Lady Gaga Settles Ex-Assistant's Lawsuit
"She's just—she thinks she's just like the queen of the universe," she fumed about plaintiff Jennifer L. O'Neill in a deposition taken in August 2012. "And you know what, she didn't want to be a slave to one, because in my work and what I do, I'm the queen of the universe every day."
"You don't get a schedule," she reportedly testified. "You don't get a schedule that is like you punch in and you can play...at your desk for four hours and then you punch out at the end of the day. This is when I need you, you're available."
U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe had set a trial date after ruling that being "on call" 24/7, as O'Neill referred to it in her suit, could potentially qualify for overtime compensation. The attorneys alerted him on Friday that they were close to a settlement.
Per Bloomberg.com, both parties filed a stipulated order informing him that they had settled on an undisclosed amount and requesting a dismissal with prejudice, meaning O'Neill can bring no other wage or overtime-related claims against Gaga.
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