Lady Gaga Sued Over $500,000 Reward by Woman Charged in Dog Theft
etonline.comcharged in connection with the theft of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs, has sued the musician for alleging she was denied a $500,000 “no questions asked” reward, according to a lawsuit obtained by ET.
In the suit, filed on Friday, McBride is seeking no less than $1.5 million from the singer over the money that Gaga offered in exchange for the dogs’ return.
McBride alleges Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, announced the half-million-dollar reward through her social media accounts and news outlets.In February 2021, James Howard Jackson, 20, and two others were roaming through West Hollywood, California, and the San Fernando Valley, looking for French bulldogs and other expensive breeds of dogs to steal for profit.The group came across Ryan Fischer, who was walking the pop star's three dogs.
The group dognapped two of the French bulldogs and Fischer was shot in the chest, by Jackson, in the course of the robbery.Gaga then released a «no questions asked» reward offer for Koji and Gustav's return.A post shared by Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)The suit alleges Gaga never intended to pay the «no questions asked» reward money, instead law enforcement asked McBride questions about the return of the bulldogs.
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