1. Lady Gaga Feat. R. Kelly - Do What U Want
You might ask whether it's possible to top that Gainsbourg video. Well, given Lady Gaga's fame and success, there can be no doubt that she has successfully generated a video that manages to out-do even a clip about paedophiliac incest in the embarrassingly offensive stakes. Teaming up with Terry Richardson, notorious for accusations of sexual exploitation by women that he has photographed and filmed, was always going to be a risqué choice for Gaga. That she then allowed him to direct her in a video in which guest star R. Kelly (who has faced accusations of sex with an underage girl) effectively enacts those very same forms of exploitation was just plain idiotic. The original video was pulled before it was ever released, which is probably a good thing. The full version of this monstrosity does not deserve a public airing. However, TMZ leaked a short clip which shows just how horrific the subject matter of the video is. A visibly drugged and incoherent Gaga, laid out on a surgical bed, is basically "checked out" by R. Kelly, her "doctor", who is quite literally allowed to "do what wants" to her. As if rape, misogyny and the sexual exploitation of women weren't controversial enough subjects in society already, Gaga effectively celebrates them by portraying herself as prey to two men - Kelly and Richardson - that already have real-life previous in relation to these issues. Despicable, ridiculous... And absolutely stupid.
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