Lady Gaga finally addressed the long-standing rumours from her early career that she was a man. In the second episode of What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates , the pop star explained her decision to remain silent on the matter, recalling how she had been bombarded with such questions during her global tours and media appearances. The Bad Romance singer mentioned how she "didn't feel like a victim" amid the swirling claims and, therefore, didn’t feel the need to address the rumour until she finally cleared the air on the Netflix show that premiered on Wednesday.
Lady Gaga addresses ‘man’ rumours “The reason I didn’t answer the question was because I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie,” Gaga told Gates in his new series as she made her way to the OTT stage. “But I thought about, what about a kid that’s being accused of that, that would think that a public figure like me would feel shame,” she continued. The pop star recalled times when she was plagued by such claims and frequently questioned in press conferences about doctored pictures on the internet and rumours that she was a man.
In 2011, she told CNN, “Why the hell am I going to waste my time and give a press release about whether or not I have a penis? My fans don’t care and neither do I.” Also read: Jennifer Lopez’s mom rips into Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ reunion claims in resurfaced video after his arrest: Watch Lady Gaga recalls trying to ‘change the narrative’ “I’ve been in.