Lady Gaga was one of the first celebrities to reach out to her fans after Japan was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, and they were quick to respond.
Gaga created a wristband, shortly after the March 11 disaster, with the saying “We Pray For Japan” on it. She encouraged her fans, via Twitter, to purchase the bracelets for $5.00, promising that all of the proceeds would benefit the victims of the disaster.
A Detroit-based law firm claims that Lady G did not hold true to her promise and that purchasers were charged inflated shipping costs and sales tax.
According to Sky News: “Charitable donations are not subject to taxation. So if all proceeds from the sale of those wristbands were actually going to help the relief effort, then there would have been no need to charge tax.”
A lawsuit was filed on Friday by 1-800-LAW-FIRM in a Michigan federal court.
According to Ari Kresch, a lawyer for the firm: “I’m suing Lady Gaga to hold her accountable for giving the money she was raising to the cause that she was trying to raise it for.”
Gaga released her own strong statement:
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