Taylor Swift has come to the defense of fellow pop star Lady Gaga, shutting down speculation surrounding Gaga’s personal life.
Gaga threw fans into a frenzy over the weekend when she was pictured at her sister’s wedding. At the event, Gaga appeared slightly curvier, which caused many to speculate that she was pregnant. The singer has since denied the speculations, claiming that she was just “down bad cryin’ at the gym.”
Taylor Swift took to TikTok to declare that Lady Gaga “doesn’t owe anyone an explanation” regarding the rumors, slamming detractors for scrutinizing her body.
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Taylor Swift Defends Lady Gaga Amid Wild Pregnancy Rumors
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The “Bad Blood” hitmaker took to TikTok to champion Gaga’s right to privacy, boldly declaring that the “Bloody Mary” singer does not need to explain what is going on in her life.
“Can we all agree that it’s invasive & irresponsible to comment on a woman’s body? Gaga doesn’t owe anyone an explanation & neither does any woman,” Swift wrote in the comment section of Gaga’s TikTok video.
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Gaga was in the company of her boyfriend, Michael Polansky, as they attended the wedding of her sister Natali Germanotta earlier this week. In photos from the wedding event, Gaga appeared to have a curvy midsection in a skintight black dress.
Fans were excited by the images as they took to social media to react, intensifying speculations that Gaga was pregnant.
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Fans Agree With Taylor Swift’s Comment
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Several fans commented on Swift’s remark to commend her for defending Lady Gaga.
One person wrote, “Very well said, love you always, mother,” while another added, “YOU ARE RIGHT TAYYYY! people (especially media) should learn that a woman’s body is not [something] they can comment on.”
A third person noted, “Exactly!!! I’m sorry you even have to say this in the first place.”
“It is so nice seeing people like you spreading kindness to the world and showing them that everyone deserves equal treatment. I hope you have a nice day,” another fan chimed.
A fourth person commented, “I hope you are doing well, Gaga. [Please] don’t listen to those people sending you a big hug. I will forever be grateful to live in the same time as you, and for your music and kindness. Thank you, Gaga.”
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Lady Gaga Denied The Pregnancy Rumors
The “Just Dance” hitmaker was on bridesmaid duties for her sister’s wedding, looking chic in a peach-coloured bridesmaid dress and matching sheer gloves while holding onto yellow flowers.
Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, was forced to weigh in on the issue, denying the rumors that she was expecting her first child with Polansky. She took to TikTok to deny the claims, noting that she was “down bad,” a term mostly used to refer to feelings of longing and sadness.
“Not pregnant – just down bad cryin’ at the gym,” Gaga captioned the video with lyrics from Swift’s “Down Bad” song from her “The Tortured Poets Department” album.
Miming to the viral TikTok audio in a nude wig cap and bold black eyeliner, Gaga muttered, “I don’t have to find an aesthetic, I am an aesthetic. I mean, I’m sure there’s somebody out here right now who is going into Pinterest trying to type up all these adjectives to describe me.”
She then went further to encourage her 9.3 million followers to “register to vote” in the video.
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Lady Gaga Sparked Engagement Rumors
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Throughout her sister’s wedding, the Grammy-award-winning singer was seen spotting a large diamond band on her ring finger, sparking speculations that she and her boyfriend have taken their relationship a step further.
The couple was first linked in 2019 and confirmed their romance with a kiss in the New Year of 2020 before going Instagram official later that year when she shared a boat photo of them cuddling.
Gaga was previously engaged to Taylor Kinney and Christian Carino, but her romance with Polansky is seemingly going strong, although they’ve been relatively hush about it.
A source previously told Entertainment Tonight that the couple are “together and going strong” and “content with where things are at” in their “very happy” romance.
Lady Gaga Recently Admitted To Performing While Having COVID
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At a Q&A session for her HBO special, “Gaga Chromatica Ball,” Gaga revealed that she performed several shows despite testing positive for COVID-19 during the late stages of the pandemic.
Speaking to Variety, the 38-year-old singer recounted: “I did five shows with COVID. I shared it with everyone on my team, and I said, ‘I don’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable at work, and you don’t have to perform, and you don’t have to work that day.”
Gaga explained that she made this tough decision because she “didn’t want to let all the fans down.”
She added that throughout the performances, she was concerned about the health of her team and constantly apologized during her quick costume changes. “I kept saying, ‘I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,'” she revealed.
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Giving her reasoning behind the controversial decision, Gaga said: “The way that I saw it also was that the fans were all putting themselves in harm’s way every day coming to the shows.”