Lady Gaga, Madonna Quash Feud Rumours by Embracing for Photo after Oscars

Lady Gaga and Madonna were photographed in an intimate embrace at the “Like a Virgin” singer’s Oscars afterparty, for a picture which Madonna shared on Instagram with the caption: “Don’t mess with Italian girls”.

In the photo, which was taken by a French photographer who goes by the pseudonym JR, Gaga and Madonna can be seen lying on a white sheet.

Madonna is wearing a white and gold kaftan by Julia Clancey, with Henry Sillam jewellery and an extravagant headdress, while Gaga is wearing a black Brandon Maxwell ballgown and a 128-carat yellow diamond, rumoured to have last been worn by Audrey Hepburn.

The image was captured exclusively for Time magazine and shows Madonna cupping Gaga’s face, while the A Star Is Born actor tightly grips her Oscar in her right hand.

Numerous people have been commenting on the photo, remarking that it quashes any speculation of conflict between the pair.

In 2011, some of Madonna’s fans accused Gaga of copying her 1989 song “Express Yourself” for the 2011 track “Born This Way”.

Madonna addressed the controversy during a 2012 ABC interview, saying that Gaga’s song “feels reductive”.

Five years later, Gaga was filmed commenting on the situation for her Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Food Two.

“She wouldn’t look me in the eye and tell me that I was reductive,” the “Poker Face” singer stated.