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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Monday 06 September

By joehandy

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Hey leeinchicago...I love GaGa too, but that's no reason to hate on Madonna, who looks and sounds fantastic for her age, BTW...Also, face it, if there hadn't been a Madonna, we wouldn't be enjoying GaGa now...

By Monster

Shes AMAZING you dont know what your talking about.

By Toby

If people are using methamphetamine in the buildings she goes to... like, if they're vapourising it... it gets distributed through the air conditioning & heating systems. An amount too small to show up on a drug test is enough to have profound life-changing effects. It gets absorbed easily via contaminated fabric contact, & meth-sweat is enough to contaminate fabric. It increases metabolism & indeed makes it hard to keep weight on... all under the ignorant noses of the medical 'authorities'. We can only wait for the technology to catch up: meth is affecting so many people without them even knowing it because it's the most powerful CNS stimulant on earth but is hard to detect with modern tech. I hope you & everyone is ok, but I'm not naive... the drug detecting tech needs to improve dramatically. This isn't a conspiracy theory: it's a fact.

By sue

Hi leeinchicago....BLAH BLAH BLAH......

By cutestar175

Ignorance is bliss.

By omartin57

You are all a bunch of Gaga Haters. Why not wish her well and encourage her to opt for a healthier eating habit. Someone posted that with her energy, she should be able to have a diet that is suitable for her. I agree. This woman is so full of energy that it makes me wonder how and where she gets it if all she is eating is baby food. Love you Lady GAGA. Take care of yourself. Get a nutritionist who can cook and travel with you. Your lil monsters need you healthy, happy and alive.

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Wednesday 08 September

By sam ward

lady gaga i think you are the best,keep on singing,expect something really good to happen to you,just wait,the eal problem is they can not wait.

By Julie

I just saw her LAST NIGHT in DC. She had tons of energy all the way to the end! She was fabulous!

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