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Lady Gaga has canceled her exclusive deal with Target to carry the deluxe edition of her next release, “Born This Way.”
Gaga told Billboard magazine that her relationship with the Minnesota-based retail was tied to their “reform,” supporting the gay community and making up for past “mistakes.” When that didn’t happen, she decided to end the deal.
A source close to Lady Gaga confirms to The Advocate that the entertainer has dissolved her deal with Target over the chain’s controversial political donations.
“She and Target didn’t see eye to eye on Target’s policy of political donations and how they affect the LGBT community,” the source tells The Advocate exclusively.
Target came under fire last year when it was reported it donated $150,000 to MN Forward, a political action committee that supported anti-gay candidate Tom Emmer in his failed 2010 run for governor of Minnesota.
The deal with Target was an to offer an exclusive deluxe edition, which included the standard tracks along with three new songs and five remixes.
The title single has been released and quickly became a gay-rights anthem of sorts. The full album is scheduled to be released in May.
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good for Her! thanks for standing UP of w is right!
good for her…its not about the money!
Right on GaGa!
RIGHT ON GAGA!
Im glad she cancelled the deal
“Good for her”? Oh, please. She knew what they did when she formed the deal. I think she only inked the deal so she could drop them for the actions we were all already aware of just to make herself look all righteous. She’s a joke and she’s capitalizing on our community. We’ve gotta stop placing her in such high regard.
Please post more info…I had no idea target had an anti-gay platform.
Agreed, Catherine.
@Catherine
While that’s probably true, nevertheless she is still raising awareness and that’s good enough for me.
I live in Minnesota! Thank you, Lady Gaga! You tell ‘em <3
I agree where it’s concerned that she probably already knew. But, she’s making people aware of what they did. So, it’s all good in my book.
Sweet! Way to go GaGa
Here is someone who talks the talks and walks the walks. Please someone give GaGa a cape!! She is such a damn fighter and hero for our community!!
LUV U ALWAYS GAGA………….WAY 2 GO !!!!!
Who cares? She has limited talent and mediocre looks.
Love love me some lady gaga
Wow….ok if we actually READ the article it states that she made the agreement with the requirement that Target reform past actions…when they didn’t follow through, she canceled. IMO it was an attempt at a positive resolution for all, nothing wrong with that!
Oh stop being dramatic. You have no proof to support your claims that she made this deal while being aware they gave money to anti-gay supporters. Plus what does it matter? Maybe she thought about it and decided against it after a while… Youre just giving her shit because of the timing? Furthermore, its also a possibility that deals such as this don’t come as a stand alone thing. Maybe there are contracts or long term deals that involve multiple future releases..I don’t know, but It doesn’t matter. But just being negative without reason is senseless. She can bring attention to lgbt issues and I’m NOT complaining. Lady gaga conspiracies are just too much. Maybe this is all her plan, so she can take over the world! Oh no, let’s reject a pop culture icon lgbt ally because she may be out to control your mind. Also, I don’t care if she “uses” the lgbt community, we need the attention I think.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/02/18/Gaga_Talks_About_Target_Partnership/
Ok after reading all these you people have left me minus a comment. :}
I think she’s amazing!! To Hell w the Haters. She’s an advocate for us and we should be appreciative of that.
I’m torn. while it’s obvious that Lady Gaga is a gay supporter for the sake of straight publicity…and that this is obviously a stunt to produce outrage and, in turn, more publicity…
It’s still publicizing the fact that Target donates to anti-gay support, which I wouldn’t have known about if not for this release. So, I’m glad for the outcome, but not so much for her intentions.
YAYYYYY :D leaves me with one less place to find her album, I’ll just get it from BestBuy
oh my god. shut the fuck up about her doing the right thing for “publicity”….jesus god, she can never please some of you people, can she? idiots.
good for you lady gaga, i,m not buying there either
TARGET IS TARGAY at least thats what ppl round here call it and i’m pissed that they have stuf other stores don’t!also because they didn’t hire me 6 years was it thier pyschological test with builtin gaydar?
woohoo.. go go gaga
Wow …. really guys do your research before making negative comments about Target. They are extremely gay- friendly and also sponsor pride in Minneapolis . Everybody makes mistakes and they did last year with that donation but it was not solely donated for anti-gays. We should support a company that supports us and that would be Target over any other retail department store …. they love gays :)