Midler 'loved' Twitter 'feud' with Gaga
Bette Midler has laughed off her Twitter.com "feud" with Lady Gaga after the veteran entertainer accused the Poker Face hitmaker of copying her mermaid in a wheelchair performance during a recent concert.
Gaga took the stage at a show in Australia in July (11) wearing a mermaid tail while sitting in a wheelchair, but the move appeared to infuriate Midler, who logged onto her social networking blog to remind fans that she came up with the gimmick first - way back in 1980.
She tweeted, "I'm not sure Lady Gaga knows that I've performed my
mermaid in a wheelchair for millions of people - and many of them
are still alive... Dear Lady Gaga if you think a mermaid in a
wheelchair seems familiar - it's because it is! You can see it on
youtube 24/7 - with ME performing it... Dear Lady Gaga I've been
doing singing mermaid in a wheelchair since 1980 - You can keep the
meat dress and the firecracker t**s - mermaid's mine."
Gaga insisted she had "no idea" Midler was the originator of the
stunt, but the Hollywood star has since dismissed their war of
words as a fun and harmless feud, and she's adamant there's no hard
feelings.
Midler tells entertainment news show Extra, "We had a feud, which I
loved.
"I'm not a good tweeter. I said a couple of things. I opened a can
of worms. I wasn't irked at all! I thought it was hilarious. I was
actually very flattered, and then we sort of put it to rest."