You don’t mess with Lady Gaga. Especially when it comes to gay issues. The singer reportedly dissolved a deal with Target over its political donations to MN Forward, a political action group that supported an anti-gay candidate. When Target didn’t cut ties with that organization, Gaga pulled the plug. If there’s one thing that will set Lady Gaga off … Tom Emmer, who campaigned for governor of Minnesota in 2010 (he lost), supported a Christian rock organization that advocated violence against gays and supported a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The deal, which included an exclusive expanded edition of her forthcoming album Born This Way , was contingent upon Target supporting LGBT charities. Sources close to Gaga say she was not thrilled with the deal from the get-go, but had hoped to use her leverage in the agreement to push the company to redeem itself for having supported MN Forward and other anti-gay groups. The details of the broken deal have not yet been made public, but it looks like it’s over and done with . What do you think? Did Gaga make the right call?
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Off Target: Lady Gaga Ends Partnership With Chain Over Donations to Anti-Gay Group
