Bette Midler apologizes for controversial ‘women, are the n-word of the world’ tweet

Bette Midler is known for speaking her mind, but a now-deleted tweet has landed her in hot water. Now, she is apologizing for it.

In the controversial tweet Thursday, the “Hocus Pocus” actress, 72, wrote “women, are the n-word of the world.” 

She continued: “Raped, beaten, enslaved, married off, worked like dumb animals; denied education and inheritance; enduring the pain and danger of childbirth and life IN SILENCE for THOUSANDS of years They are the most disrespected creatures on earth.”

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