warm and loving home is one of life’s most important actions we humans can take!’
Paw Works, the dog rescue home, also praised the adoption on Instagram, stating, ‘On a night of winners and losers, we think Mac N Cheese is the biggest winner of all!’
On Oscar night Jamie Lee told the Oscar audience of Betty White: ‘She was not only a Golden Girl, she was a legend.
‘She brightened every room she walked in and brought a smile to all who watched her on the screen day in and day out, for almost a century.
‘She was a woman who cared so much for not just her two-legged friends but for animals just like this one,’ as she snuggled up to the sweet puppy.
