Lady Gaga gets nasty in split with her longtime stylist

WITH BILL ZWECKER November 14, 2011 6:46PM

Happier times for Lady Gaga (left) and her former stylist and creative director Laurieann Gibson, who is now a reality TV star.

Updated: November 14, 2011 8:11PM

Once so very close as seen by the photo here Lady Gaga and her longtime stylist and creative director, Laurieann Gibson, have split professionally in a breakup that has Gaga insiders using the word nasty quite a bit.

According to one source, close to the music superstar, it simply boiled down to a clash of two very strong egos, fueled mainly by Lady Gagas decision to cut Gibson loose and move on.

The issues leading to the split had been building for some time. Apparently, Gibson was unhappy with the messages communicated by Gagas recent music videos deeming them too sacrilegious, even for an edgy entertainer like Lady Gaga.

In addition, the singer thinks Gibson is more interested in her own career now that shes a reality TV star, thanks to Born to Dance and the Ryan Seacrest-produced The Dance Scene.

Finally, Gibson reportedly made snarky comments about Gaga still being heavily influenced by Madonna that enraged the younger superstar who has long worked hard to put those comparisons behind her.

ON HER TOES? Some of Jennifer Lopezs chums are a bit nervous about her fling with backup dancer Casper Smart thinking its reminiscent of J. Los ill-fated relationship and marriage with Cris Judd, her rebound after she split with Sean Diddy Combs back in 2001.

As f! or Bradley Cooper to whom Lopez also recently was linked that was pretty much a non-starter after she realized the actor was not looking for a serious relationship right now (at least with her), sources say.

REMEMBERING BERNIE: Theres a wonderful event planned for Jan. 19 the world premiere of I Aint Scared of You, a new documentary about the late, great actor and comedian Bernie Mac. The film features Bernies daughter, JeNiece McCullough, interviewing Mac colleagues including Cameron Diaz, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Garcia, Tom Arnold, Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. Many stars are expected to join director Robert Smalls on the red carpet that night at the Showplace ICON Theaters on Roosevelt Road.

I Aint Scared of You will air on Comedy Central in February.

SOMETHING IN COMMON: As Chelsea Clinton mulled over the NBC offer to become a contributor to the Making a Difference segments on the networks Nightly News with Brian Williams, the ex-first daughter reportedly touched base with two other women sharing political and NBC connections: President Bushs daughter J enna Bush Hager (who contributes to the Today show) and Maria Shriver.

Clinton will donate all of her NBC payments to her dads Clinton Foundation and the George Washington University Medical Center (in memory of her late grandmother Dorothy Rodham) and is said to be a huge admirer of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. It is Clintons hope to emulate JFKs daughters public service also without seeking political office.

TRUTH COMING?

The murder of Hollywood star publicist Ronni Chasen last year is going to be the subject of a documentary being made by a French company that the Hollywood Reporter reports may shed new light ! on the c ase.

For many of Chasens friends, the official conclusion by the Beverly Hills Police that the publicists killing was a random act by a vagrant who later conveniently committed suicide does not add up.

BOOK BEAT: Being called burlesque meets Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Jim Flint: The Boy from Peoria, by Tracy Baim and Owen Keehnen, is sure to intrigue fans of Jim Flint, the founder and owner of the world-famous Baton Show Lounge on North Clark the professional home to such well-known female impersonators as Chili Pepper and Mimi Marks.

The book will be available on Amazon beginning Nov. 20.

SEEN ON THE SCENE: Dance doyenne Melissa Thodos hosted a special fete at her Gold Coast home the other night celebrating the birthday of Tony winner and frequent Thodos Dance Chicago collaborator Ann Reinking, toasted by a whos who of Chicagos dance scene, including Hubbard Streets Glenn Edgerton, ex-Joffrey dancer and choreographer Michael Anderson and Mitzi Hamilton, the inspiration for the Val character in A Chorus Line. ... There was star power backstage after Sundays performance of Ann at Bank of America Theatre as Rosie ODonnell and Loretta Swit stopped by to congratulate Holland Taylor for her one-woman Ann Richards show. While in town for the Tribeca Film Festival screenings here, Abigail Breslin dined at Gibsons, as did Jonathan Toews.