Boy George questions Gaga’s drug use
Boy George The singer-and-DJ has had a high-profile battle with drugs, and has been to prison. He served four months of a 15-month sentence for the assault and false imprisonment of a male escort in his East London apartment last year, and used the time inside to re-evaluate his life. The star is now clean, and has worked hard to get himself back on track.
He has blasted Lady Gaga for discussing her drug use in a recent magazine interview. She has been open about using cocaine in the past, and said she still dabbles with the drug occasionally. George has called her comments into question, insisting they don’t ring true.
“If Lady Gaga were about to be exposed as a drug user I would understand her recent confession to Vanity Fair that she is an 'occasional' coke sniffer,” he wrote on his blog for PaperMag. “But why offer up this information on a whim? Could it be that her use of coke is not so ‘occasional?’ As a recovering addict who knows how dangerous ‘occasional’ use is, I can think of no reason for Gaga to reveal this to her young audience.
“My mum had the best take on this, ‘She's reached the stage where she feels untouchable, you all get there - you did, son.’ I can't argue with that! One has to wonder how much of a grip Gaga has on things.”
George added he was amazed to read the revelations as he has always thought Gaga is obsessed with her career. He worries she doesn’t understand the damage she might do to her professional life by owning up to drug use, as well as fearing for her mental state.
“Up until now she has seemed almost annoyingly professional and focused and this seems out of character! Isn't saying your an ‘occasional’ drug taker a bit like saying you're bisexual? That usually means you're raving!” he wrote.
