Lady Gaga has clapped back at Piers Morgan after he questioned her PTSD from being raped at the age of 19. Following his accusations, the two are reportedly setting up an interview where Gaga will defend her diagnosis.
Gaga recently revealed that she struggles with PTSD during a visit to the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBTQ youth in New York City. Her visit was aired on the Today show. She also posted an open letter to her Born This Way Foundation website to educate others on PTSD, which is a very real and legitimate illness not just limited to soldiers.
In Morgan’s opinion Gaga’s diagnosis is “vain-glorious nonsense” and he claims that the star is simply using it to “promote” herself. He further claims that he comes “from a big military family” and insinuating the PTSD was limited to soldiers. Morgan also claims that Gaga’s rape is simply an “allegation” since no police report was filed.
No, soldiers returning from battlefields do.
Enough of this vain-glorious nonsense. https://t.co/WR2ODolv8v— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 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
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
I don't think all claims of rape should be necessarily accepted as fact without proper criminal investigation, do you? https://t.co/ogFjSUmgTU — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 2016
I wouldn't automatically believe anything either Madonna or Lady Gaga claimed about their lives. https://t.co/4JJcP17cjp
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 12, 2016
But Gaga handled the situation with class, respectfully offering to do an interview in order to educate his viewers on the difficulties of women reporting rape and why PTSD is not just a military disorder.
@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. — xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
OK, you're on.
Let's do an interview about this & you can tell me why I'm wrong to be sceptical. https://t.co/CFLOL06Emq— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) 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. — xoxo, Joanne (@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.
— xoxo, Joanne (@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'm both.
This interview would air worldwide.
Reckon you can handle me @ladygaga ? https://t.co/tedWugyXHi— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016
@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? — xoxo, Joanne (@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
@piersmorgan 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 — xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016
As of yet, no official interview has been announced.
