Lady Gaga has been praised for raising awareness for relief efforts in sorting Japan out after the dreadful tsunami that struck the country down. However, like the world’s most weirdly dressed graverobber, she’s been accused of pocketing a load of money that should’ve gone to blighted country.
Less Bad Romance and more bad finance. Sorry. That’s easily the worst joke we’ve ever written.
Anyway, there’s some federal class action lawsuiting going on which is pointing at Gaga and saying that she’s jacked up the shipping costs on the “We Pray for Japan” wristbands she was flogging and keeping a portion of the profits herself, despite saying that all proceeds would go to directly to relief efforts. In fairness, she has a very expensive wardrobe to pay for. Surely Japan doesn’t mind?
So which creditable law firm taking action against GaGa in an attempt to either a) Do the right thing or b) Shamelessly try and get attention by attaching a famous person’s name to their awful little business?
While most reputable lawfirms are called Smithers-Jones Associates or Campbell, Urine & Sons or whatever, this lot are, quite astonishingly, called 1-800-LAW-FIRM, which doesn’t half make them sound like ambulance chasers.
They say, from their office-cum-stationary cupboard:
“While we commend Lady Gaga for her philanthropic efforts, we want to ensure that claims that ‘all proceeds will be donated to Japan’s earthquake relief efforts’ are in fact true”
They also claim that tax was collected on the wristbands, which sold for $5 a piece. While it is true that tax shouldn’t be collected on a purely charitable donations, it is worth pointing out that pretty much every single act of charity from a celebrity is some kind of tax dodge.
That said, the chances of GaGa herself knowing too much about this is slim to piss-all. Musicians and politics don’t mix. They get an idea and then throw it to some bore to sort it all out for them. Basically, while 1-800-LAW-FIRM are pointing at GaGa, they may as well demand a refund from a toad in a hedge.
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga has been in Japan, and loving it.
“I can’t say enough to people all over the world that the majority of Japan right now, Japan in general, is very safe. It’s fine to come here. It’s beautiful.”
She then tried preparing sushi and died of food poisoning.
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