Lady Gaga Wins Dog Theft Case Lawsuit Worth IDR 7.8 Billion

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JAKARTA - Lady Gaga won a lawsuit filed against her by a woman who 'finds' her dog and doesn't have to pay a reward of 500 thousand US dollars (equivalent to Rp7.8 billion) promised for her pet returns.

Jennifer McBride, the woman charged with the theft of the two French Bamboos belonging to the pop singer in 2021, previously sued Gaga for a reward and additional compensation of 1.5 million US dollars.

On Monday, October 2, Judge Holly Fujie won Gaga, saying (in her court order that People obtained) that McBride's overall complaint was not legally enough) after his involvement in theft.

Court orders also show that McBride has been indicted and has no objections to charges of accepting stolen property by 2022, and is therefore "not entitled to profit from their mistakes by trying to enforce the contract."

In February 2021, Gaga's dogkeeper, Ryan Fischer, was shot while taking the two singer dogs, Gustavo and Koji, for a walk. The gunman stole the dogs from Fischer after shooting them.

Last year, James Howard Jackson was sentenced to 21 years in prison for shooting Fischer. He was one of three men who attacked the dogkeeper.

Although the men did not know that the dogs belonged to Gaga, they knew the dogs were valuable. After Fischer refused to hand over the dogs, Jackson shot him with a gun from close range, stabbed him in the lungs and took him to the hospital.

The Rain On Me star spoke of the attack openly for the first time on February 26, 2021. In two tweets, the star confirmed the $ 500,000 prize offered to return the dogs safely.

If you buy or find it unconsciously, the reward is the same. I continue to love you Ryan Fischer, you are risking your life to fight for our family. You are forever a hero, "added Gaga.

The two stolen dogs were returned unharmed by Ms McBride two days later after Gaga offered the prize. In April 2021, he was arrested on suspicion of acting as a supporter of theft and faces one charge of accepting stolen property.