Kim Kardashian Launches Twitter War on Bette Midler
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By Maia Efrem March 8, 2016
Has Kanye West hijacked Kim Kardashian West’s Twitter account?
That’s what Bette Midler fans are thinking this morning after Kardashian unleashed some scathing late-night tweets at the Jewish diva.
The social media exchange started late Sunday when Kardashian Tweeted yet another nude selfie, to which Midler replied:
Image by Twitter/Bette Midler
The First Family of Internet drama was not going to take that lying down.
Taking inspiration from her husband’s well-publicized Twitter feuds, Kardashian shot back several strongly worded tweets:
Image by Twitter/ Kim Kardashian West
Midler responded in kind:
Image by Twitter/Bette Midler
While some on the Internet critiqued Midler for what they saw as an anti-feminist comment, others cheered on, including actress Chloë Grace Moretz, Emmy Rossum and Pierce Morgan, who in response.
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