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It all started when Kelly revealed in an interview with U.K.'s Fabulous magazine, that despite dropping a staggering 65 pounds, she still gets called the F-word -- fat. Osbourne went on to reveal that Gaga's fans, her Little Monsters, are especially harsh when it comes to cyber-bullying.
"Lady Gaga's fans are the worst," Kelly says. "They've said I should kill myself, that they hope I get raped. I mean, it's crazy but I've had this all my life and I just try and ignore it." Gaga's fans were particularly enraged when the "Fashion Police" host recently suggested a fuller-figured Gaga appeared to be pregnant.
"I actually think she's a good singer but she has the worst fans in the world," Kelly says of Mother Monster. "And you have a responsibility to stop that. I think you do anyway."
Round two: Gaga has responded to Kelly's quote with a lengthy open letter on her fan site littlemonsters.com.
"Dear Kelly," she writes, "While I wish you had reached out to me personally, as the head of the Born This Way foundation with my mother Cynthia we would like to respond. Everyday, through my music and public voice I choose to be positive and work towards a kinder and braver world with our community of followers. I encourage them to ignore criticism, stand up to bullies, know their own value and see that we are all the same and no one person is worth more than another."
Then, Gaga goes in, calling out Kelly's day job as a harsh critic on E!'s "Fashion Police."
"I have empathy for you Kelly, but I feel it culturally important to note that you have chosen a less compassionate path. Your work on E! with the Fashion Police is rooted in criticism, judgment, and rating people's beauty against one another. 'Appearance' is the most used reason for bullying in the world. Your show breeds negativity, and over the years has even become comedic in nature. It glorifies you and Joan Rivers pointing in the camera, laughing, and making jokes about artists and celebrities as if we are zoo animals."
Fair point.
"What about your body revolution?" Gaga asked, promoting her own Body Revolution campaign for self-acceptance and healthy body image, launched in September 2012.
"It used to make me truly sad when I would hear people talk about your weight when you were younger, as I was bullied too. To see you blossoming into a beautiful slender woman who makes fun of others for a living is astounding. Why not help others? Why not defend others who are bullied for their image and share your story?"
"I am pointing this out not to take a crack at your character, as we've met before and you're lovely," Gaga concedes.
"However, I urge you to take responsibility and accountability for the example that you are setting for young people. They look up to you because you are famous, and if you treat others that way on TV, many adolescents at home on twitter assume your actions are acceptable."
The letter continues, and is signed by Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta. Well, since she had to bring mama Cynthia in, enter the perpetually outspoken Sharon Osbourne for round three!
Kelly's mom Sharon has posted her own scathing response on her Facebook page, writing, "I was the one that contacted your manager today and the email is attached below for your reference. I reached out to him as Kelly's manager and mother to ask him if you could address your 'little monster' fans and stop them from writing libelous, slanderous and vile comments about my family, including death threats to Kelly."
"Your open letter is hypocritical and full of contradictions." Sharon goes on to call the pop star a "bully" and criticize her infamous meat dress and unapologetic, consistent use of fur in her wardrobe, suggesting Gaga's own lack of compassion and outright animal cruelty.
"Let me know if you want to continue this debate. I'm an open playing field for you my darling," she concludes. Read Sharon's full letter here.
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