Actress and singer Bette Midler, who filmed the family comedy "Parental Guidance" in Atlanta a while back, penned several tweets' worth of thoughts regarding the Paris terrorist attacks and her comments took a turn toward the provocative.

What started out as sympathy became a history lesson with an F-bomb tossed in for good measure. Those offended by profanity, please look away.

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This tweet's been edited. I bet you can figure out what it said.

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