Lady Gaga adds a little nunsense to her already outrageous stage show
8/24/2010 11:00:00 AM
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Lady Gaga isn't one to hold back when it comes to causing controversy.
The 24-year-old performer is known for her outrageous on-stage and off-stage outfits, naked photo shoots and generally bizarre persona.
So it was no surprise to see Gaga following in the footsteps of the original queen of controversy, Madonna, by donning a nun's habit as she performed in Tacoma, Washington last night.
And Gaga being Gaga this was no regular, run of the mill nun's habit, hers was made from see-through plastic, showing her nude-coloured underwear and some criss cross plasters over her breasts.
Madonna sparked outrage from religious groups with the release of her fourth album, Like A Prayer, in 1989.
The video for the title song drew heavily on religious symbolism with Madonna dancing seductively in front of burning crosses, stigmata, statues crying blood and a dream about making love to a saint.
In 2006 the singer sparked the ire of the Catholic church once again when she staged a mock crucifixion on stage during a performance at Rome's Olympic Stadium.
This isn't the first time Gaga has drawn comparisons with Madonna, her video for her hit song Alejandro appeared as a homage to the grand momma of pop, with dancing in front of burning crosses and an underwear clad Gaga dominating a scantily clad dancer tied to a bed.
Gaga has previously compared herself to the material girl, saying: 'We're both Italian-American women, we both started out in the New York underground scene - and we both became famous when we dyed our hair blonde.
'I think what Madonna and I share is that we are both fearless.'
The pair poked fun out of their rivalry during a sketch on the hit U.S. late night comedy show Saturday Night Live.
The pair engaged in a full-on cat fight replete with hair-pulling, pushing and wrestling before being split up and then finally kissing and making up.
It seems dressing as a nun is all the rage these days, Lindsay Lohan was the latest celebrity to get in on the craze, dressing in a black habit and licking a large handgun in an ad for her upcoming movie Machete.
Not all stars agree with using religious symbolism in the name of art though.
Katy Perry, whose parents are evangelical Christian preachers, slammed Gaga after her Alejandro video was released.
Perry tweeted: 'Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling fart joke.'
But millions obviously disagree, with sell out crowds flocking to stadiums to watch Gaga on her Monster Ball tour, snapping up her albums and even following her every word on Twitter.
In fact, at the weekend Gaga managed to usurp Britney Spears and Ashton Kutcher to become the new reigning Queen of the social networking site after amassing 5,741,450 followers.
Gaga posted a video thanking her fans for making her the number one celebrity tweeter, promising: 'I vow to never partake in celebrity online shenanigans. And I vow to always tweet and tweet again.'
The 24-year-old performer is known for her outrageous on-stage and off-stage outfits, naked photo shoots and generally bizarre persona.
So it was no surprise to see Gaga following in the footsteps of the original queen of controversy, Madonna, by donning a nun's habit as she performed in Tacoma, Washington last night.
And Gaga being Gaga this was no regular, run of the mill nun's habit, hers was made from see-through plastic, showing her nude-coloured underwear and some criss cross plasters over her breasts.
Madonna sparked outrage from religious groups with the release of her fourth album, Like A Prayer, in 1989.
The video for the title song drew heavily on religious symbolism with Madonna dancing seductively in front of burning crosses, stigmata, statues crying blood and a dream about making love to a saint.
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In 2006 the singer sparked the ire of the Catholic church once again when she staged a mock crucifixion on stage during a performance at Rome's Olympic Stadium.
This isn't the first time Gaga has drawn comparisons with Madonna, her video for her hit song Alejandro appeared as a homage to the grand momma of pop, with dancing in front of burning crosses and an underwear clad Gaga dominating a scantily clad dancer tied to a bed.
Gaga has previously compared herself to the material girl, saying: 'We're both Italian-American women, we both started out in the New York underground scene - and we both became famous when we dyed our hair blonde.
'I think what Madonna and I share is that we are both fearless.'
The pair poked fun out of their rivalry during a sketch on the hit U.S. late night comedy show Saturday Night Live.
The pair engaged in a full-on cat fight replete with hair-pulling, pushing and wrestling before being split up and then finally kissing and making up.
It seems dressing as a nun is all the rage these days, Lindsay Lohan was the latest celebrity to get in on the craze, dressing in a black habit and licking a large handgun in an ad for her upcoming movie Machete.
Not all stars agree with using religious symbolism in the name of art though.
Katy Perry, whose parents are evangelical Christian preachers, slammed Gaga after her Alejandro video was released.
Perry tweeted: 'Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling fart joke.'
But millions obviously disagree, with sell out crowds flocking to stadiums to watch Gaga on her Monster Ball tour, snapping up her albums and even following her every word on Twitter.
In fact, at the weekend Gaga managed to usurp Britney Spears and Ashton Kutcher to become the new reigning Queen of the social networking site after amassing 5,741,450 followers.
Gaga posted a video thanking her fans for making her the number one celebrity tweeter, promising: 'I vow to never partake in celebrity online shenanigans. And I vow to always tweet and tweet again.'
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