Bette Midler

[nannycoe1]

people can't keep their mouths shut anymore, very rude

[debidoo]

No I don't personally think it is freedom of speech more like rudeness and cruelty. I think people who are famous begin to think they can say anything they want.  And I guess they can and do but it certainly lowers my opinion of them. 

[Cbsteffen]

Sometimes we hate others so much that we want them dead, but that doesn’t mean we’d get rid of them forever. We could bump into them again in Heaven!

[vg7405]

I am so tired of the "freedom of speech" card that people play whenever they say some very inappropriate remarks (such as the case with Bette Midler). Especially since she is a celebrity, her words will be scrutinized heavily by the public. She better be prepared to suffer whatever backlash she receives as a result of it. Give it a few days before her publicist releases a statement (or she releases one herself) for apologizing for her remarks. Regardless of the controversial style that Joe Jackson used to raise his children, no one should be rejoicing over the man's death.

[fillfran82]

Bette recently stated that she was relieved Joe Jackson had died in so many words. She says she hated every minute he lived. That wasn't nice to say. What do you think? Freedom of speech? Evil? Or should she had just kept that comment to herself?

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First of all rest in peace to Joe Jackson. Now I think we all are in title to say whatever it is we want to say she just have to take responsibilities for her words. I personally think that is inappropriate to say about a dead person. Nonetheless, we don't know the reason behind her statement.

[tantricia44]

She must have really knew his personality to express such hatred towards him after death! Not nice but freedom of speech is her side here in the USA!

[beatsdrop]

Bette never knows how to shut up.

[nannycoe1]

Really strange thing for her to say and very rude and unnecessary.

[autumnsparklemom]

Hmm, that is a strange statement coming from her.

[dogsleash]

Who cares if it's not . He was an sob and did not deserve respect for the things he did.

[gaby_ro_2004]

I don't know what she said but it's her opinion,she knows better that family.

[shawnix]

She probably should have kept the comment to herself... at least for now    Maybe in time she could've expressed exactly why she feels that way about the man, but now is too soon. 

[Kiraleen]

Shrug. It's her opinion, it wasn't inciting violence toward him. People have always been glad when people they thought vile or hated died. ISTM I heard the talk of him molesting his daughters before, too, but I can't recall where.

[camellia0]

I am surprised that she would say something like that. Look what happened to Roseann, so I guess it is good that she does not have a job, because she would probably be fired.

[sbenkoski]

I think if some one hurts  kids,  they need to be called out and be the truth be known.