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Lady Gaga sued for ‘Born This Way’
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Lady Gaga is being sued by French artist Orlan over her “Born This Way” music video and album artwork.
According to Dazed, Orlan, whose real name is Mireille Porte, has filed a $31.7 million lawsuit claiming Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” look copies her own. Lady Gaga wears prosthetics mimicking elaborate body modifications in both the “Born This Way” music video and single cover artwork.
Orlan’s signature look achieves the same body modification effect except the artist actually underwent surgery to get the look.
“Whether in France or in the United States, Orlan’s unique artwork should be protected,” say Orlan’s lawyers. “We hope that questioning members of Lady Gaga’s creative team will aid the French court in deciding the case.”
The lawsuit began proceedings in 2013 in Paris but papers have now been officially filed.
“This is nothing but an attempt by the plaintiff to generate U.S. press coverage around a meritless case that was filed in France several years ago,” Lady Gaga’s representatives responded.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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