Lady Gaga has finally spoken out about old rumors that claimed she was born a man. During an appearance on Netflix ’s What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates , she addressed the speculation directly, telling Gates she never felt the need to respond because she “didn’t feel like a victim.” “When I was in my early 20s there was a rumor that I was a man,” Lady Gaga told Gates in the episode.
“I went all over the world. I traveled for tours and for promoting my records and almost every interview I sat in — there was this imagery on the internet that had been doctored — they were like, ‘There’s rumors that you’re a man. What do you have to say about that?’” She continued, “The reason why I didn’t answer the question is because I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie and I thought: What about a kid who is being accused of that who would think that a public figure like me would feel shame? I’ve been in situations where fixing a rumor was not in the best interest of the well being of other people.
In that case, I tried to be thought provoking and disruptive in another way. I tried to use the misinformation to create another disruptive point.” Gaga, who is starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix in upcoming sequel Joker: Folie à Deux , added, “I’ve been used to lies being printed about me since I was 20 years old.
I’m a performer. I think it’s kind of funny.” In 2011, the singer famously shut down a question about the rumors during inter.