The New, Sad Lady Gaga Rumor: Hospitalized Repeatedly for Dangerous Dieting

By Christine Fenno Posted Sep 5th 2010 07:04AM

Internationally celebrated for her wildly original performances, Lady Gaga may have a wildly unoriginal habit: going hungry to look good onstage. A new biography penned by Maureen Callahan, 'Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga,' reveals startling claims about the seemingly confident singer, according to RadarOnline.

Gaga's former tour manager, David Ciemny, alleges in the book that the 24-year-old binged on junk food when not depriving herself of calories altogether. And he claims that in 2009 alone, the Grammy winner landed in the hospital six times while dieting to slim down. Not once, not twice, but six times last year.

Back in March, fans fretted about her health when she nearly collapsed onstage, seemingly exhausted. And in April, the pop star's rep denied that Gaga was on a bizarre baby-food diet, after rumors circulated that she was subsisting on the small jars of pureed food -- rumors that sounded crazy to some, but since Gaga's a darling among fashion insiders, it isn't difficult to believe that she conforms to that industry's golden standard: be as tiny as possible, whatever it takes.

Wendy Starland, who helped discover the unknown New York City musician Stefani Germanotta before she became Lady Gaga, is also quoted in the new tell-all, and says of the singer's rising-star days, "The pressure on her to lose weight was very high."

Today, after millions in record sales, Gaga's success seems to hinge on promoting a very non-conformist, in-your-face persona: she's rebellious, audacious, and according to Time magazine, very influential. Her image isn't all she is, though; her intense connection to her fans is legendary, and she clearly yearns to inspire them.

But what would be truly inspiring is if Gaga found a way to be whatever size is healthiest for her, because she could help her little monsters do the same. If all this talk of dangerous dieting is true, it simply begs the question: Are Lady Gaga's provocative looks and even more provocative comments -- about drugs, her vagina's creativity, prayers to become insane, you name it -- really smoke-screens for a young woman who's so starving for fame and acceptance that she's actually just...starving?

(For more insights about Gaga, check out our exclusive interview next week with Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Maureen Callahan, all about her upcoming book 'Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga,' on sale Sept. 14).

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Sunday 05 September

By themeeker

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I don't think this is sad news. Maybe her middle finger will fall off.

By steffenjobbs

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Hopefully, not before she directs it at you.

By Slash

Why not eat what you want & EXERCISE ! That's how Duff & I stay healthy.

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By Cutie

She needs to see a nutritionist and find out what's best for her. With the energy she expends someone should be able to design the proper food intake.

By Chappel

Her music doesn't interest me and I'm not gay so I guess you could say I'm not a big fan, but I do think she's a very attractive woman who doesn't NEED to lose any more weight. I hope someone tells her that cocaine isn't one of the basic food groups before it's too late.

By oscar

u dont need to be gay to enjoy music. music isnt limited to certain people and it has no boundries. if u dont like it then its perfectly ok but no need to hate on her or her fans

By kat

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I wish Lady GaGa would be banned in the US, she's all about filth and vulgar, not the best role model.

By kevin

You sound like my haggard old granny. Get a grip and get over it.

By Nick

No Gaga For Me, No Gay For Me. She Is Too Too Thin.

By travelergtoo

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Do you mean there is a skeleton underneath all those clothes?

By jsd80

Keep loosing weight until she disappears.

It's her life and she can do anything she damn well pleases as long as it's not hurting anyone else. She'll be at the media's mercy no matter what she does. If she gains weight, they'll say she's a pig. The woman's got problems just like anyone else except they'll be magnified by the jealous haters who badly want to see her fall.

So she can go to the Mets game and insult the whole city of New York by flipping the bird? No, not without me wishing she would dry up and blow away.

By birdalini

You hit the nail on the head here. No matter what she is under a microscope of public scrutiny. And the public likes to knock down idols as much as create them. Oo we so powerful!

Monday 06 September

By Ben from Baltimore

I saw the Mets game clip on Youtube and her being underdressed would be enough for me not to let her in the gate if I was a stadium security guard because a ballgame is a family setting. Somebody should have a sent a text message to the text messaging based bad behaved fan reporting number, so that she could be kicked out. I would have told her,"Hey, you need to at least button up that jersey and get some decent shorts on before you will be allowed in the gate. We don't allow girls with hooker style attire in here."

If it will make you feel any better steff, I'll call her a pig even if she never gains another pound.

She's a pig.

By John

This attention hungry gnome is a bit skanky. If she ate like a normal person, she would probably blow up like a ballon. She's not worth all the hype she has created for herself

By JBaer

That explains the Vanity Fair cover...

By Zerdali13

She does have a desperate quality about her, like she is so afraid to take a break fearing the public will forget about her. I liked her so much more before she became so huge and affected.

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