Bette Davis' Daughter FINALLY REVEALED Her Darkest Secrets, Years After She Died 

For a born again Christian, she needs to forgive her mother and let her rest in peace!

I don’t care what her daughter said. Her mother was a great actress and will always be.

I love Betty Davis. May she rest in peace🕯️

Bette Davis went overboard with her daughter....she spoiled her rotten and her daughter bled her dry... This is disgusting...

She sacrificed her mother’s image for a few bucks. What a rotten daughter.

I met her at LAX in the late 60's=got to hug her and get her autograph!

As usual her daughter shows a good example of a hypocrite

Betty is truly a legend and that’s what I choose to remember She is not here to speak for herself May her soul rest in peace

I've always loved bette davis, She was a really good actress, It's sad that at the end of her life she was dealing with so much, Don't know if the accusations were true or not I still love bette davis.

A Christian would forgive others

Is BD still going on about her long deceased mother? Honestly, Bette supported her daughters family for years. BD is a spiteful, angry old woman.

I loved Bette Davis I watched all her films she certainly had a presence about her those beautiful eyes were full of expression and her arrogance always made me smile 🕊

Who really knows? We have to be that person who lived in their shoes to know the truth.❤

I don't believe her.... she's trying to make money out of her mother's name

Airing dirty laundry and personal relationship issues in public (especially a book!) is not an admirable quality in anyone. How ironic that Joan Crawford's daughter did the same thing with her "tell all" book. She is one of the gems from Lowell MA (I was the other.....born there, too, about a thousand years ago) and she rightly earned her accolades and fame in her career. She is gone, and it's not nice to speak ill of the dead. As a born again Christian, Barbara should know that. RIP, Bette Davis.

How can your own flesh & blood daughter describe her mother as the devil really she's not normal downright liar, how dare she say such a thing, bette Davies was very hurt & her heart broke when her daughter wrote that book, heartless 😢

For a 'christian', her daughter was cruel beyond words.. She allowed her child to be married at the age of 16, because she trusted her upbringing,and gave her a headline, lavish wedding.. Some gratitude.

Bette Davis as "Aunt Elizabeth" in "Burnt Offerings" was great and showed great fear of the "Chauffeur!"

BD Hyman is certifiable

We don't know what goes on behind closed doors. My home life was a nightmare. I'm not judging the daughter. Been there. Done that.

B.D. Hyman published her first two books "My Mother's Keeper" (1985) and "Narrow Is the Way" (1987) while Bette Davis was still alive. Betty had suffered from a stroke before the first book was published. Bette died in 1989 after disinheriting BD and her family. BD went on to write several more books. *May Bette Davis R.I.P.. She was one of my favorite Hollywood film stars.*

I believe that Bette Davis was a good mother and her daughter a shameful greedy person. She belittled her mother while Davis was still alive. She has no shame and is ungrateful.

Love Bette ❤

I love Bette Davis ❤

Her mom let her marry at 16 so she obviously wasn’t controlling her life.

Betty Davies was a gifted actress her daughter was spiteful & bring bitter about her mother, disgusting let your beautiful mother Rip 🙏 she can't speak for herself, how dare you speak bad about your own mother no respect 😢😢😢😢

I find it a bit difficult to believe Bette transformed into a demon with long claws or cast spells on folks. BD was either tripping or had a fantasical imagination. For myself, this kind of narrative casts shadows over every horrible thing she said about her mother. Bette Davis has been a beloved part of Hollywood history for almost 90 years. Her talent and range were phenomenal. She never shied away from playing unattractive or hateful roles; she took these characters and ran with her performance. There hasn't been anyone like her since she passed. Thank you, Miss Davis, for sharing your legendary talent with all of us. ❤

Shame on you, Barbara

I remember thinking at the time, BD was mercilessly competing with Christina Crawford as to which had the worst mother 🙄

I doubt Bette wás a very good mother but wás amoung the greatest actresses.

Love Bette Davis! ❤ Don’t believe a word from her bitter daughter😣

Bette Davis was a true classic. It's sad that her daughter chose to exploit her mother's privacy by writing a tell-all book. Hyman calling herself a Christian while harboring ill well toward her mother is ironic. She needs to check in with the 10 Commandments about honoring your parents.

Even after all these years BD Hyman is still trashing her mother what a great example of Christianity, Personally I believe it was the only way she could cash in on being Bette Davis' daughter

I think I recall Bette saying she was far from a perfect or traditional mother. However she made choices in her later days of her career to make sure she had the income she needed for her kids and their school etc. She took non glamourous roles as long as she was still working. Perhaps someone else remembers more details than I do.

Bette was terrific! Great actor. Good human being. RIP 💖

Honor thy mother and father

I will be 74 in July. I fell in love with Bette Davis when I saw a movie I no longer remember in the 70s. ❤ Love all her movies. ❤ I've read several books on her. What I heard here was in the books. I believe that BD and her husband were greedy and used Betty, which didnt stop BD from writing her book. Bette helped them both financially. I dont quit remember everything but, if BD was a true Christian, this book would not have been published, then again money is the root of all evil. I wonder what BDs children have to say. I haven't heard anything about Bettes other children either. If their life was so bad then why haven't they spoke up or written a book? They need to speak up but, maybe they don't want to hurt their mom. We all have sin in our lives and fall short of the glory of God. BD apparently doesnt know her Bible. My brother and my life was very far from perfect. God is our judge. Please, find it in your heart to forgive your mom, evan if she is no longer with us. BD, I WONDER WHAT YOUR CHILDREN WOULD HAVE TO SAY ABOUT YOU AND THEIR DAD. 🤔

So sad it came to this. Bette Davis was a great actress. R.I.P.

The main thing I remember about the daughters book was that Davis was tempermental and drank heavily. Hardly unusual at the time.

Bette was a great actress, I always liked her.

Why wait until she died? I never believe these stories

I loved Bette Davis. My mom and I used to watch her movies when I was just a kid. She definitely was an incredible actress. She said what she thought....and I admire her for it.

I don't like the daughter .I don't believe her at all

This kind of abuse and neglect reported by the daughter resonates with me. Was it just a means to an end? To louche the daughter for something more nefarious? How do we protect ourselves from "charms", since many DO believe this way? My abuse mirrored that of "Mommy Dearest", so I question the archetypal templates of abuse... Entities? Vampirism? Cortisol?

I personally don’t believe a word! Her daughter’s just looking for attention, a true narcissist!

Old sins cast long shadows. It seems rather unprobable most of what Barbara said is true, but I am sure there is some truth there. And in a perfect world, Barbara, as a Christian, would forgive. But Barbara, like the rest of us, is imperfect. I hope she has now purged herself of her anger and resentment.

She was a chronic alcoholic, and a chain smoker, but she was a brilliant actress

Sounds like my mother 😢

B.D. praised her mother lavishly on 6o Minutes (it;s here on RU-vid)-- she then saw what a runaway hit "Mommie Dearest" was and waited until it looked likely that Bette's time was also almost up (after two strokes, a mastectomy, and a broken hip) to release her own hateful tome. .But Bette survived and the public rallied around her much to B.D."s regret... B.D.'s since become largely forgotten, having no talent of her own except perhaps the ability to lure the obscenely gullible into her wacky supernatural belief system.

Her daughter sounds crazy. Bette should have sued the publisher!

Witchcraft?! I've heard it all now. B D Hyman would have been better off getting a proper job, instead of exploiting her mother's fame all these years.

The daughter spoke her truth. Just like joan crawfords daughter That still doesn't take away the works of both actresses.😢😢

Just putting this out there. My mom looked very much like Betty Davis. Betty Davis eyes. She was pretty. I miss her when I see Davis now

Lovely vid. Thank you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I've always loved her films but you never know what happens behind closed doors all family's have problems

I love Bette Davis films, such a great, legenary actress, and I also like Joan Crawford films too. Even though both women, could be difficult at times, and they really were, they brought so much talent, and unforgettable, performances, to the big screen. Christina and Barbara, might have had their reasons for being bitter, and I dont feel its all lies, but to expose them, before and after they have passed wasn't right and what would it have changed? Like should people stop liking their films and hate them? All I know, that even if they could be, witches at times, they were only human and no one is perfect, though. they try to be. Even the best film stars today, have their bad sides, and good sides, but then again, we all have moods. Just don't hurt anyone, in a vicious way.

I do and I believe her..tell moreeeee

Don't people know by now, that christian "love" is the pretense for hiding the hate it really is. BD is the perfect example of this.

Special thanks to Bette for providing hours and hours of laughter for her portrayal of “Baby Jane”, for us Brooklyn teenage girls. Even got us thrown out of an ice cream parlor for singing our rendition of, 🎵🎶”I Wrote A Letter To Daddy”🎵🎶!!

Born again Christian ???????? yeah right so she spreads nasty things, about her mother who is not here to defend herself, really !!! O no inheritance hmmmmmmm Well I don't care what anyone says, I loved Bette Davis a superb actress who put her life into all she did, I loved her brashness, devil may care attitude, they don't make them like that anymore, cant beat the old Hollywood

So nice I learned from this I haven’t heard a hundred times before

Though feeling sorry for her daughter, as most kids of actors had it hard with their actor parents, especially if like in this case mainly single parents, I don't believe Bette being a satanic shape shifter.

The best actress forever. Regardless of her looks, her talent, courage, work ethic, and strong female roll model makes her the best. She said herself, you can't be a good parent and a great actress. She thought she could do both. Unfortunately her children and husband's lost out.

Bette Davis made so many good movies--She at her prettiest in Petrified Forest(1936) and Marked Woman(1937)--She was so young and full of life then, but smoking really aged her badly

Mrs.Davis Was Gorgeous ❤

Id be bitter too if my mom called me a hyman

Another daughter of an actress gets her 15 minutes of fame & notoriety by airing dirty laundry regarding her famous, talented Mother, who also supported her and her family. No matter the truth and it's not unusual for parents & children, especially daughters and mothers to be at odds come out publically to maligning her mother, Bette Davis post her stroke, and death imo shows her lack of love, and poor taste Good for Davis for disinheriting her.

Not knowing Bette Davis as anyone other than an actress; I wouldn't doubt that she wasn't "Mother of the Year" and may have traumatized her daughter. That she wrote her daughter out of her will is telling that the two did not get along.

a legand never dies

Famous people often make bad parents, alas. How much BD says is true and how much fiction will never be known. Many of us had miserable childhoods, but one has to move on, and not rehash the past.

Family should show respect for family business gossip. Especially when you are trying to make money on your comments..Now that is a really awful sad thing to do. Bettie Davis you are the best actress that l have ever known, in my lifetime.

Its okay for a parent to treat their children badly but when that child turns on that parent everyones in an uproar

Raising children doesn't come with an instructions manual. Bette Davis R.I.P.

Betty was a hard worker , she would turn away from her lazy kid.

I believe the Daughter up to a point.

❤ my fabulous bette icon ❤

I don't find this "unbelievable" for example, look at how Joan Crawford raised her kids, just awful. Plus I don't have any respect for Bing Crosby, two of his sons commiting suicide because of him 😡

Bette Davis wasa great actress her daughter was mad cause Bette Davis cut her from the will I would have done the same thing Bette Davis did I think her daughter was crazy

I believed Hyman when her book first came out. But as the years went by and her accusation became more unhinged, I stopped believing her. The idea that she "saw" her mom turn into some demonic creature is so insane that it could only be conjured up by a mind desperate for fame and $$$$.

Loved Bette!

The daughter is what is called "functionally insane." This has been known for aboug 30 years now. Bette Davis was never violent, and she drank as casually as the rest of us. She was the First Lady of the cinema and brought joy to countless millions of people the last 80 years. She was strong, as a woman needed to be if she was to survive a business entirely run my misogynistic men of power and extreme wealth. B.D. was a spoiled child, much like Christina Crawford who has lived her entire life in an eternal rage over the fact that she simply didn't have what it took to be a loved actress.

Sucks because when we die all that counts in this world is what we left in people's hearts Especially in our children's hearts 💕

I think her so called "daughter" was just pissed because she got NOTHING!

BETTY DAVIS WAS A STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN WHO STOOD FOR THE RIGHT TO ACT CREATE AND BRING GREAT PLEASURE TO ME ON THE BiG SCREEN RIP MRS DAVIS

Bette's daughter was a religious nut. We are supposed to believe her crazy charges against her mother?

I was born April 5th too ❤

I have seen both sides in families. The hateful, 2 faced, jealous daughter and the self-sacrificing holy mother. Then there's the hateful, 2 faced, jealous of her daughter's youthful beauty, mother and the innocent mistreated young daughter. I wasn't there to witness Anything and I'm not here to judge anyone. I just look and listen and keep my personal opinion, PERSONAL.

Dead Ringer, I can watch all her movies to the end.

Bette Davis was not nominated for an Oscar for “Of Human Bondage”. Although she received rave reviews and gained the respect of the industry for this role, Warner Brothers loaned her out to another studio so there was no publicity push for Bette to even get nominated for it. She won the following year for Dangerous, but it is generally believed it was the consolation prize for not having won for Bondage the prior year .

Rip Bette Davis.

Amen ❤️My mother tried Five times to take my life. So you had good mother count your blessings, But every child didn’t have that life.

You can sell your mother storie for attention. She was a great actress 🙌

Maybe she is telling her truth,who knows what goes on behind closed doors.

There is an expression for what her daughter has been saying and it rhymes with horrix

I will pray for bitter people 🙏🛐

Anyone can judge Bette from her daughter's interview. I've watched her movies and read HER books. I try to be understanding of the times. Understanding Hollywood.

Something is wrong with the daughter.

Though Bette Davis is my favorite actress, it doesn’t mean she wasn’t a real person with real flaws and a sinful nature. If you can kill two of your unborn babies you’re likely capable of anything. Don’t know if her daughter forgave her or not. I hope she was able to.

Her daughter should have been ashamed the way she treated her mother

Mother-daughter relationships are complicated. Knowing the generation of parenting Bette Davis' generation is known for, I'm sure there Bette was abusive to her children. She more than likely did what she thought was right at the time but for a child, it could be very damaging. Intention is different than impact. Bette didn't intend to do that kind of harm but she did and knowing the kind of person she was, she doesn't;t seem to be one to take that confrontation lightly. She would argue how hard she worked to support her kids and how much she did for them and I'm sure she loved them with all her heart, which would make it all the more devastating to hear from your child a much different perspective. I have a feeling B.D was looking for some closure and justice because she did not get that from her mother and when her mother wouldn't;t listen, she wrote a book so it would force her to. I don't think she ever got that closure from her mother, and somehow it's manifested into some very outlandish claims like the whole witchcraft bit. That I d not believe and know for certain that's something we can all accept as false. But the abuse claims we will never know. I choose to believe BD on that because of similar family/generational trauma. That doesn't take away from the legacy Bette has on film. She was a hard worker and dealt with her own fair share of abuse and hard knocks. So I also choose to believe Bette wasn't intentionally abusive and if she had known any better beforehand, she would've done so.