Pop sensation Lady Gaga has said that being bullied as a child has affected her so badly that she still often feels like a “loser”. Gaga, who was named the most influential celebrity in the world earlier this month, explained being bullied throughout her teenage years will stay with her for her “whole life” and she will never feel like she has made it, reported Time Out magazine.
“Being bullied stays with you your whole life, and no matter how many people are screaming your name or how many number one hits you have, you can still wake up and feel like a loser,” said the Born This Way hitmaker.
Gaga said that her songwriting also forces her to pour “salt, arsenic and poison” into the wounds of her childhood, but ultimately it can be a healing experience.
“There were a lot of bullies. You have to open the wound and pour salt and arsenic and poison into that wound and you must get out a needle and poke and prod then sew it back up again. “And when I’m handed a beat that sounds amazing, that beat is the scissors, and then I cut the wound I’ve just sewn up, and I go back in. I go back in and ask myself the same questions again and again and again, ‘Why am I here?’,” she said.
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Cate attacked for supporting carbon tax
Melbourne: Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has been criticised for leading a national campaign urging Australians to support their government’s proposed carbon tax, with critics claiming that she is “out of touch’ with ordinary Australians.
The 42-year-old actress, who features in the advertisement along with actor Michael Caton, was slammed for taking the task of advocating a tax that will push up the cost of living for wage-earners, reported the Telegragh online.
“It’s nice to have a multi-millionaire who won’t be impacted by it telling you how great it is,” said Australian Family Association spokeswoman Terri Kelleher about the television campaign which was paid by Greenpeace and other environmental lobby groups.
The Aviator star, who has an estimated income of $53 million and is the brand ambassador of Audi car besides endorsing numerous other brands, is unlikely to feel the affects of an increased cost of living that a price on carbon is expected to generate, said Family First Party.
She however found support from deputy prime minister and treasurer Wayne Swan, who said everyone has a right to opinion. —PTI