Lady Gaga revealed in an interview for the documentary made by Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry that she was raped when she was 19 by a producer she worked with. The artist said that she became pregnant, was beaten and abandoned on the street. The aggression and everything that followed caused a nervous breakdown, the effects of which she still feels today. “I have never been the same person,” said the artist, who said she would never reveal the name of her aggressor.
Lady Gaga admitted that she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and that she still has physical and emotional scars from past traumas, notes The Guardian.
“I was 19 and working in the industry, and a producer told me to undress. I refused and left, but they threatened to burn all my music. And they didn’t stop. I just stopped. “I don’t even remember,” said Lady Gaga.
She has never confronted the aggressor and says she will not reveal his identity.
“I understand all this #MeToo movement, I understand that some people feel more comfortable doing this, but I don’t. I never want to see that man again, I’m afraid of him,” the singer continued.
The artist stated that she decided to talk about these things now not for herself, but for others.
“How do I explain to people that I have privileges, money, and power, but that I feel terrible? How can you do such a thing? I’m not here to tell my story so that someone will cry for pity, it’s okay. Open your heart “For someone else. I’ve been through this and people need help. It’s part of my healing process, that I’m talking to you,” Lady Gaga said.
For years, Lady Gaga felt a state of panic, a state that often forced her to cancel her concerts, realizing that everything had to do with the traumas experienced in the past.
“I couldn’t feel my body anymore. At first, I felt pain, then numbness, then I felt sick for weeks on end. I realized it was the same pain I felt when the person who raped me, abandoned me, pregnant, on the corner of the street, at my parents’ house, because I was vomiting and I was sick. Because I was abused and locked in the studio, for months on end “, the artist also said.
About two years after the abuse, Lady Gaga released her debut album “The Fame” and over the years has enjoyed huge worldwide success. Lady Gaga also debuted in the film industry with the role in the movie “A Star is Born”.