Now, this is a feud that's not strictly limited to 2017. In fact, Lady Gaga and Madonna have been trading jabs for the last five years following Madonna's comment about Gaga being "reductive." The feud reignited this year thanks to the Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, in which Mother Monster laments their relationship (or lack thereof):
"The thing with me and Madonna, for example, is that I admired her always. I still admire her, no matter what she might think of me. No, I do. The only thing that really bothers me about her is that I'm Italian and from New York, you know? So like, if I got a problem with somebody, I'm going to f*cking tell you to your face. But no matter how much respect I have for her as a performer, I could never wrap my head around the fact that she wouldn't look me in the eye and tell me that I was 'reductive' or whatever . . . I saw it on f*cking TV. Telling me that you think I'm a piece of sh*t through the media, it's like a guy passing me a note through his friend. 'My buddy thinks you're hot.' . . . F*ck you. Where's your buddy, f*cking throwing me up against the wall and kissing me? I just want Madonna to f*cking to push me against the wall and kiss me and tell me I'm a piece of sh*t."
Madonna has yet to publicly address the documentary, but it's clear that there are still some unresolved issues between them.
