The newest pop princesses, Lady Gaga, has been named in a lawsuit filed by an ex-boyfriend in New York State Supreme Court, which claims that he deserves compensation for helping the singer launch her career.
Among his claims, Rob Fusari alleges in the lawsuit that he came up with the stage name "Lady Gaga," worked as her producer early in her career, and co-wrote several of her songs, including the chart-topper, Paparazzi.
According to Fuscari, his association with Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stephanie Germanotta, began as a business relationship, but later developed into a romantic affair. However, once the romance was gone, their business dealings fell apart, Viagogo.co.uk reports.
"All business is personal," the lawsuit says. "When those personal relationships evolve into romantic entanglements, any corresponding business relationship usually follows the same trajectory so that when one crashes they all burn - that is what happened here."
Now, Fusari says the he is owed more than $30 million in royalties and unpaid producer fees.
Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame was released in August 2008, and has sold more than 8 million albums worldwide.
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