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Grammy winner Stephanie Mills said on a podcast that she once performed her hit song “Home” for Lady Gaga.
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Though Mills had heard Gaga was a fan of The Wiz track, the “Poker Face” singer didn’t appear glad to see her, Mills recalled.
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The singer said she hoped Gaga was watching.
Stephanie Mills wants an apology from Lady Gaga.
The Grammy winner explained Wednesday on BET’s The Jason Lee Show that her request goes back to a time, years ago, when her managers asked her to sing for the “Paparazzi” artist.
“And they came to me and they said, ‘Home’ is Lady Gaga’s favorite song. She’s doing a fashion shoot in New York. Would you come and sing? Would you come and surprise her and sing ‘Home’?” the singer and actress recalled. “At first, I said, ‘No, why would I do that? No,’ and I was talked into it.”
Mills had performed her song in the original Broadway production of The Wiz in 1975, and later released it on her 1989 album called Home. According to the vocalist, singing it for Lady Gaga did not go well.
“I went, and she had her little black dog there and all the other people, and so I sang for her,” Mills said of Gaga, who has 16 Grammys of her own. “She didn’t smile. She didn’t do anything. She looked at me like I had two heads.”
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The “Never Knew Love Like This Before” singer noted that she wasn’t paid for the appearance in money. Instead, the fashion photographer would also stage a shoot for her.
“So, I finished singing ‘Home,’ and we took pictures,” Mills recounted.
As she left the shoot with Lady Gaga and her team, Mills’ day hit some more turbulence.
“Before we left, they said, ‘You’ve got to delete all those pictures,'” Mills said of Gaga’s team. “We were at the elevator getting ready to leave and they came and they said, ‘Delete.’ And they did not let us leave until they saw every picture being deleted.”
Lee said the experience sounded “very disrespectful.”
“That’s why I say she’s a culture vulture,” Mills said, “because she was managed correctly by Black men. She did a song with R. Kelly.”
Representatives for Gaga did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly‘s request for comment.
The host then asked her how she is able to give people grace in such situations.
“I know who I am. You know, I did it. I sang the song for her. I I had admiration for her. I don’t any longer, but I give everybody respect,” Mills said. “I give everybody grace, and I’ve learned throughout the years to take my temperature down and not react but show them who I am later.”
Sooner or later, Mills said, “You’ll get your chance to say, ‘Do you remember?'”
After Lee said that Gaga has watched his show in the past, Mills said she hoped she saw her appearance.
“I hope you watch and I hope you remember what you did,” Mills said. “And I feel like you owe me an apology.”
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