Geraldo Apologizes to Bette Midler for Alleged 1970s Incident

Geraldo Apologizes to Bette Midler for Alleged 1970s Incident
Bette Midler (L) and Geraldo Rivera. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Michael Kors (L) and Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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Geraldo Rivera, the longtime reporter and TV host, apologized to actress and singer Bette Midler after a video resurfaced in which she claimed that he groped her during an encounter in the 1970s.

Rivera tweeted: “Although I recall the time @BetteMidler has alluded to much differently than she, that does not change the fact that she has a right to speak out & demand an apology from me, for in the very least, publically embarrassing her all those years ago.”