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Lady Gaga’s former boyfriend, producer and business partner claims that he helped launch the pop star, and is now suing her for $35 million because she squeezed him out of her lucrative career after their failed relationship. Rob Fusari, a songwriter and producer, said that he’s the man who came up with Stefani Germanotta’s stage name which is “Lady Gaga”. He also co-wrote some of her song and helped her get record deal. He filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in a Manhattan state court. Their story starts in spring of 2006 when Stefani Germanotta, 20-year-old, rode a bus from Manhattan to Fusari’s studio in Parsippany, New Jersey, to work on music. When Fusari saw the young Italian girl, he was worried that he made a mistake because he was expecting someone a little more dirt-rocker than the girl who came at his doorstep. He then asked her to play one of her songs on the piano. After seeing her performance, he realized that she has a potential to become a star. Though he found her songs were brilliant, something is lacking, it’s commercial appeal. He strongly encouraged Germanotta to explore varieties of musical style. He spent several months working with her every day and radically reshaping her approach. During those times, Germanotta commuted from New York to Jersey seven days a week. He also persuaded her to drop rock riffs for dance beats, demonstrating how the sound of a drum machine would not affect the wholeness of her music. The suit claims that he transformed Germanotta into Lady Gaga, a name adapted from Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga.” As they were working intensely and becoming much closer with each other, their romance began to grow deeper. Then Germanotta and her father signed a contract with Fusari committing 20 percent share. In May 2007, Lady Gaga got a new recording contract with Interscope. After that, she had stopped answering Fusari’s phone calls. Still, Fusari co-wrote and produced four songs on Lady Gaga’s debut album “The Fame”, including the hit Paparazzi”. Lady Gaga won two Grammys in January, best dance recording for her song”Poker Face” and best electronic and dance album for “The Fame” Lady Gaga’s Love Story With Rob Fusari is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →