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In addition to not helping family members paying off debts she used to, this A/A- list singer/sometime actress is once again facing accusations her charity is just a personal bank account for the singer.

I have talked about it before, but things are even worse than before.

Lady Gaga

Born This Way Foundation

Grand Central restaurateur and father of Lady Gaga refuses to pay rent over poor conditions

(CNN)Joe Germanotta is the owner of the Art Bird & Whiskey Bar in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, but he hasn’t paid more than $260,000 in rent and fees.

The restaurateur and father of Lady Gaga says he’s refusing to pay because of unclean conditions and the increasing presence of homeless people, who he claims caused business losses.

His landlord, the New York Metropolitan Transport Authority, says Germanotta’s view of the conditions at the famed Manhattan train station is unfounded.

“It is a terrific place to do business,” Tim Minton, communications director for the MTA, told CNN on Friday. “There is another business 40 feet away in a similar pavilion that is thriving.”

Minton also cited the lack of crime in the station’s dining concourse as evidence to rebut the restaurant owner’s allegations.

Restaurateur claims homeless population has led to business losses

After opening his fried chicken eatery in 2018, Germanotta had high hopes.

“We had great expectations of being in the most well-known train station in the world,” Germanotta said. “What was the attraction?

The number of passengers and the people that pass through every day.”

However, Germanotta says his expectation of large crowds of customers faded.

“Some days, there are more homeless people down there than there is foot traffic in the early morning,” Germanotta said.

From an alleged rodent problem to dirty restrooms, the conditions are scaring off customers and harming his business, Germanatta says.

“The homeless guys are in there washing their hair in the sink,” Germanotta said. “Imagine you’re a tourist and you walk in there and see that. You’d leave.”

Germanotta claims to have laid off seven people as a result of the loss of business. Previously, Germanotta paid $50,000 per month in rent and fees, but his recent refusal to pay has led to the $260,000 bill from the MTA. – Source

Lady Gaga’s Charity Maybe Isn’t So Charitable

Is Lady Gaga an actual philanthropist, or just a clever promoter? That’s the question being raised after a close look at her Born This Way Foundation’s 2012 federal tax report revealed that, out of more than $2 million it held in assets, just $5,000 was actually donated to charity. Hmmm.

Financial records show that most of the charity’s money was spent on legal and publicity fees and travel for an outreach tour. A startling $808,661 was spent on the ambiguous-sounding “other” category. So, nearly $2 million was spent publicizing a foundation that raised just $5,000 for its cause: preventing bullying and encouraging tolerance.

In an open letter posted on The Huffington Post, Cynthia Germanotta, the singer’s mother and president of Born This Way, defends the charity’s spending practices. “First and foremost,” she writes, “we are an organization that conducts our charitable activity directly, and we fund our own work.” She adds, “we are not a grant-maker that funds the work of other charities, and were never intended to be.” – Source

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