Uh Ohh: $10 Million Of Bad News For Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is being sued by toy manufacturer MGA Entertainment for $10 million for an alleged breach of contact after the singer licensed the company to make a doll in her image.

MGA Entertainment claims the singer requested the removal of a voice chip from their Lady Gaga doll, which then jeopardised their ability to meet retail deadlines, reports the New York Daily News. The toymakers allege that Gaga and her team “engaged in intentional and deliberate delays” to postpone its launch until 2013, to coincide with her new album and perfume.

The company claims it sent prototypes to Gaga in March and the singer asked that the doll’s facial structure “be more supermodel-like.”

“Think a prettier version of Gaga,” MGA officials say they were instructed via emails. “Thin out the cheeks and sharpen the jawline. Give her more of a cat-eye and sexier, poutier lips.” After meeting Gaga’s demands, which also included a “Born This Way” zombie doll ensemble, MGA sent samples back to the singer in April, and that was when she allegedly asked that its voice chip be pulled. The singer then sent word that she wanted shipping delayed to 2013, despite MGA already making deals with distributors on its end.

Gaga’s spokesman Amanda Silverman told The New York Daily News the singer’s lawyers have yet to see the court papers.

This isn’t the first time Mother Monster has been sued. Last December, Gaga’s former personal assistant Jennifer O’Neill filed a lawsuit for $380,000, claiming that the popstar was a nightmare to work for and regularily made diva-like demands.

O’Neill alleged that for $75,000-a-year she had to cater to Gaga’s every whim at any hour of the day or night. According to court papers obtained by The New York Post, O’Neill was responsible for “ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep [Gaga] on schedule.”

Meanwhile, Gaga is currently preparing to reveal the name of her forthcoming album.

 

Chicken Salad


Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad Recipe

  • Prep time: 10 minutes

You can use any leftover cooked chicken meat for this salad, with or without the skin. Or you can poach some boneless skinless chicken breasts in salted water for this salad.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 lb (2-3 cups) of cooked chicken meat*, coarsely chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 4-6 green olives, pitted and minced
  • 1/4 cup of chopped red onion
  • 1/2 to a whole apple, cored and chopped
  • 1/3 head of iceberg head lettuce, sliced and chopped

Dressing:

  • 5 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp plum preserves, or any sweet berry preserve (or a lesser amount of honey)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste

*To poach chicken for this recipe, start with a pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into large (2 to 3-inch) pieces. Bring a 2 quart pot of well-salted water to a rolling boil. Add the chicken to the boiling water, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Let the chicken pieces sit in the hot water for 15 minutes, then drain the water and chop the chicken pieces into smaller pieces for the salad.

Method

1 Prep all of the salad ingredients and toss them together in a large bowl.

2 Prepare the chicken salad dressing in a separate smaller bowl. Mix together the mayonnaise, preserves, and lemon juice. Taste for the proper balance of sweetness and acidity. The salad dressing should not be too sweet nor too sour. Add more preserves or lemon juice until you have reached the balance you want. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3 Gently stir the dressing in with the chicken salad ingredients. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.

Yield: Serves four.

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Chicken Salad

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