In 2021, Lady Gaga experienced the gruesome armed kidnapping of Koji and Gustav, two of her three French bulldogs, after thieves injured their handler, Ryan Fischer, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
The dogs are so precious to the pop star that, despite the fact that at the time of the kidnapping he was in Italy filming the gucci houseoffered $500,000 as a reward to anyone who helped recover them.
Fortunately, Koji and Gustav were returned safely by a woman identified as Jennifer McBride, and Fischer’s injuries were not life-threatening. However, two months after the incident, everything changed when the thieves were arrested for robbery and attempted murder.
Unfortunately, far from being in the past, two years later, an ironic story takes us back to that dramatic episode. In March, the woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs after her violent kidnapping in 2021 sued the award-winning singer for failing to pay the hefty reward promised for the return of her beloved puppies.
According to the file, the also actress allegedly “defrauded” Jennifer “by making a promise without intending to keep it”, which caused her moral damage and anxiety, as well as a loss of zest for life due to the unpaid reward.
Why does Lady Gaga not want to pay the million-dollar reward?
In addition to those arrested for the theft of pets, among them was also a woman suspected of complicity. It was precisely Jennifer McBride, the person who returned the dogs to the singer and who was discovered to have a romantic relationship with one of the criminals.
Later, Jennifer was accused of participating in the theft of Lady Gaga’s dogs. After learning of the accusations, the 37-year-old famous artist refused to pay her ransom and McBride sued her.
Meanwhile, the kidnapper demands that Lady Gaga pay her legal fees, as well as compensation for financial damages, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life.
For their part, the suspect’s lawyers argue that their client “had no participation in the event.” In addition, they brought forward the lawsuit against the singer, whose hearing for dismissal of the case will take place on July 10, so we will have to wait until then to find out the outcome of this ironic story, although it is practically a fact that the ruling will favor Lady Gaga.