Is there tension between Madonna and Lady Gaga? Sure seems like it, based on comments Madge reportedly made to a French newspaper at the Venice Film Festival. She was quoted as saying to Le Soir, "As for Lady Gaga, I have no comment on her obsessions related to me, because I do not know if it is based on something profound or superficial."
It's unclear which alleged "obsessions" Madonna is referring to, though Gaga was accused by some fans of borrowing from the Material Girl's "Express Yourself" for her hit "Born This Way." In any event, Madonna's rep tells E! News, "I do not remember those exact words coming from Madonna at the press conference, but I do know that she has said many supportive things about Gaga over the years."