Lady GaGa is slammed for cocaine confession

In the new issue of Vanity Fair pop extravagance and the hardest working singer in the world, Lady GaGa confessed she still “occasionally” used cocaine after battling the drug addiction in the past.

Her coke confession has been quite a shock for everybody, including me and one of GlamourVanity readers who even said she was no longer GaGa’s fan because the singer was still using drugs.

Using his chance to speak out, recovering heroin addict Boy George took to his website to address Lady GaGa’s occasional use of cocaine saying he was fuming and outraged, as well as deeply concerned about GaGa’s younger fans:

If Lady GaGa were about to be exposed as a drug user I would understand her recent confession… that she is an ‘occasional’ coke sniffer,” former Culture Club frontman said in his statement. “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.”

Citing his mom as saying “she’s reached the stage where she feels untouchable, you all get there – you did, son”, Boy George goes on to say he wonders how much of a grip Lady Gaga has on things.

Up until now she has seemed almost annoyingly professional and focused and this seems out of character! Isn’t saying you’re an ‘occasional’ drug taker a bit like saying you’re bisexual? That usually means you’re raving.”

Talking to Vanity Fair for their September 2010 cover spread, Lady GaGa admitted to doing drugs a couple of times a year, though adding she was “terrified” by heroin and only used cocaine.

I won’t lie; it’s occasional. And when I say occasional, I mean maybe a couple of times a year,” Lady GaGa confessed. “I do not want my fans to ever emulate that or be that way. I don’t want my fans to think they have to be that way to be great. It’s in the past. It was a low point, and it led to disaster.”

Never thought I could ever say that… but I take Boy George’s side in this argument.

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