Lady Gaga and Madonna's 5-Year "Feud" Is More Complex Than You Think

In October 2009, Gaga and Madonna appeared in a skit together on Saturday Night Live. They both took part in Kenan Thompson's popular recurring fake MTV talk show called Deep House Dish. Ironically, the skit depicts them at each other's throats in a vicious pop feud that involves choking, slapping, wig pulling, and more.

At this point, many had drawn comparisons between Madonna and Gaga. Gaga was, after all, a new avant-garde pop star who pushed the envelope and delivered music interlaced with social commentary. At this point, though, the two were simply just pop stars who traveled in the same musical channels. And this feud depicted on SNL was fiction.