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Lady Gaga has urged Olympic swimmer Tom Daley to boycott countries with an anti-gay stance and homophobic laws.
The openly bi-sexual 'Applause' singer praised the 19-year-old athlete for admitting that he was in a relationship with a man, before speaking out against countries such as Russia for their approach to homosexuals.
Despite the fact that Daley won't be competing, Gaga urged Daley to avoid the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia when appearing on Alan Carr's talk show, Chatty Man.
"I don’t think that we should be going to the Olympics at all," she said. "I mean, I would never take anything away from [the athlete’s] hard work, I just think it is absolutely wrong for so many countries to send money and economy in the way of a country that doesn’t support gays."
She added: "They pepper spray and beat them in Russia"
Gaga continued: "It made me very sad to see the pain that some of the gay kids are in in Russia, and for the world to send their finest for the Olympics… I can’t, it just feels so wrong and sad. I hate saying that, because I’m so excited for those like Tom Daley to go and to win and to rejoice."
When asked whether she herself would ever return to the country or perform in Russia again, she replied: "I don’t think I’m even allowed in anymore because I screamed ‘I’m gay, arrest me’ on stage last time I was there, so…"
This weekend, Gaga headlined the Jingle Bell Ball at London's O2 Arena. Watch her sing 'Do What U Want' to a Christmas tree here.
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