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In a shocking interview with US radio host Howard Stern, Lady Gaga has revealed that she was raped when she was 19.
The 'Telephone' singer was appearing on air when talking about the ARTPOP track 'Swine'.
Stern asked if the song referred to being raped by a record producer when she replied: "I went through some horrific things that I’m able to laugh [at] now, because I’ve gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy and emotional therapy to heal over the years.”
Gaga continued: "I was a shell of my former self at one point. I was not myself. To be fair, I was about 19. I went to Catholic school and then all this crazy stuff happened, and I was going, ‘Oh, is this just the way adults are?’ I was very naive.”
She then showed defiance at not letting her ordeal define her, adding that the man who raped her was much older: “Because it wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I went, ‘Wow, that was really messed up. You were 20 years older than me. I was a kid."
Listen to the interview below
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett will be performing two nights at London's Royal Albert Hall on 8 and 9 June. For tickets and more information, visit here.
