Lady Gaga calls out NYU Facebook group that claimed she’d “never be famous”

Lady Gaga recently revisited her early days with a powerful message, addressing a now-deleted Facebook group created by her New York University classmates. 

The group, titled “Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous,” was aimed at undermining her future success. Screenshots of the group, which used Gaga’s birth name, have resurfaced online.

Gaga responded to this revelation on TikTok, commenting on a post that contrasted the group’s skepticism with her extensive list of achievements. These include an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, 13 Grammy Awards, 10 Billboard Music Awards, and 18 MTV Music Video Awards. 

“Some people I went to college [with] made this way back when,” Gaga remarked on the post. “This is why you can’t give up when people doubt you or put you down — gotta keep going.”

Before achieving fame, Gaga attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts but withdrew in 2005 to perform in New York clubs and develop her stage persona.

In other news, Gaga, along with Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips, presented their new film, “Joker: Folie à Deux,” at the Venice Film Festival. The sequel received a lengthy standing ovation and is scheduled for release on October 4. 

Gaga praised the film’s creativity, stating, “There’s music, there’s dance, it’s a drama, it’s also a courtroom drama, it’s a comedy, it’s happy, it’s sad. It’s a testament to [Todd] as a director, that he would rather be creative than just tell a traditional story of love,” in an interview with Variety.