‘Gaga would probably be disappointed if no one was offended,’ says EW ‘s Simon Vozick-Levinson. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jayson Rodriguez Lady Gaga in “Alejandro” Photo: Interscope Records While the religious imagery in Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” video has gotten a mixed reaction from fans, many in the music industry are anything but surprised by the images in her dark, moody clip for the track. Much like Madonna did in “Like a Prayer,” Gaga co-opts Catholic symbols, dressing like a nun while performing sexy dance routines and ingesting rosary beads in the video, angering some members of the church. And several music journalists see it as a move calculated to cause a stir. “I think it’s funny there’s obviously a lot of religious imagery,” Entertainment Weekly correspondent Simon Vozick-Levinson told MTV News about the clip. “Gaga wants to offend people. She’s a provocateur. Gaga would probably be disappointed if no one was offended by her latest video. She’s doing that stuff for a reason.” But it may not be provocative enough to grab as much attention as the incredibly colorful, decadent video Gaga made with Beyonc
