Lady Gaga is being sued in a $5 million class action suit for allegedly scamming a Japan relief charity.
The singer said on her website that all proceeds from the sale of the "We Pray For Japan" wristbands were going to the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami .
But a Michigan law firm says that's not true.
According to the lawsuit filed by 1-800-Law-Firm , Gaga sold the bracelets for $5. plus $3.99 for shipping and handling and 60 cents for taxes, but jacked up the price in efforf to pocket the extra money.
The federal suit also claims Gaga never disclosed how much of the $5 bracelets was actually going to Japan relief , even though she included the money she allegedly pocketed as part of her claim donation.
The lawsuit says Lady Gaga violated a number of federal racketeering laws as well as consumer protection laws from the alleged scam.
"I'm suing Lady Gaga simply to hold her accountable for giving the money that she was raising for charity to the cause that she was trying to raise it for,"said Art Kresch , a 1-800-Law-Firm attorney .
His colleague , Alyson Oliver adds, "When we tried to communicate with the defendants in this lawsuit , all we got was , 'well, some of the money is being retained , but we don't really know how much."
Last night , Lady Gaga performed at the MTV Video Music Aid Japan show in Tokyo .
Really hope this is not true , but if it is , so disappointing .
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