The Star Is Born duo’s relationship has been subject to fevered speculation since their performance at the Oscars. When did we stop distinguishing between real life and acting?
Did you see Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s intimate Oscars duet? The award for most crazy in love IRL definitely belongs to them, OMG. That’s what people are saying, anyway. Many tweeted that they are waiting for Cooper to leave his long-term partner, the Russian model Irina Shayk, so his romance with Gaga’s character in A Star Is Born can become real. When did we lose all desire to distinguish between art and life? Why do we want to own celebrities’ souls, imprisoned in hashtags and gifs and gossip, regardless of the human fallout?
Even other celebrities, that wise and reserved tribe who should know better, are speculating wildly. Mel B told Piers Morgan that Lady Gaga may have broken the “women’s code”. The comedian David Spade posted a picture of the duet on Instagram, with the Wildean caption: “Is there any chance these 2 aren’t fucking?” When Cooper’s ex-wife Jennifer Esposito wrote “Ha” underneath the post, it led to a Krakatoa of speculation. One celeb channel frothed up the incident by claiming Esposito was “weighing in” on the gossip. Since when is “Ha” weighing in? I “Ha” when I go to press a lift button at the same time as someone else, or push a pull door.
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