Lady Gaga responds to Bette Midler over mermaid in a wheelchair

Lady Gaga talked to Billy Bush from Access Hollywood about the recent Twitter war initiated by Bette Midler over Gaga copying the mermaid in a wheelchair performance.

She says that she had no idea the Divine Ms. M had a mermaid in a wheelchair routine, even if she is a big fan.

From Access Hollywood:

"I had no idea that she did that and I'm a huge Bette Midler fan," Gaga told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush for "The Billy Bush Show" on Monday.

"Not in the beginning it wasn't 'cause I didn't know that she'd done [it], but I do now and I think it's great," Gaga said. "Obviously I feel connected to women in theater and women from the past.

"Maybe we're just cut from the same cloth," the singer continued. "I couldn't hop around in that tail so I just stuck myself in a wheelchair."

"All I'll say is that I... admire her and find her to be one of the most brilliant and incredible performers, so that's all I'll say," she said.

"Maybe she was just joking too. She's funny. Who knows?" Gaga said.