Lady Gaga’s father, Joseph Germanotta, is being hit with backlash over a GoFundMe campaign to raise $50,000 to pay staff at his New York City restaurant after being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Daily Mail, the campaign was quickly shut down after being criticized for seeking money when his daughter is worth an estimated $275 million — and could easily pay the workers herself without putting a dent in her sizeable fortune.
The now-defunct fundraiser, reported the Mail, sought to raise money to pay approximately 30 staffers laid off from his NYC restaurant, Joanne Trattoria.
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