Lady Gaga sparks uproar by tweeting that pop stars dont eat

Lady Gaga sparked an uproar this week when she tweeted to her record 22.77 million followers that pop stars dont eat.

Just killed back to back spin classes. Eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger #PopSingersDontEat#IWasBornThisWay, Gaga wrote, immediately causing a flurry of responses from fans in the media.

E! News reports that several of her fans accused her of promoting anorexia. One wrote, dear @ladygaga, you just blatantly endorsed anorexia to over 22 million followers. how do you sleep at night?" while another encouraged her fans to unfollow her. "Unfollow @ladygaga 4 her ignorant and stupid message to her fans #popsingersdonteat wow ur a role model act like 1 dont praise anorexia wtf? the user wrote.

The National Eating Disorders Association found the comment puzzling. Huh? This is the same person who recently implored girls to stop dieting? the NEDA wrote. According to Reuters, at a Los Angeles conference, Gaga said, I'm gonna say this about girls: The dieting wars have got to stop. Everyone just knock it off.

While it may have been a joke on Gagas part, it has still angered fans, especially since she had said in the past that she dealt with an eating disorder at the start of her career. She has also created the Born This Way foundation that is empowering youth and inspiring bravery.

Gaga has yet to respond to the tweet, which is still on her p! age. People magazine reports that her representative has not responded to requests for a comment.

It just goes to show that even after taking a vow of silence and refusing to do interviews, Gaga still finds a way to be the center of conversation.

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