Overview
- On Watch What Happens Live on Oct. 16, Midler said filming The First Wives Club with Keaton and Goldie Hawn left her “crying with laughter” every day.
- Midler praised Keaton as unique and inimitable, echoing earlier comments on The Late Show where she called her a genius and “completely her own person.”
- Keaton’s family, via a spokesperson, confirmed on Oct. 15 that she died of pneumonia at age 79.
- Midler was among the first to post a tribute on Oct. 11, calling Keaton “brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary” in an Instagram remembrance.
- Midler also said a planned sequel to The First Wives Club never happened, attributing it to resistance at Paramount despite repeated efforts by the stars.