Bette Midler has a message for young female stars: Stop using sex to sell records!

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The 68-year-old legendary entertainer spoke with The Telegraph and deemed the overtly sexual behavior of singers - like Ariana Grande - "terrible."

"It's always surprising to see someone like Ariana Grande with that silly high voice, a very wholesome voice, slithering around on a couch," The Rose singer said in a new interview. "I mean, it's silly beyond belief and I don't know who's telling her to do it. I wish they'd stop. But it's not my business, I'm not her mother. Or her manager. Maybe they tell them that's what you've got to do. Sex sells. Sex has always sold."

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She continued to speak negatively about today's industry saying, "Well whatever strictures there were have fallen apart. And now it's whatever you feel like doing you can do. I mean, apparently people really like to pretend they're having sex. They really like to slap each other's butts."

The Hocus Pocus actress also offered advice to young women trying to break into the industry and suggested they focus on their skill rather than sexualizing their appearance.

"Trust your talent," she said. "You don't have to make a whore out of yourself to get ahead. You really don't."

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