If there's one woman in showbiz that you don't want to mess with it's Sharon Osbourne, but try telling Lady Gaga that.
Mrs. O has jumped to daughter Kelly's defence and branded Gaga a 'bully' after she criticised her in an open letter on her LittleMonsters website.
Sharon Osbourne is not happy with Lady Gaga
The singer urged Kelly to 'set a standard of respect, compassion and love' and 'take responsibility and accountability' for her catty remarks on the US TV show 'Fashion Police' after she came under fire from Gaga's fans for comments she made about her weight.
In the online letter, Gaga wrote: "I have empathy for you Kelly, but I feel it culturally important to note that you have chosen a less compassionate path. Your work... with the Fashion Police is rooted in criticism, judgment, and rating people's beauty against one another. 'Appearance' is the most used reason for bullying in the world.
"It used to make me truly sad when I would hear people talk about your weight when you were younger, as I was bullied too. To see you blossoming into a beautiful slender woman who makes fun of others for a living is astounding."
Kelly Osbourne
Cue Kelly's mum Sharon wading in to have her say in a lengthy post on Facebook in which she accuses the 'Bad Romance' singer of being a hypocrite.
"Your open letter is hypocritical and full of contradictions," she wrote. "How sweet that you have empathy for my daughter, as you feel that she has taken a less passionate path in life. You say her work on... Fashion Police is 'rooted in criticism, judgment, and rating people's beauty against one another.' Welcome to the real world.
"Example, when I saw you wear a dress made out of raw meat, I was sickened. When I see you wearing fur, and using it as a fashion statement, the fact that defenseless animals have been killed so you can get your picture in the press is abhorrent to me. Shouldn't you be teaching your 'little monster' fans to respect animals and life?
"By your actions to Kelly right now, you have shown me that you are nothing more than a publicly seeking hypocrite and an attention seeker. You know it would have been much more dignified of you to do this privately.
"I am calling you a bully because you have 32 million followers hanging on your every word and you are criticizing Kelly in your open letter.
"Stop wearing fur, stop looking for publicity, and stop using your fans to belittle not just Kelly but an endless stream of celebrities. A word from you would stop all the hideous, negative and vile threats from your 'little monsters.' Let me know if you want to continue this debate. I'm an open playing field for you my darling."
We'll leave the last word (for now) with Kelly who took to Twitter to address the drama, writing: "I hope you guys realize that I don't care about any of this bulls**t! I know who I am I don't need anyone to tell me!... love to all."
