Bette MidlerOn Being Surprised Public Cares Who Her TV Husband Is: “People really take this (fertilizer) seriously. You really have to think this stuff through because, apparently, people care, which I think is hilarious! Midler says she isn’t interested in replacing Dunn right away. She joked half-seriously about having a series of guest stars as her spouse-“Fred Willard, Martin Short . . . Chris Rock”-but CBS honchos say there’s no way that will happen. (Chicago Sun-Times. January 17, 2001)
