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NO BETTE BOOK

Bette Midler has canned plans to write a scathing tell-all about her failed CBS sitcom Bette, the New York Daily News reports. Apparently, though she signed a $1 million book deal with Simon &#038 Schuster, the publisher's incestuous relationship with CBS — both are owned by Viacom — proved prohibitive to the diva's designs.

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Bette Midler has canned plans to write a scathing tell-all about her failed CBS sitcom Bette, the New York Daily News reports. Apparently, though she signed a $1 million book deal with Simon &#038 Schuster, the publisher's incestuous relationship with CBS — both are owned by Viacom — proved prohibitive to the diva's designs.