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Lady Gaga Lawsuit: Ex-Lover Rob Fusari Sues Gaga For $30 Million

by Jon Azpiri | March 18, 2010 at 07:36 pm

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Rob Fusari Is Suing Lady Gaga For $30 Million. The Producer Is Claiming That He Made Lady Gaga What She Is Today

Rob Fusari is suing Lady Gaga for $30 million. Fusari, Lady Gaga's ex, claims to have given her the name Lady Gaga and helped her write hits 'Paparazzi' and 'Disco Heaven.'

According to the Rob Fusari-Lady Gaga lawsuit, Fusari helped transform Stefani Germanotta into Lady Gaga, one of the world's biggest pop stars.

Lady Gaga In High School

"It's an age-old story in the music business," said Robert Meloni, a lawyer for Fusari. "You become famous and you turn on the person who discovered you."

Fusari first met Germanotta back in March 2006 after being introduced by Wendy Starland. At the time, Fusari was looking for a singer for an all-female rock band he was putting together.

After meeting Germanotta, he claims he shaped her into a pop star. He also claims to have given her the name Lady Gaga, Along the way, the two became romantically involved.

When the Rob Fusari-Lady Gaga romance ended, Rob Fusari claims he was frozen out of her record deal, preventing him from cashing in on royalties from her chart-topping album. He also describes Lady Gaga has being 'verbally abusive' towards him.

Lady Gaga has yet to comment publicly on the Rob Fusari lawsuit.

Who is Rob Fusari?

Say what you will about Rob Fusari, he has been around the music industry a while. Fusari has worked with a wide range of artists like the Jonas Brothers, Destiny's Child, Will Smith, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Rowland, Britney Spears, and the American Idol finalists Kimberley Locke and Tamyra Gray.

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THE MACHINE (not verified)

at 20:07 on March 19th, 2010

I see all kinds of people using all kinds of ideas related to my past and I am outraged!! This is beyond music- therefore, I am taking down my pants and giving you a full moon under international laws- the Geneva Convention clause in relation to torture and I want payback for the past 10 years- AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!! I must be skitzo here!! I am neither politically correct and nor religious so I say this with a special hand solute to all the people involved:666- in the name of SATAN and Agnotism!! For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction!! I want other peoples' money and I want it NOW!!

Kosch (not verified)

at 14:14 on March 20th, 2010

Well now i guess we sort of know how she even got in the business. It surely wasn't for talent.

THE MACHINE (not verified)

at 20:55 on March 20th, 2010

NO, I MADE ALL OF YOU WHO YOU ARE TODAY-BS!!!I AM THE FIRST CANADIAN PRESIDENT OF THE USA - THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD!!! Normal 0 HMMMM- I SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR STUFF HERE- IN BOTH HER VIDEOS AND THIS DIRECTOR'S CLAIMS THAT HE WROTE THIS STUFF- LIKE THE BAD ROMANCE VIDEO AND GAGA THROWING SOMEONE OFF A BALCONY. THAT SURE LOOKS FAMILIAR AND I ALSO RECALL COMMENTS THAT I MADE WHILE CURSING AT MY TV IN RELATION TO SIMILAR SITUATIONS ("I ALMOST WANT OT THROW YOU OFF THE BALCONY BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY PISSING ME OFF)!! WHO'S REALLY STEALING CREATIVE IDEAS FROM WHOM? I'M NOT IMPRESSED AND I AM SEAKING OVER $1 BILLION IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR TORTURE UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW!!! WHAT IF I'M THE GENIUS BEHIND THE WHOLE THING? I'M A PATIENT AND HUMBLE MAN BUT MY PATIENCE HAS RUN OUT!! I'M NOT AN OBJECT AND I'M NOT IMPRESSED!! I HATE BOTH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND RELIGION!! IN THE NAME OF SATAN!! 666