Lady Gaga Sued By Woman Charged In Dog Theft For $500K Reward

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While Jennifer McBride says that Gaga didn't follow up on her promise, it's hard to get her to pay when McBride was found as a complicit actor in the singer's dogs' theft.

Jennifer McBride, who was charged as an accomplice in the theft of Lady Gaga's dogs at gunpoint, now wants the singer to pay her the $500,000 reward that she promised to whoever found them. Moreover, authorities determined McBride had a hand in the crime, as she was allegedly dating the father of one of the men responsible for the assault. Still, she wants to force the singer to give her the reward in court. Furthermore, McBride maintains that the singer said she'd pay the reward "no questions asked" when she asked for help finding her dogs Koji and Gustav. For those unaware, two men stole these dogs at gunpoint from Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer.

The accomplice in the crime delivered Gaga's dogs to her at the LAPD Olympic Community station on February 26, 2021, two days after her colleagues took them. Later, officials charged McBride in connection to the incident with receiving stolen property and being a post-facto accessory to the crime. While it seemed odd at first, the revelation of McBride's romantic relationship with one of the culprits' father made it clearer. Afterwards, she pled no contest to her charged count of receiving stolen property and got two years of probation. Now, she not only wants the original $500,000, but wants to triple the amount in damages to $1.5 million for Gaga posting the "misleading" reward.

Dog Theft Accomplice Tries To Squeeze Lady Gaga For Cash

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 11: (Exclusive Coverage) Lady Gaga performs onstage during The Chromatica Ball Tour at Met Life Stadium on August 11, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)

Meanwhile. L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Michelle Hanisse told TMZ that McBride knew more than she leads on. For example, she claimed that McBride had full knowledge that the dogs were stolen when she returned them for the reward. In addition, Hanisse maintained that McBride knew the men responsible for the attack for years.

Not only that, but allegedly them and McBride roped her in because they thought, since she was a white woman, they thought they could get away with it. Hanisse also pointed out that McBride is still on probation and, if the singer suffered any financial loss, Gaga could seek financial restitution from McBride. Regardless of the conflicting accounts, lawsuits, and allegiances, return to HNHH for the latest big updates from Lady Gaga.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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