Perhaps as fed up with the ridiculous success of Meet the Fockers as the rest of us, the WeHo crowd has their claws out for Babs. A spy relates the chatter:

Apparently at the Meet the Fockers premiere Barbra Streisand had to walk backwards because the good lighting was only from one side on the red carpet. That's what the word is in the LA gay bars and you know they wouldn't bash Babs.

Streisand better do some damage control. If she loses the gays, she'll be forced to spend the rest of her semi-retirement touring the early-bird specials in Florida to support her lifestyle. She's not that spring chicken with crossover appeal from The Mirror Has Two Faces anymore.

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