June 10, 2023, published at 4:34 p.m. ET
Lady Gaga refuses to pay $500,000 to the person who returned her 2 stolen French bulldogs – claims the woman had ties to the three suspects involved in the crime, RadarOnline.com has learned.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, the Wrong love affair The singer has asked a Los Angeles Supreme Court judge to quash the lawsuit Jennifer McBride.
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McBride was linked to the 2021 theft of Gaga’s French Bulldogs, Koji and Gustav. The pets were stolen from Gaga’s dog walker, who was held at gunpoint and then shot.
The dogs were returned to Gaga after she paid a $500,000 reward for her puppies. A few months later, three men, James Howard Jackson, Jaylin Keyshawn whiteAnd Lafayette Shon Whaleywere arrested for attempted murder and various other charges.
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McBride was also charged with an accessory afterwards. Her lawyer claims his client was “absolutely not involved in the theft of the dogs. She loves dogs and was happy to participate in their safe return. She is legally entitled to and deserves the reward.”
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The LA County District Attorney scoffed at the suggestion, claiming that McBride was well aware that the dogs had been stolen. They accuse her of having a relationship with the father of one of the men arrested in connection with the dog theft.
In her lawsuit, McBride sued Gaga, accusing her of failing to pay the $500,000 reward. The woman said the pop star promised to “ask no questions”.
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In her response, the singer’s lawyer argued: “that [McBride] knowingly received [Gaga’s] stolen dogs before claiming to “return” those same dogs while expressly renouncing any intention to collect any reward she now claims is due.
Gaga said her financial pledge was thrown out the window when she learned the woman had a part in the scheme.
She said McBride had been “convicted of her participation in the conspiracy to steal.” [Gaga’s] dogs, so she can’t now recover under a supposed contract for the return of those same stolen dogs.
The entertainer said California law does not allow a person to commit a crime and then profit from committing the crime.
Further, Gaga said McBride suffered no harm by returning the dogs.