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Lady Gaga's former friend claims she was "poisoned by fame".
The 'Applause' hitmaker was championed by gossip blogger Perez Hilton at the start of her career but the pair had a bitter feud and he thinks the main reason they fell out was because fame changed her.
The blogger, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira Jr, claims he was hanging out with Gaga in Sydney, Australia when they fell out and she was taking part in a special he was filming, which included a cooking demonstration with the 28-year-old star.
During an appearance on Australian talk show 'Mornings', he told hosts Sonia Kruger and David Campbell: "Actually, all the drama went down in Australia in the summer of 2011.
"She proceeded to get obliterated drunk, drinking Jameson, and she was a surprisingly functioning drunk woman."
He insists he was sober during the interview and Gaga became upset over a question about her song 'Judas' and another question about her boyfriend.
He said: "The [question] framing made her real angry.
"The fact that I brought up her boyfriend made her livid and she stormed off the set and stopped the interview."
Asked if he thought it was the alcohol which made her react the way she did, he replied: "No, I think it was fame that just poisoned her.
"She had an album 'Fame Monster', her second album, and she became consumed by that which she was fascinated about. You know, fame can be a very deadly drug and it has damaged her personally."
The blogger claims he has "zero interest" in being friends with her again and insists he doesn't need people like her in his life.
He added: "I think she has unfortunately become a victim of this character she created. Instead of being an artist she became this freak and this cartoon character and so unrelateable to people."

Ashton Kutcher's twin brother thinks he and Mila Kunis were "meant to be".
Michael Kutcher couldn't be happier that the 'Two and a Half Men' star - who was previously married to Demi Moore - is engaged and expecting a baby with his former 'That '70s Show' co-star and thinks they were always destined to be together.
He said: "I mean, I love Mila.
"Those two reunited after 14 years, and I think they were meant to be.
"It'd be like Ross and Rachel getting married [from 'Friends'], like David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston getting married!
"They make such a great couple. I'm so happy for them, I really am. Ashton is in a really great place right now."
Michael - whose sister Tausha is also pregnant - can't wait to welcome the new additions to the family into the world.
He added to Us Weekly magazine: "My sister and Ashton are both expecting -- it's so exciting for the whole family!
"Ashton and Mila are so excited to be parents.
"I have a nine year old myself, and a four year old and there's a 16 year old in the family. We're so excited to expand the cousins of the new generation."
Michael thinks it is nice the babies will be so close in age as he grew up surrounded by a large extended family.
He said: "My mom comes from an Irish Catholic background. She has 10 brothers and sisters, so we have a huge extended family. They're all around the same area.
"We had 83 people in a farmhouse last Christmas, and Grandma cooked for everyone."

Whoopi Goldberg is being sued by an unemployed man. The 58-year-old actress is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Wajid Al-Qadaffi, who claims she has schemed with New York charity Services for the UnderServed (SUS) to sabotage his chances of getting a...

George Clooney "gets along famously" with his future mother-in-law.
The 53-year-old actor spent the weekend with fiancee Amal Alamuddin and her mother Baria -who is foreign editor of Lebanese newspaper Al-Hayat and regularly appears on TV - at his villa in Lake Como, Italy and the trio had a great time together.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "They say the only thing more intimidating than a huge Hollywood film star is a mother-in-law, yet George showed no signs of nerves. Baria has the ability to put anyone at ease and she was equally at ease around George.
"She is not your typical mother-in-law and back in Lebanon she is a star in her own right. They all get along famously together."
George and Amal, 36, are expected to marry in September and they reportedly spent part of Baria's visit scouting potential wedding venues.
A source told the Daily Express newspaper: "Amal and her mum were smiling, it was going pretty great.
"Amal's mum left the next day and at the airport they all just looked so happy."
One of the venues visited by the couple was the luxury Villa D'Este, which the couple were seen arriving at by boat.

Demi Lovato has revealed her grandfather was gay.
The 'Skyscraper' singer - who is a vocal LGBT rights campaigner - was inspired by her late family member's bravery to come out in the '60s and has adopted his "spirit" to fight for the cause.
Demi made the revelation as she presented an award at Logo TV's first Trailblazers Awards to the 'Orange Is The New Black' cast last night (24.06.14).
She said: "I've never spoken about this before, but my grandfather was a trailblazer himself.
"He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s, and I feel that a lot of my spirit has come from him. He passed away a few years later and I only wish he could have been able to see all the progress that has been made."
The 21-year-old star - who was named the grand marshal of Los Angeles' gay pride earlier this month and is set to perform at New York's gay pride festivities over the weekend - also thanked the LGBT trailblazers for accepting her in to the community.
She said: "It's such an honor to be welcomed and embraced by the LGBT community, so thank you very much."
During the star studded event held in New York City former president Bill Clinton also honoured Edie Windsor, whose lawsuit against the federal government led to the Supreme Court overturning the Defense of Marriage Act in June last year.
Demi wrote on Twitter at the time: "Gay, straight, lesbian, bi..... No one is better than anyone else. What an incredible day for California AND for equality."

Gary Oldman has apologised for offending Jewish people in his Playboy interview.
The 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' actor made the comments while defending the anti-Semitic behaviour of Mel Gibson during his recent interview with the magazine, in which he also referred to political correctness as being "c**p", but he's now spoken out to apologise to anyone he may have offended.
Referring to another remark in the interview, in which he stated that Hollywood is a "town run by Jews", he said: "I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy interview were offensive to many Jewish people.
"Upon reading my comments in print - I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed contribute to the furtherance of a false stereotype.
"Anything that contributes to this stereotype is unacceptable, including my own words on the matter."
The 56-year-old star - who also defended '30 Rock' actor Alec Baldwin over his alleged homophobic rant during his chat with Playboy - went on to insist that rather than being against the role of Jews in Hollywood, he was actually an admirer of their contribution to the movie industry.
According to a statement published on Deadline.com, he added: "If, during the interview, I had been asked to elaborate on this point I would have pointed out that I had just finished reading Neal Gabler's superb book about the Jews and Hollywood, 'An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood'.
"The fact is that our business, and my own career specifically, owes an enormous debt to that contribution."
"I hope you will know that this apology is heartfelt, genuine, and that I have an enormous personal affinity for the Jewish people in general, and those specifically in my life."

David Beckham and Tom Cruise left fans stunned as they enjoyed drinks at a pub in Notting Hill, London.
The A-list pals opted against expensive restaurants and private members' clubs as they met up for a drink on Monday (23.06.14) at Irish pub The Cow, and their boozy visit sent regulars into a frenzy.
Patron Lisa Freid, who "couldn't believe" her eyes, snapped a sneaky picture which she posted on her Instagram account.
The eagle-eyed fan punctuated her photo by posting a series of hashtags including "#wtf #justnexttous #chilling (sic)".
Another Instagram user also took a picture of the actor and soccer star, writing: "Another Monday night at the pub with David and Tom".
Tom, 51, and David, 39, shared a bottle of wine, while the retired soccer star was also seen nursing a pint of Guinness ale.
The stars - who have been friends since 2003 - dressed casually for their drinking session and appeared in high spirits as they reunited.
The 'Mission: Impossible' star and his British pal became incredibly close when David and his wife Victoria, 40, moved to Los Angeles in 2007 when the soccer ace was signed by the LA Galaxy soccer team.
David recently confessed he and Tom held regular movie nights while he lived in the sunny city with his family.
He said: "When we were living in LA, Tom Cruise lived two minutes away. He's a good friend. There were occasions when I'd call him up and ask him if he had a new movie that wasn't out yet, and I'd go round and watch it with him."

Paolo Nutini has defended One Direction in the wake of their drug scandal.
The 'Jenny Don't Be Hasty' singer doesn't think there's anything wrong with the boy band indulging in dope and claims it makes them far better role models for young fans than provocative pop acts like Miley Cyrus.
He ranted in the new issue of Q magazine: "I saw a photo of Miley Cyrus with her leotard pulled up between the lips of her vagina. Is that all right? Is that f**king cool? And One Direction can't have a joint? They're the bad role models? Come on."
The 27-year-old star's comments come following global outrage over leaked footage showing formerly squeaky clean 1D members Zayn Malik and Liam Payne smoking a joint in the back of a car in Peru.
Paolo added: "Christ, they're men now. Let's flip it and look at the female global pop stars out there. Sexualisation isn't the problem, it's a case of class."
The British musician also went on to reveal he smokes marijuana daily and has done so since he was 16 because it "just keeps you going".
He raged: "Can the world please get to grips with marijuana? How long can this go on? Don't get me wrong, give it to the wrong person, marijuana can spawn all kinds of things, but no more so than alcohol. Come on, people have been saying this s**t for 40 f**king years."
However, Paolo admits smoking so much dope isn't without its perils.
He joked: "I launched into a chunky KitKat and it took out a tooth."

Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani's sons are "so naughty".
The Bush rocker and the No Doubt singer are bracing themselves for the latest addition to their family, Apollo, to turn out as badly-behaved as his adorable older brothers Kingston, 8, Zuma, 5, in time.
Gavin told Us Weekly: "He's three months old so he's pretty chilled out. We're very proud of him. He's a great kid [but] he'll be naughty soon enough."
Asked just how cheeky his older sons are, 'The Bling Ring' actor laughed, "Oh, they're terrible! So naughty! But spirited is what I like to think of it as."
After almost 12 years of marriage and three kids, Gavin maintains he and 'Don't Speak' singer Gwen have no intention of parting ways like so many other celebrity couples.
He said: "We have so many kids now, no matter what, it's rock solid."
Gavin was also asked how he finds time to keep up the romance with his wife amidst their busy schedules.
Speaking to E! Online at the same 24 Hour Plays event in Santa Monica, California, he jokingly replied: "We don't, it's perfect. That's why we've been together for so long."