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Lady Gaga's former mentor Akon has described how he sold his "share" in the singer, as there was "nowhere left to go but down" in terms of her career.
The 'Locked Up' singer helped launch Gaga's career back when she was starting out, and even penned her debut single 'Just Dance'. After Gaga's career went stratospheric, it seemed the pair's working relationship ended abruptly - and now Akon has delivered his take on the matter.
Stopping by radio show by Sway in the Morning, the singer claimed he gave up his investment with Gaga, saying: "I cashed out. I got out while the gooding was hot. It’s like a business, you build it to sell it.
"When I got it to the peak of where I felt it couldn’t go nowhere, and there was nowhere left to go but down, I cashed out, in other words I sold my share and got out before it was too late," he added.
Watch Akon's interview with Sway below:
Akon also touched on his relationship with Gaga earlier in the week during an interview with Larry King, saying he would prefer to be a "mentor" to the 'Applause' singer rather than an investor.
On Sunday, (March 23), Gaga premiered the video for her latest single from ARTPOP, 'G.U.Y'. The epic, 7 minute clip comes nearly 7 months after her last video, for lead ARTPOP single 'Applause'.
