Anyhow, meet “10 Entertainers Who Stole Their Iconic Personas (sic).”
I knew Lady Gaga was a thief but this is a new one on me:
In 2010, photos and video surfaced of a singer named Lina Morgana, who looked and sounded suspiciously similar to Lady Gaga and who was just starting to make waves with her outrageous performances. According to Morgana’s mother, boyfriend, and producer, Rob Fusari, who introduced the women, Morgana and Gaga were friends and frequent collaborators until Morgana’s suicide in 2008. It was she, they said, who pioneered Gaga’s signature fashion and sound. Morgana’s boyfriend said that when he saw Gaga perform, “it was like looking at a ghost.”
Dennis Leary actually takes the #1 spot, so here’s a relevant-to-this-article flashback:
Given the amount of dirt the presenters have on Leary, most of the jabs on the show are surprisingly gentle. Nearly everyone takes shots at Leary’s film choices and his TV spots shilling for Quaker State. [Nick] DiPaolo is the only take-no-prisoners roaster, however, taking aim not only at Leary but the whole dais.
