SUBMITTED BY Timbo

October 2, 2003 — Frank Oz, director of the remake of The Stepford Wives, confirms that there were conflicts on the set, specifically with Bette Midler and Christopher Walken.

"Tension on the set? Absolutely!" he said.

"In every movie I do, there's tension. That's the whole point. And working people hard, that's exactly what they expect me to do."

Midler's camp confirmed yesterday that the actress had clashed with Oz.

Her rep said, "Bette has been under a lot of of stress lately. She not only has been filming a very large production, but she's had to finish her record ['Bette Midler Sings Rosemary Clooney'], which came out yesterday. She's also been rehearsing for her tour. She made the mistake of bringing her stress on the set."

Oz said of Midler, "There's tension there. There's tension with Chris and Nic [Kidman] and Roger [Bart] and Glenn [Close] to a degree, there's tension with everybody."

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