Lady Gaga Hit With Lawsuit Claiming Her Japan Wristband Charity Was A Scam

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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) - Lady Gaga is being sued for racketeering and corruption over allegations she scammed money from the sale of wristbands, which should have gone to the victims of Japan's earthquake.

"I'm suing Lady Gaga simply to hold her accountable for giving the money that she was raising for charity to the cause that she was trying to raise it for," said Ari Kresch, an attorney with 1-800-LAW-FIRM, which is based in Southfield, Michigan.

That cause being Japan's disastrous earthquake and tsunami on March 11 that caused an estimated $200-billion worth of damage.

"Everyone should come and visit this beautiful place. This is one of my most favorite places on earth," Lady Gaga has said in the past.

But soon in a Michigan federal courtroom, the poker face showdown over a $5-million lawsuit could kick off.

"But when you use your celebrity and your power as a musician to take money from people under false pretenses, that's just wrong," said 1-800-LAW-FIRM attorney Alyson Oliver.

Here's the alleged scheme:

Lady Gaga charges $5 for a "We Pray for Japan" wristband, another $3.99 for shipping and handling and $0.60 for tax. The lawsuit alleges that Gaga got greedy by inflating the shipping cost and pocketing the extra and refusing to disclose how much of the $5 actually goes to the Japanese victims.

"When we tried to communicate with the defendants in this lawsuit, all we got was, well, some of the money is being retained, but we don't really know how much, is the essence of the response that we got," Oliver said.

"Maybe nothing's going to Japan?" FOX 2's Charlie Langton asked her.

"Maybe not. We'll find out," she replied.

Since Lady Gaga has sold these wristbands across the country, it is alleged that she has now violated consumer protection laws in every single state.

Sales of the wristbands reportedly have been brisk, but what effect, if any, this lawsuit will have, we'll just have to wait.

"If the money were going to the right place rather than into the defendant's pocket, then I hope that our effort helps that," said Oliver.

FOX 2 has contacted the William Morris Agency, which represents Lady Gaga. They had no immeadiate comment.

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