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Madonna Sort of Openly Disses Lady Gaga!

Is Lady Gaga like a hydrangea to Madonna? The Material Girl didn’t overtly slam the current pop phenom when asked about her by a French newspaper recently, but she also didn’t have much to say in the way of encouragement or appreciation for Lady Gaga. What did Madonna say about her exactly? “As for Lady Gaga, I have no comment to make about her obsessions having to do with me because I don’t know whether her behavior is rooted in something deep and meaningful, or superficial,” she reportedly told Le Soir . Ouch. Not an insult, but far from glowing and a bit accusatory. Back when “Born This Way” first came out, the Lady was accused more than once of ripping off Madonna ‘s “Express Yourself.” Gaga said on The Tonight Show that she had received an email from Madonna’s camp in support of the song. Madonna’s rep later told E! that she did not know of any such email. As for the current quote, her camp sought to downplay and feud. Madonna’s rep, Liz Rosenberg didn’t immediately have a comment regarding the French interview, but she told E! News, “I do know that [Madonna] has said many supportive things about Gaga over the years.” The other singer’s rep hasn’t yet returned a request for comment, but we wouldn’t expect anything but high praise from the younger of the two. For her part, Lady Gaga has spoken openly about her love for Madonna and has paid homage to the pioneer both in song and performance style. This isn’t a full-blown spat (yet), but if you had to pick a side … [Photos: WENN.com]

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Leighton Meester on Mom’s Lawsuit: Get Outta Town!

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester has had it with her mom. The actress has filed a petition with Los Angeles Superior Court asking a judge to throw out Constance Meester’s lawsuit – for $3 million, citing breach of contract – as a “matter of law” on the grounds that the allegations are frivolous. This is one ugly mother-daughter relationship. Why? Leighton’s lawyers say her mom is suing over “a non-existent ‘management agreement;” “an alleged ‘support agreement” and “an alleged settlement agreement.” The very notion that the star had an oral contract to pay her mother $10,000 a month for life is ridiculous, they say, and the fact that Leighton has been giving her money up until now – $7,500 a month in fact – means nothing. “None of these agreements are valid or enforceable as a matter of law,” the filing states . The 25-year-old actress sued her mom in July in order to have a judge declare that there never was any oral agreement and was promptly sued back. Leighton says she voluntarily gave Constance $7,500 a month to provide medical care for her younger brother, Lex, who had brain surgery last May. She says Constance used the cash for, among other things, procedures including “plastic surgery on her face and stomach, Botox and hair extensions.” Leighton has even considered trying to get custody of her brother . Her lawsuit asserts that the elder Meester is essentially a freeloader who refuses to work, instead opting to live off the generosity of her daughter. Constance does have a criminal past, having been in federal prison for her role in a drug smuggling ring (during which time she gave birth to Leighton). A hearing on the matter is scheduled for October 5. [Photo: WENN.com]

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