How did Bette Midler manage to get 50 Cent involved with her project? Back in 2008, she revealed that she "called and nagged him ... His G-Unity foundation gives a million dollars away every year in grants to non profits all over the city ... They're just brilliant" (via People). A year later, they met up again for the annual Restoration Project spring picnic. Midler hinted at a potential musical duet between the two and described their relationship (via XXL) as being between "little Jewish lady and the great big rapper." She added, "He's such a doll ... I love him. He's gorgeous,"
They aren't shy of posting about their friendship on social media. In 2014, 50 Cent took to Instagram to share a snap of himself with Midler, which he captioned "Bette milder [sic] is on my list, of my favorite people in the world." Then, in 2018, the "Hocus Pocus" star posted a throwback tweet in which she reminisced about the creation of the Community Garden with the "ever handsome" Fifty.
Another thing that unites the pair is their criticism of former President Donald Trump. She's long been one of Trump's most fervent celebrity critics (via Variety), while 50 Cent — after briefly endorsing Trump which resulted in a subsequent telling-off from ex-girlfriend Chelsea Handler — went back on his support and has been known to endorse Democratic presidential candidates (via NME).
