Lady Gaga responded to doubts about her sexual assault experience in the most mature way ever
You’ve probably heard that Lady Gaga opened up earlier this month about sufferring from PTSD as a result of a sexual assault that occured when she was a teenager. THEN, journalist Piers Morgan went on to doubt the truth of her allegations (he also doubted Madonna’s claims of sexual assault, fyi), which is obviously infuriating…since he wasn’t there.
But given Lady Gaga’s amazing capacity to be awesome, she agreed to an interview with Morgan to really delve into the issues of rape, trauma, and the fear of coming forward when it happens.
Basically it went down like this: Morgan Tweeted his doubts about the incidents (dismissing them as publicity stunts), as well as his doubts that anyone but a solider could suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Lady Gaga responded passionately, offering to discuss the actual realities of PTSD and how it’s not just a thing that affects soldiers.
No.
Lady Gaga & Madonna have both made ALLEGATIONS of rape many years after the event.
No police complaint, no charges, no court case. https://t.co/N8oWjcMKAC— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 2016
@piersmorgan I've work w/ our VP Joe Biden on helping educate people about why women don't report, would love to share it w/ you some time.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
@piersmorgan would also love to talk with you about PTSD, that it's not just a "military" disorder. There is a mental health youth epidemic.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
@piersmorgan if anyone in your family suffers from it, I pray they have more good days than bad. It has affected me & my whole family.❤️✌️
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
I know numerous soldiers with PTSD, it's a very serious thing.
I also know people who claim to have it but clearly don't.
Let's talk… https://t.co/ZTk5mSZLBt— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016
I come from a big military family.
It angers me when celebrities start claiming 'PTSD' about everything to promote themselves. https://t.co/IeSiGQkOjb— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 2016
Never one to shy away from an important discussion, she jumped on board.
@piersmorgan Let's do that & yes Mr. Morgan, I can handle u. Suprised you would question that. Was that the 1st question of our interview?
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
Yes!
OK @ladygaga, we have a deal.
I'll get my people to contact your people.
It's an important debate. https://t.co/WY2mmVZDFT— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016
OH, and the drama didn’t actually end there.
I rather admire @ladygaga for agreeing to an interview after my criticisms.
Should be a fascinating debate.
I'll press my meat suit.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016
if you continue to shame me in the process of kindly agreeing to interview w/ u I'll happily do the interview with someone else
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
Hopefully Morgan can put aside his hostility and approach this topic from an unbiased point of view, because we’re looking forward to this.
Huge global interest re my forthcoming interview with @ladygaga. Many important issues to discuss. Respect her willingness to debate them.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 14, 2016
PTSD can indeed affect anyone — not just war veterans — and many survivors have shared their truths about living with PTSD. It should be treated with sensitivity and respect, like any other mental illness.
Ultimately, we hope that their conversation brings much needed awareness to survivors of sexual assault, because women should never be afraid to speak up about these issues out of a fear of not being believed (ahem, Pierce).
Thank you Lady Gaga for sharing your story, because your honesty is empowering and will hopefully help other victims come forward.
We are all stronger together, and the more people who understand the devastating emotional after-effects of sexual assault, the sooner we will be able to truly help its victims.
H/T: Us Weekly
