Lady Gaga
has just
been
slapped with
a $30 million
lawsuit! A
man who
says he
“ discovered”
the pop diva has filed papers
claiming he turned Stefani
Germanotta into who she is
today.
Rob Fusari is seeking the money
from Gaga ’s Team Love Child and
Mermaid Music because he says
he even thought of her alias
Lady Gaga for her. His lawyer
Robert Meloni tells the NY Daily
News, "It's an age-old story in
the music business. You become
famous, and you turn on the
person who discovered you."
Gaga was linked up with Fusari
in March of 2006 after being
discovered by Wendy Starland at
the Cutting Room in New York
City. The lawsuit states, "Starland
knew that Fusari had been
searching for months for a
dynamic female rock-n-roller
with garage band chops to front
an all-girl version of The Strokes.
Starland was blown away by
Germanotta's performance and
immediately called Fusari and
told him she had found his girl."
It continues, "Fusari then asked
her to play one of her songs on
the studio piano and within
seconds, realized that
Germanotta had star potential.
The trick would be coaxing it out
of her."
Fusari, who has produced
"Bootylicious" for Destiny's Child
and "Wild Wild West" for Will
Smith, says he got the name
Lady Gaga from the Queen song
“ Radio Gaga.” "One day when
Fusari addressed a cell phone
text to Germanotta under the
moniker 'Radio Gaga' his cell
phone's spell check converted
'Radio' to 'Lady'," the suit says.
"Germanotta loved it and 'Lady
Gaga' was born."
Fusari also claims he became
romantically involved with Gaga
at one point, but then was cut
out of Lady Gaga's
merchandising and recording
royalties. But Fusari claims he is
entitled to a 20% cut agreed to
in a contract. A rep for Lady
Gaga has not yet commented.
We usually think lawsuits like
this are bogus, but Fusari seems
to have a case! If he ’s telling the
truth, then he seems entitled to
something! We ’re not sure about
$30 million, but Gaga definitely
has gone on to be wildly
successful! Stay tuned for more
details!
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