Lady Gaga Breaks Silence On Joker - Folie A Deux Criticism: I Started Laughing...

Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, was one of the most hyped films of 2024. However, it opened to negative reviews from critics and audiences alike. The movie

also performed poorly at the box office, earning only $200 million. Gaga has now broken her silence on the underwhelming response.Lady Gaga Breaks Silence On Joker - Folie A Deux Criticism“I wasn’t, like, unfazed,” Gaga told Rolling Stone and added, “It’s funny, I’m almost nervous to share my reaction. But the truth is, when it first started happening, I started laughing. Because it was just getting so unhinged. When it takes a while for something to kind of dissipate, that can be a little bit more painful. Only because I put a lot of myself into it.”ALSO READ: Lady Gaga Reveals 'SCARY' Mental Health Struggles During A Star Is Born, Says 'I Completely Crashed' She transformed the backlash surrounding the Joker sequel into creative energy. Disease, the lead single from her latest album Mayhem, later marked her epic comeback and delighted fans.Talking about channelling the criticism into her creativity, she said, “There was a ton of negativity around Joker. And I think I was feeling artistically rebellious at the time,” Gaga said. “I put so much of that energy into that video. I was in that place, you know, I was like, ‘I’ll show you who I am, and I’ll show you what this fight is like.’” Notably, the much-loved album is now in the running for Album of the Year at the Grammys 2025.