Lady Gaga's former assistant, Jennifer O'Neill, has filed suit against Lady Gaga for unpaid wages. O'Neil alleges that she is owed 7,168 hours of unpaid overtime pay, amounting to $393,000.00 based on her annual salary of $75,000.00.
In response to the allegation, Lady Gaga has filed a 200 page witness statement, where she called her former assistant "a disgusting human being," and states that she does not believe her former assistant is owed any money.
In a legal document, Lady Gaga stated "[O'Neill] thinks she’s just like the Queen of the Universe. And, you know what? She didn’t want to be slave to one, because in my work and what I do, I’m the Queen of the Universe every day."
O'Neil claims that she had to virtually work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and that she never got a day off. According to Gaga, that is not her problem “You know, I did six shows a week and I make a lot of money. I work. I work 24 hours a day. I’m not [the one] standing next to [someone] holding tea, waiting for them to take a sip, that is not what I do. Not that people that do that don’t deserve their pay, but I’m just pointing out that I deserve everything that I’ve worked for. I deserve every dollar of it. And she deserves every one of her $75,000 that we agreed to. But she does not deserve a penny more."
You can read the case here.
If you believe that you are owed unpaid wages, contact Ambuter Law for your free case evaluation.
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