. His daughter may be a globally famous singer with a net worth of millions -- but that doesn't help him pay his employees. Joe Germanotta, the father of Lady Gaga, said Friday that his New York City restaurant would be closed for the next month amid the coronavirus outbreak -- and he’s trying to raise money to pay his furloughed staff. “I'm doing the best I can but we had to close Joanne for the month," Germanotta tweeted. "Our staff needs some help financial.
Any help for our employees will be appreciated.” He linked the post to a crowdsourcing page asking for donations for the staff as the restaurant "has had to lay off almost 30 employees until we are able to reopen our doors," the page said.