Lady Gaga shocked a group of
lawyers by launching into a foul-
mouthed rant about her former
personal assistant during a sworn
deposition for an ongoing court case.
The singer is locked in a legal battle
with former employee Jennifer
O'Neill, who claims she is owed
overtime payments from her time on
tour with the singer.
O'Neill, who spent 13 months
working as Gaga's aide, filed suit
against bosses of the singer's
Mermaid Touring Company claiming
she is owed $380,000 for 7,168 hours
of overtime.
Gaga was recently called to give a
videotaped deposition in New York
as part of the case, and she shocked
the legal representatives by raising
her voice and cursing profusely
throughout the meeting.
During the testimony, obtained Gaga described
O'Neill as a "[bleep] hood rat who is
suing me for money that she didn't
earn," adding, "She thinks she's just
like the queen of the universe. And,
you know what, she didn't want to
be a slave to one, because in my
work and what I do, I'm the queen of
the universe every day."
Gaga went on to admit she doesn't
pay any overtime to any of her
employees, insisting O'Neill "knew
exactly what she was getting into…
This whole case is bull[bleep]."
The pop star claimed O'Neill should
have enjoyed her work because she
was able to experience Gaga's
luxurious lifestyle which included,
"(Sleeping) in Egyptian cotton
sheets every night, in five star
hotels, on private planes, eating
caviar, partying with (famed
photographer) Terry Richardson all
night, wearing my clothes…" adding,
"(She was) asking YSL (Yves Saint
Laurent) to send her free shoes
without my permission, using my YSL
discount without my permission."
Gaga also claimed O'Neill was bad at
her job because she left the singer
to carry her own luggage and unpack
her own bags: "She didn't enough
lay out all my stuff for me… I can't sift
through everything (and unpack my
bags). She would only open a couple
of bags, and it was very stressful for
me… I was very often… moving my
own luggage and doing [bleep] by
myself."
Gaga vowed that if she wins the
legal battle with O'Neill, she will
donate the money her former
assistant demanded to her other
employees because "I'm not going
to give it to her so she can go to
Intermix (store) and buy herself a
new tube top."
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