From Sam Smith To Madonna

Lady Gaga's songs "Alejandro" and "Judas" were both condemned by religious groups like The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, especially when a scandalous music video for the latter was released around the same time as Easter in 2011. The group's president, Bill Donahue, alleged to the press that her appearance as Mary Magdalene and a nun swallowing a rosary was a deliberate attempt to shock her audience. "This isn't random, we are getting closer to Holy Week and Easter," he insisted (via The Hollywood Reporter), adding that as someone who grew up Catholic, Gaga was supposedly "trying to rip off Christian idolatry to shore up her talentless, mundane and boring performances."

For her part, Gaga didn't seem to take these critiques too seriously, quipping to E! News (via MTV News), "In my opinion, the only controversial thing about this video is that I'm wearing Christian Lacroix and Chanel in the same frame." The Mother Monster continued, "This video is not meant to be an attack on religion. I respect and love everyone's beliefs. I'm a religious and spiritual person who's obsessed with religious art."

Unfortunately, the speculation around Gaga's supposedly sacrilegious activities only increased a year later, when a maid accused the pop star of leaving a lot of blood behind in UK hotel room bath. As reported by The Sun (via PopCrush), online conspiracy theories were further fueled by the staff member alleging that Gaga had been "bathing in blood as part of a Satanic ritual," which she denied.

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