She's always been unafraid to shock, and taboos give her little pause for contemplation as she tears through them with her spiked fingernails, crushing accepted norms with stack-heeled boots.But for all her gimmicks - from the meat dress to the womb - Lady Gaga has still managed to (just about) stay on the right side of the taste boundary - she's been edgy rather than appalling.
Until now, that is, because in a short clip released from her forthcoming documentary Gaga by Gaultier, the Lady, in cahoots with the legendary fashion designer, has perhaps taken it too far.
The 25-year-old dressed up as a nun, while Gaultier, 59, donned priest's attire, before the singer kneeled on chair to be 'spanked' the Frenchman.
It's a provocative image, but also frivolous, and in typical Gaga style, designed to provoke controversy for publicity's sake, rather than make any deeper point.
Poker Face star Gaga sat down with Gaultier in his Paris studio for the CW network show.
In the documentary she talks about her control over her image and her fans - known as her Little Monsters, according to reports.
The special, called Gaga by Gaultier, will air on September 12 in the US.
Gaultier, of course, was a collaborator of Gaga's predecessor, Madonna, and even modelled his now iconic perfume bottle on the now 52-year-old's torso, encased in the conical bra he designed for her Blonde Ambition tour.
Madonna was also fond of subverting Catholic iconography, a Catholic herself she was condemned by the community for her video for Like A Prayer.
Gaga, who was also raised a Roman Catholic on New York's Upper West Side, where she attended the Convent of the Sacred of the Sacred Heart school, has angered the church before.
Until now, that is, because in a short clip released from her forthcoming documentary Gaga by Gaultier, the Lady, in cahoots with the legendary fashion designer, has perhaps taken it too far.
Tasteless: Lady Gaga and Jean-Paul Gaultier dress up as a priest and a nun for the TV special Gaga by Gaultier which will air in the US network CW on September 12
It's a provocative image, but also frivolous, and in typical Gaga style, designed to provoke controversy for publicity's sake, rather than make any deeper point.
Poker Face star Gaga sat down with Gaultier in his Paris studio for the CW network show.
In the documentary she talks about her control over her image and her fans - known as her Little Monsters, according to reports.
The special, called Gaga by Gaultier, will air on September 12 in the US.
Gaultier, of course, was a collaborator of Gaga's predecessor, Madonna, and even modelled his now iconic perfume bottle on the now 52-year-old's torso, encased in the conical bra he designed for her Blonde Ambition tour.
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Gaga, who was also raised a Roman Catholic on New York's Upper West Side, where she attended the Convent of the Sacred of the Sacred Heart school, has angered the church before.
