Was Bette Midler At Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively’s Wedding?

Mister D: Couldn’t get confirmation because someone is on vacation, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Bette abd Blake Lively have…

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Bette Midler Wants To Change Her Image

Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Voice Of Broadway February 13, 1974 Bette Midler, self-described “last of the truly tacky en­tertainers,” wants…

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Trash With Flash ~ Truth In Packaging?

Bradford Era Voice of Broadway By JACKO’BRIAN February 6, 1974 Bette Midler showed off her guy Eddie Simon (Paul Simon‘s…

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Bette Midler Denied Service At Restaurant

Press Telegram Cafe fight tops Ali and Joe’s By Earl Wilson February 1, 1974 Bette Midler and Paul Simon (formerly…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Becomes Disillusioned With Fame

Mister D: Most of Bette’s disillusionment of fame had to do with Rolling Stone magazine‘s bilious review of her second…

BetteBack: Miss Midler To Show Appreciation

Cedar Rapids Gazette Along Broadway By Leonard Lyons December 26, 1973 Bette Midler‘s manager, Aaron Russo, is negotiating with Jon…

BetteBack: Bette Midler Gains New Audience…

San Mateo Times Lyons Den LEONARD LYONS December 22, 1973 Bloomingdale’s is now selling towels inscribed with “Continental Baths.” Bette…

BetteBack: Bette Midler At The Palace

Wisconsin State Journal Bette Midler Gets Big Money in N.Y. By Earl Wilson December 7, 1973 N E W YORK…

BetteBack: Who Will Play The Life Of Janis Joplin? 3 Choices ~ December 1, 1973

Dunkirk Evening Observer The Gossip Column By Robin Adams Sloane December 1, 1973 Q: Who will play Janis Joplin in…

BetteBack Gossip: Bette Didn’t Want To Work Vegas

Middlesboro Daily News By Earl Wilson November 30, 1973 Bette Midler, who doesn’t want to work in Las Vegas, told…

BetteBack: According To Bette, ABC Was To Tape One Palace Engagement…

San Mateo Times Lyons Den By LEONARD LYONS November 24, 1973 Bette Midler, dining at Justin’s, said one of the…

BetteBack Gossip: Bette Signs Up For First TV Special ~ June 20, 1973

Independent Hollywood Hotline Marilyn Beck June 20, 1973 Up, up and away: Bette Midle r,  t h e  f o…

Book Excerpt: Bette, Bowie, And Jagger In A Closet?

Mister D: Bette‘s version of events is quite different from what’s in this book. In an interview she implied that…

BetteBack: Bette’s First Movie Association As Lead In “Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York.” ~ September 20, 1972

Mister D: The film went on to star Jeannie Berlin (in the original “The Heartbreak Kid“) and Roy Scheider (of…

BetteBack August 7, 1993: Bette Midler Options Stories Of Lainie Kazan And Florence Greenberg For Big Screen

Indiana Gazette Scoop Liz Smith August 7, 1993 “It’s a hard life. It is a very hard life. Especially If…

BetteBack July 28, 1993: Martha Raye Part II

Daily Globe People & Places July 28, 1993 LOS ANGELES CAP) – A j u d ge threw out part of…

BetteBack July 3, 1993: “I Killed Myself Making A Picture For A Grown-Up Audience…”

Indiana Gazette Scoop Liz Smith July 3, 1993 Endquotes: Leave it to Rex Reed, star-profiler deluxe, to get the right…

BetteBack August 18, 1992: James Caan Turns Out To Be An Ignorant Ass

European Stars And Stripes Caan blames Midler for “For The Boys” Failure August 18, 1992 James Caan a p p…

BetteBack February 13, 1992: Bette And The Baths

The Lethbridge Herald Gossip By ROBIN ADAMS SLOAN February 13, 1992 Q: We all know Hat Bette Midler owes a…

BetteBack January 17, 1992: Pee Wee’s Passion

The Lethbridge Herald Gossip January 17, 1992 QUESTION: We hear that Pee-wee Herman has a private passion. What can it be,…

BetteBack January 12, 1992: Gossip, Gossip, Gossip

Pacific Stars And Stripes The Gossip Column Robin Adams Sloan January 12, 1992 Q: Isn’t it true that Bette Midler‘s marriage…

BetteBack December 21, 1990: James Caan Goes On UpSwing!

Twin Falls Times News Gossip December 21, 1990 Q: Are James Caan‘s infrequent appearances on screen the result of a…

BetteBack Gossip

Twin Falls Times News Midler innocent of attack on Stanwyck Friday, February 16,1990 Q: Why did Bette Midler take a…