Lady Gaga burst onto the scenewith her 2008 mega-hit, “Just Dance.”

Even her acting credits in bothAmerican Horror StoryandA Star is Bornare credited to Lady Gaga.

I suppressed all those eccentricities about myself so I could fit in."

Lady Gaga in a platinum blonde with and long eyelash extensions

She added, “Once I was free, I was able to be myself.”

But how in the world did Stefani Germanotta turn into Lady Gaga?

And apparently her friends adopted the nickname, as well.

Lady Gaga performing in a short blue wig

In aninterviewwith Oprah from 2010, she explained, “it just kind of stuck.”

It’s impossible to confirm or deny his allegations, however, becausethe lawsuit was dropped the same year.

And maybe that’s the point.

Rob Fusari (left), Lady Gaga (right)