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Bette Midler Cancelled Billboard Awards Appearance With Grande Over Illness
Bette Midler had to pull out of plans to publicly make amends with Ariana Grande by presenting her with an award at the Billboard Women in Music gala on Friday (12Dec14) after falling ill.The veteran...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 December 2014
Bette Midler's 30-Year Marriage Secret
Bette Midler says the secret to her 30-year marriage has been ''never'' seeing her husband. The 69-year-old singer tied the knot to artist Martin von Haselberg in 1984 and while she joked being apart from...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 December 2014
Ariana Grande Responds To Midler Criticism
Ariana Grande has responded to remarks Bette Midler made about the singer's sexy wardrobe choices, reminding the veteran she used to be all for "women being able to do whatever they wanted".Midler took aim at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 November 2014
Bette Midler Slams 'Silly' Ariana Grande
Bette Midler has slammed Ariana Grande's ''silly high voice''.The 68-year-old actress hit out at the 21-year-old star's sexy music videos for being ''silly beyond belief'', and insists the 'Bang Bang' hitmaker's provocative videos and stage...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 November 2014
Bette Midler: 'Ariana Grande Looks Ridiculous'
Veteran singer/actress Bette Midler has accused Ariana Grande of sexing up her act in a bid to sell records and branded the pop star's saucy image "ridiculous".The Problem hitmaker, who previously insisted revealing clothes made...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2014
Bette Midler Spent A Decade Losing Weight
Bette Midler spent 10 years trying to lose her baby weight.The 68-year-old performer gave birth to her daughter, Sophie Von Haselberg in 1986, and admitted she struggled to shed the pounds she had gained, but...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 November 2014
Bette Midler: 'Twerking Is Harmless'
Actress/singer Bette Midler has leaped to the defence of controversial pop stars Miley Cyrus and Rihanna, insisting their saucy dance moves are harmless.The Beaches star admits she was shocked when she first saw young female...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 November 2014
Bette Midler Announces Tour
Bette Midler has announced her first UK tour in 35 years.The 'Wind Beneath My Wings' hitmaker - who last performed in Britain in 1979 and 1980 - will perform five shows in July 2015 in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 November 2014
Bette Midler Wants Hocus Pocus 2
Bette Midler says the original 'Hocus Pocus' cast is on-board for a sequel.The 68-year-old actress starred in the 1993 movie along with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimi, and claims the cast have badgered Disney...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2014
Bette Midler Launches Spoof Kickstarter.com Campaign To Plant A Tree On The Moon
Conservationist Bette Midler has launched a spoof campaign to plant the first tree on the moon.The green-fingered singer and actress, who is currently promoting her covers album It's The Girls, has shot a new FunnyorDie.com...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2014
Bette Midler Announces Tour For First Time In Over 10 Years
Any fans who thought they would never get a chance to see Bette Midler live will be ecstatic to hear that the 68 year-old singer is embarking on a North American tour for the first...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 04 November 2014
Bette Midler Books First Big Tour In Over A Decade
Veteran entertainer Bette Midler is set to embark on her first major tour in over a decade next year (15).The Beaches star will release her first new studio album in eight years, It's The Girls!,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2014
Bette Midler Doesn't Want To Be 'Sexually Appealing'
Bette Midler doesn't aspire to be ''sexually appealing''.The 68-year-old actress and singer, who has been married to Martin von Haselberg for 30 years, thinks there is power in getting older.She told PEOPLE: ''You don't care...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2014
Bette Midler Reveals Key To Happy Marriage
Bette Midler thinks space is the key to a happy marriage.The 68-year-old star has been married to Martin von Haselberg for 30 years and has learned to pick her fights wisely.Asked how she has managed...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2014
Ugly Betty Could Become Hollywood Film
'Ugly Betty' could soon be turned into a Hollywood movie.The comedy-drama show, which ran from 2006 to 2010, has developed a cult following and the cast of the show are apparently badgering its writer, Silvio...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 October 2014
Bette Midler Prepares First Album In Eight Years
Legendary entertainer Bette Midler will salute her biggest girl group influences on her first new studio album in eight years.It's The Girls will feature the Beaches star's covers of songs by The Boswell Sisters, The...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2014
50 Cent And Bette Midler? Our Favorite Celebrity Bffs
Unlike Jennifer Lawrence and her rather normal best friend, Laura Simpson, celebs often pick other famous people to have as their BFFs. They all probably bump into each other at so many events that it’s...
By Sophie Miskiw in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 April 2014
L'wren Scott Death: Bianca Jagger Leads Tributes To Fashion Designer And Mick Jagger Girlfriend
L'Wren Scott has been found dead in her Manhattan apartment this morning after what is believed to have been a suicide. The 49 year-old fashion designer and girlfriend of The Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 March 2014
Oscar Producers Zadan And Meron Tease Some Of This Year's Biggest Moments
Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron made a controversial hit out of the Oscars last year, but they might be on thin ice this time. Getting Seth McFarlane to host anything is a risky...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 February 2014
Bette Midler Fielding Oscars Song Requests
Veteran entertainer Bette Midler is fielding song requests from fans to help her decide what to sing at the Academy Awards next month (Mar14).The Beaches actress and Grammy-winning singer will take centre stage at the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 February 2014
Chris Martin Spends £400,000 On Banksy Painting
Chris Martin splashed out £400,000 on a painting.The Coldplay frontman happily forked out the huge sum for a one-of-a-kind design by famed street artist Banksy at a fundraiser for Haiti earthquake victims on Saturday night...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 January 2014
Bette Midler To Star As Mae West In New Biopic
Veteran actress Bette Midler is slated to take on the role of Mae West in a new biopic about the movie legend.The Beaches actress is attached to star and executive produce the project, which is...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 December 2013
Bette Midler Skipping Thanksgiving Festivities
Singer/actress Bette Midler is skipping America's Thanksgiving festivities this year (13) to focus on the Jewish holiday Chanukah.The Beaches star and her husband, Martin von Haselberg, will be alone for the holiday because their daughter,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 November 2013
Hollywood Pays Tribute To Karen Black
Hollywood stars including Juliette Lewis, Bette Midler and Mia Farrow have voiced their sorrow following the death of actress Karen Black.The 74-year-old Easy Rider star passed away on Thursday (08Aug13) after a battle with cancer,...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 August 2013
Bette Midler: 'Dennis Farina Was One Of A Kind'
Bette Midler has added her tribute to That Old Feeling co-star Dennis Farina following his death on Monday (22Jul13).The stars played divorced parents in the 1997 romantic comedy, and Midler has spoken of her sadness...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 July 2013
Bette Midler's Broadway Return Recoups Initial Investment
Bette Midler's stage turn as Hollywood talent agent Sue Mengers is officially a Broadway hit - I'll Eat You Last has recouped its $2.4 million (£1.55 million) investment in less than two months.The one-woman play,...
By WENN on 30 May 2013
Gay Icons And Stars Celebrate Jason Collins' 'Coming Out'
Bette Midler, Ricky Martin and Rosie O'donnell have applauded basketball star Jason Collins for his bravery after becoming America's first professional male athlete to 'come out' as gay.The sportsman made the big revelation in a...
By WENN on 29 April 2013
Bette Midler, The Toast Of Broadway For One-woman Show 'I'll Eat You Last'
Bette Midler has made her triumphant return to the floorboards of New York's most famous theatre district, having been away from the stages of Broadway for some thirty years, staring in the John Logan-penned one-woman...
By Joe Wilde on 26 April 2013
Bette Midler Wins Stellar Reviews As Talent Agent Sue Mengers
Bette Midler's turn as talent agent Sue Mengers has been hailed as the most "lusciously entertaining performance of the Broadway season" by critics following the opening night of I'll Eat You Last.The Hollywood veteran plays...
By WENN on 25 April 2013
Opening Night: Bette Midler In 'I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers' [Pictures]
Bette Midler stars in I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers. The play tells the story of the fading glamour of one of 1970s Hollywood’s leading agents. Midler’s new venture opened last night...
By Hayley Avron on 25 April 2013
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