Watch : Lady Gaga Has Privilege & Power and Feels "A Lot of Shame"
Lady Gaga is getting candid about being a survivor of sexual assault.
The 35-year-old pop star guests on the premiere episode of Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry's new Apple TV+ unscripted series, The Me You Can't See, which launches Friday, May 21 and features conversations about mental health. During her segment, Lady Gaga shared details from a time when she found out she was pregnant following nonconsensual sex.
"I was 19 years old, and I was working in the business, and a producer said to me, 'Take your clothes off,'" the Oscar winner recalled. "And I said no. And I left, and they told me they were going to burn all of my music. And they didn't stop. They didn't stop asking me, and I just froze and I—I don't even remember." This caused the performer to break down in tears.
Lady Gaga, who explained she has decided not to name the producer because she never wants to face him again, went on to share that the industry is abusive and dangerous. She described a time years later when she went to a hospital for pain and numbness, and she was surprised when the hospital sent a psychiatrist to see her, rather than a medical doctor.
Cyrus-Lion on May 21st, 2021 at 17:38 UTC »
I mean, we can narrow the list down by people who produced her at 19
Can't be that many.
tinacat933 on May 21st, 2021 at 16:47 UTC »
If you watch her documentary “five foot two” she explains why she loves working with mark ronson and basically says it’s because he treats everyone equal and is respectful to women and their art. The documentary itself is really good, but after seeing this that description of why she feels safe with him makes me feel bad .
JamestonJay on May 21st, 2021 at 16:24 UTC »
Damn, that's fucked up.