LADY Gaga's father has shut down the $50,000 GoFundMe page set up to pay his restaurant's staff wages. Joe Germanotta was slammed for asking the public to help pay for his New York eatery Joanne Trattoria's costs after laying off 30 employees amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Joe appealed for help despite Lady Gaga being worth an estimated $275million thanks to album sales, tours and endorsements. He tweeted: "I'm doing the best I can but we had to close Joanne for the month.
Our staff needs some help financial. Any help for our employees will be appreciated." But following backlash to the GoFundMe page, the crowdfunding campaign has been shut down after raising just $541.