Lady Gaga Pauses Tokyo Concert to Smear and Lie About ICE

Pop star Lady Gaga interrupted her concert in Tokyo, Japan, this week to disparage the United States and spout false allegations about the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the states.

On Wednesday night, the “Bad Romance” singer told the Japanese audience that she wanted to “take a second to talk about something extremely important” before making false characterizations of ICE and Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

“I want to take a second to talk about something that is extremely important to me. Something that is important to people around the world and especially in America right now,” she exclaimed from the stage. “In a few days, I’m going to go home and my heart aches thinking about the people, the children, the families, all across America who are being mercilessly targeted by ICE. I think about all their pain and how their lives are being destroyed before our eyes.”

“I also think of Minnesota,” she continued, “and of all those back home living in so much fear and searching for answers about what we should all do. When entire communities lose their sense of safety and belonging, it shatters something in all of us. I hope you will all stand with us tonight. I know we are not in America right now, but we are with our community and we love you.”

Gaga then dedicated the song “Come to Mama” to “everyone who is hurting, everyone who feels alone and helpless, everyone who has lost a loved one and is going through a difficult time, an impossible time, seeing when the end will be near.”

“We must return to a place of security, peace and responsibility,” she concluded. “Good people should not have to fight so hard and risk their lives for well-being and respect and I hope that our leaders are listening. I hope that you are listening to us and asking you to quickly change your course of action and have mercy on everyone in our country. In a time where it is not easy to have hope, it is my community, my friends, my family who support me. So, I would like to sing a song that has a little hope, to try to give us a little bit tonight.