Lady Gaga Agrees to Piers Morgan Interview After He Belittled Her Rape Allegations

Earlier this month, Lady Gaga spoke publicly about her struggle with post traumatic stress disorder, a condition she was diagnosed with five years ago after being raped at the age of 19. Believing Gaga was using PTSD as a means to promote herself, columnist and television personality Piers Morgan asked the pop star for an interview on the subject, an offer which she accepted.

In finding tweets from Gaga applauding Madonna for speaking out about assault at the Billboard Music Awards, Morgan took it upon himself to critique the experience of both women.

@Madonna your speech at the Billboard Music Awards was inspiring. You're so brave & strong. Thanks for being that for us girls we need that.

— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 12, 2016

I come from a big military family.
It angers me when celebrities start claiming 'PTSD' about everything to promote themselves. https://t.co/IeSiGQkOjb

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 2016

No.
Lady Gaga & Madonna have both made ALLEGATIONS of rape many years after the event.
No police complaint, no charges, no court case. https://t.co/N8oWjcMKAC

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 2016

I don't think all claims of rape should be necessarily accepted as fact without proper criminal investigation, do you? https://t.co/ogFjSUmgTU

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 10, 2016

I wouldn't automatically believe anything either Madonna or Lady Gaga claimed about their lives. https://t.co/4JJcP17cjp

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 12, 2016

In truly being the bigger person in the face of Morgan's unwarranted commentary, Gaga explained what she's been doing to make a difference in how the public perceives mental illnesses.

@piersmorgan I've work w/ our VP Joe Biden on helping educate people about why women don't report, would love to share it w/ you some time.

— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016

Morgan then invited Gaga for an interview, which she accepted, though he couldn't help continuously stirring the pot.

OK, you're on.
Let's do an interview about this & you can tell me why I'm wrong to be sceptical. https://t.co/CFLOL06Emq

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016

@piersmorgan would also love to talk with you about PTSD, that it's not just a "military" disorder. There is a mental health youth epidemic.

— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016

@piersmorgan if anyone in your family suffers from it, I pray they have more good days than bad. It has affected me & my whole family.❤️✌️

— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016

I know numerous soldiers with PTSD, it's a very serious thing.
I also know people who claim to have it but clearly don't.
Let's talk... https://t.co/ZTk5mSZLBt

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016

@piersmorgan Let's do that & yes Mr. Morgan, I can handle u. Suprised you would question that. Was that the 1st question of our interview?

— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016

Yes!
OK @ladygaga, we have a deal.
I'll get my people to contact your people.
It's an important debate. https://t.co/WY2mmVZDFT

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016

@piersmorgan if you continue to shame me in the process of kindly agreeing to interview w/ u I'll happily do the interview with someone else

— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 13, 2016

OK.
If you're big enough to do this, I'm big enough to play fair too. https://t.co/L4CT1qtn4N

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 13, 2016

You can read Gaga's recently published open letter surrounding her life with PTSD here, and those in search of professional help for themselves can be found here.