Legal

Lady Gaga sued over Japan relief wristbands

By | Published on Tuesday 28 June 2011

Lady Gaga

Earlier this year Lady Gaga had some wristbands made up, which she sold to fans to raise money for the ongoing post-tsunami relief effort in Japan. Which was nice of her. Except, according to claims made in a new lawsuit, she was overcharging for postage and keeping profits from the overcharge for herself. Which, if true, just proves what we’ve always suspected: that Lady Gaga is a seasoned eBay user.

The legal documents filed on Friday by the totally legitimate-sounding law firm 1-800-LAW-FIRM names Gaga and one of her affiliate companies as defendants, and calls for $5 million in damages and compensation for people who bought wristbands. The firm intends to then donate all the money to the Japan relief fund, which is very noble and makes me feel a bit guilty for mocking their name. It’s not the most serious-sounding name for a law firm though, you have to admit.

Anyway, Alyson Oliver, a partner at 1-800-LAW-FIRM, said in a statement: “While we commend Lady Gaga for her philanthropic efforts, we want to ensure that claims that ‘all proceeds will be donated to Japan’s earthquake relief efforts’ are in fact true. Our intention with this lawsuit is to uncover any improprieties committed by Lady Gaga and appropriate the full donations assumed to the victims in Japan”.



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