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Published 09:41 15 Jun 2023 GMT
Lady Gaga's fans have voiced their displeasure after the singer shared a post on Instagram which they deemed to be "shocking and tasteless".
The singer, 37, took to Instagram to tell her followers about the migraines she had suffered from throughout her life as part of an advert for a drug designed to help.
She shared a snap of herself performing on stage, with one hand held up to her forehead as she opened up about the migraines she often experiences.
Gaga - whose real name is Stefani Germanotta - told her followers: "Ever since childhood, I’ve dealt with migraine pain. When I tried Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) 75 mg for the first time, I’ll never forget wishing I had found it sooner."
She added: "That’s why I’m proud to partner with Nurtec ODT. We’re in this together. If you’re ready to speak to a doctor, ask about Nurtec ODT today. #MHAM."
Alongside her post, she also shared slides detailing the product information as well as potential side-effects within her caption.
While celebrities being paid to share promotional posts is nothing new, fans were less than impressed that Gaga had chosen to promote medication to her followers - or that she needed to do advertising posts on social media at all.
One commented: "Is she poor?," while another added: "Why is she posting ads for medicine".
Others wrote: "ma'am??? since when are you doing sponsored posts??? this is wild", "Baby you don’t need money this badly…", and "oh rent is DUE."
Some claimed that the post went against Gaga's previous philosophy that money wasn't everything, writing: "Lady Gaga Monster Ball DVD 2011: 'I hate money' Lady Gaga 2023: 'buy medicine'".
One also pointed out that celebrities being paid to promote medication was something not seen in many countries bar the US, writing: "Wow. I'll never normalize celebrities being paid to endorse big pharma."
Another added: "This ad is shocking and tasteless. Health is not a consumer good. We don't sell medicines as if they were iPhones or Oreos. Health should be accessible to all and be prescribed by Doctors, not pop stars. Wtf."
Nurtec can cost around $1,000 for a month's supply, meaning that the high costs would not make it accessible for all that need it.
Gaga had also opened up about her "debilitating" migraines in an interview published on Pfizer's website, saying: "I would be in bed for days with tremendous pain in my head, behind my eyes, and all throughout my face.
"I couldn’t read or have any lights on, and I needed to be alone in a quiet room for hours that could lead to days until the pain subsided."
Gaga is not the only person to have shared sponsored posts for Nurtec, as Khloe Kardashian and Whoopi Goldberg have also previously endorsed the product.
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Published 14:06 18 Jun 2023 GMT
Lady Gaga has taken to social media to explain why she has been "so private" of late, after fans expressed concern at her silence.
The singer, 37, has taken a step back from posting on social media recently, with some fans criticizing her for only posting ad posts, while others were concerned for her wellbeing.
She shared a black-and-white photo of herself sitting on the floor with her eyes closed and her head tilted to one side as she addressed what's been going on lately.
Gaga - real name Stefani Germanotta - wrote: "I wanted to share a more personal moment with you today, I know I haven’t been doing a lot of that lately and some of you are really longing for me to share more of my artistic process."
She continued: "I’ve been experiencing my creativity ever since last summer in a really special and private way - I wrote and produced music for a special project, I prepared for months developing my character for Joker, I filmed Joker for many months (a very introspective time), I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film edit.
"I can say for the first time in many years that my love of making art, music, fashion, and supporting community has never been more fulfilling."
Acknowledging that she's been under the radar for a while, Gaga continued: "I may not be sharing as much of myself online as I have in the past, but I hope you know this time to myself has been extremely healing and recharging for my heart, mind, body, and creativity - to create within myself and to have a personal life that’s just for me.
"I’m sure that may feel different because I haven’t always been so private (I bet that will make some of you laugh) - but I LOVE my fans, my little monsters, so much and that will never change. I can’t even begin to describe how much our global community inspires me every day to bring as much joy as I can to your lives."
Revealing what she's been up to in the interim, Gaga explained: "Here’s a photo of my working on The Chromatica Ball film edit (that’s a frame from the film behind me) - I can’t WAIT for you to experience it.
"Thank you for being willing to grow with me so that I can change and transform with the community I love so much. I hope you love all the things I’ve been creating for you and I hope this is a small reminder to you of my deep passion and commitment to art."
The 'Judas' star is also set to appear in the Joker sequel, which wrapped recently and for which she produced music, as well as her Chromatica Ball tour documentary.
Gaga had also previously opened up to Wallpaper magazine about her desire to have "a life of solitude", adding that it is "really nice to just have time to be alone."
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Published 10:26 30 Oct 2022 GMT
Madonna has stunned fans on social media by going completely topless in her latest racy snaps.
The 64-year-old 'Material Girl' musician's fans are used to her suggestive photos on Instagram, however, this time, the singer decided to go one step further by removing her clothes completely.
"Went from candy to money," Madonna captioned one risqué snap. Another topless image sees her breasts covered up with a candy emoji and bag of money emoji to keep to the platform's guidelines.
In the photos, the 'Like A Virgin' hitmaker made a sultry pouty expression as she donned a golden corset bottom - without the top - with classic fishnet stockings.
The pictures are seemingly part of the promotion for the 30th anniversary of her controversial fifth studio album, Erotica, which was released back in October 1992.
While fans were pretty shocked over her posts, many were quick to praise the singer, with one writing: "The poet wants to say here that: You can be 64 and still a hot babe!!"
Another said: "Y'all gotta understand that she can do what the hell she wants. Keep your 'opinions' to yourselves. She didn't listen to those bigots back in the 80s and 90s why do y'all think she gonna listen to y'all now? Chill the f*** out."
A third commented: "Madonna has always pushed the boundaries, and it's not the first time she has gotten her boobs out, still love her!!!"
The groundbreaking album dropped with the 'Hung Up' singer's first book publication titled Sex, which was a coffee table book featuring explicit pictures of her taken by Steven Meisel Studio and Fabien Baron.
The suggestive pictures come after Madonna took to Instagram to reflect on the book’s anniversary. She wrote about how she was initially shamed for its release, and how three decades later, attitudes to the nude body in the music industry changed.
On her Instagram story, the award-winning icon name-dropped the likes of Cardi B and Kim Kardashian, saying her book allowed celebrities today to express their sexuality.
"30 years ago I published a book called S.E.X. In addition to photos of me naked there were photos of Men kissing Men, Women kissing Women, and Me kissing everyone," she wrote.
"I also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way," she said. "I spent the next few years being interviewed by narrow-minded people who tried to shame me for empowering myself as a Woman. I was called a whore, a witch, a heretic, and the devil."
"Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball," the pop star said. "You’re welcome b*****s."
However, the 30-year-old 'Bodak Yellow' rapper responded to the musician's post in a now-deleted tweet and wrote: "I literally [paid] this woman homage so many times cause I grew up listening to her."
"She can make her point without putting clown emojis and getting slick out the mouth. These icons really become disappointments once u make it in the industry that’s why I keep to myself," she added.
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Published 16:43 02 Mar 2020 GMT
Last Thursday, Lady Gaga released the music video for her newest single Stupid Love. And now, the singer and actress has taken to Instagram to post a video of herself on the set of her latest music video.
But it's hardly an ultra-glamorous clip of her dressed in her typically fabulous Gagaesque attire as you might expect. Nope, this one shows the 33-year-old soaking in an ice bath seemingly completely naked - while squirming and swearing in the process.
Lady Gaga submerges herself in an ice bath in this behind-the-scenes video:
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In the video, which she posted to her Instagram story, she says: "I’m in the f*****g desert, I’m in an ice bath, because I f*****g love my f*****g fans who are even on the side of this tub."
She then tells the person filming her to "show them where they are…" and the camera moves down to show viewers the "Little Monsters" printed on the side of the bath.
"I love you Little Monsters. Stupid Love," Gaga adds, in reference to her new single. Stupid Love is the lead single off Gaga’s upcoming sixth studio album, believed to be titled Chromatica.
This is the moment Lady Gaga addressed rumors about her relationship with her A Star Is Born co-star Bradley Cooper on Jimmy Kimmel Live!:
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She even added an overlay of text, which reads: "I want you #stupidlove little monsters... forever. Through the warmth and the freezing cold."
Last October, Gaga took to Instagram to give her followers an insight into her "post show routine" which again involved - you guessed it - an ice bath.
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"Post show routine: ice bath for 5-10 min, hot bath for 20, then compression suit packed with ice packs for 20," she wrote in the caption for the post which included three shots of the process.
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Published 11:57 07 Sep 2021 GMT
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have left social media users "grossed" out with their very kinky flirting on Instagram.
Now, I'm sure many of us have taken full advantage of the privacy and luxury of a nice Airbnb getaway, but I doubt many of us would brag about it to the world on social media.
Nevertheless, that's exactly what the Transformers star decided to do following her recent stay with boyfriend MGK.
Taking to Instagram to share several shots of the Airbnb's kitchen with her 13.5 million followers, the 35-year-old actor captioned the post: "When I tell you that the table at this [Airbnb] saw some things."
And by "things", I don't think Fox is talking about a lovely pancake breakfast and a game of Monopoly.
In the pics, the Jennifer's Body star can be seen wearing a green cord skirt and jacket, along with a bralette and strappy heels, as she leans on the offending table.
The saucy post has already amassed over 2.5 million likes from adoring fans.
And MGK appeared to confirm the brag, commenting: "i’m really glad that’s not our table anymore [sic]".
However, some people did not appreciate the caption, with one person simply commenting: "Gross."
A second added: "Maybe I'm alone in this but I find this kind of ick and cringe. We get it you have great sex lol. Poor air bnb owner sheesh [sic]".
A third commented: "This is too much information. Her kids are gonna read this one day".
"Some things just don't need to be said," commented a fourth.
But not everybody was against the post, with Business & Alignment Coach Amanda Bucci writing: "We love a sexually liberated Megan," along with clapping emojis.
And many other Instagram users simply wished that they were the table:
"Never thought I'd dream of being a table but here we are," one Instagram user joked.
Fox and Kelly started dating back in 2020 after meeting on the set of the thriller Midnight in the Switchgrass.
Speaking about their relationship on the podcast 'Give them Lala… With Randall', Fox said: "I knew right away that he was what I call a twin flame [...]
"Instead of a soul mate, a twin flame is actually where a soul has ascended into a high enough level that it can be split into two different bodies at the same time."
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