Saturday, September 21, 2024 American singer and actress, Lady Gaga, has opened up about her decision to stay silent on longstanding rumours that she is transgender.
American singer and actress, Lady Gaga finally
addressed the long-standing rumours from her early career that she was a man. The
pop star explained her decision to remain silent on the matter, recalling how
she had been bombarded with such questions during her global tours and media
appearances.
The Bad Romance singer mentioned how she "didn't feel
like a victim" amid the swirling claims and, therefore, didn’t feel the
need to address the rumour until she finally cleared the air on the Netflix
show that premiered on Wednesday
“The reason I didn’t answer the question
was because I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie,” Gaga told Gates in his
new series as she made her way to the OTT stage. “But I thought about, what
about a kid that’s being accused of that, that would think that a public figure
like me would feel shame,” she continued.
The pop star recalled times when she was
plagued by such claims and frequently questioned in press conferences about
doctored pictures on the internet and rumours that she was a man. In 2011, she
told CNN, “Why the hell am I going to waste my time and give a press release
about whether or not I have a penis? My fans don’t care and neither do I.”
“I’ve been in situations where fixing a rumour was not in the
best interest of the well-being of other people,” the Bloody Mary crooner
acknowledged on Gates new show dealing with “the world’s most pressing issues.”
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