Lady Gaga attends the 28th SAG Awards on February 27, 2022, in Santa Monica, California.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
A court order from the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday stated that the complaint of McBride — who argued a breach of contract when Gaga, 37, failed to pay her the reward in the lawsuit — was “legally insufficient in its entirety” following her “involvement in the theft.”
McBride’s attorney argued in the lawsuit, filed this past February, that Gaga committed a breach of contract in her “no questions asked” reward offer following the theft of her two dogs — which led to the shooting and critical injury of the singer’s dog walkerRyan Fischer.
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Lady Gaga attends the 95th Academy Awards on March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, California.Arturo Holmes/Getty
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The document warned that the charges brought against McBride can lead to “imprisonment in a county jail” for up to a year, as well as liability for three times the amount of damages and attorney’s fees if Gaga decided to file a civil lawsuit.
McBride has 20 days to amend her initial filings, per the court document.
McBride wasarrested along with five othersfor the dog-theft crime in April 2021. At the time, she was dating fellow accomplice Harold White, the father of Jaylin White. Jaylin was involved in the robbery and shooting, along with James Jackson and Lafayette Whaley.
A previous news release from the Los Angeles Police Department said thatthe couple was “determined to be accessoriesafter the initial crime,” and were held on suspicion of accessory after the fact to attempted murder, a charge of which McBride was ultimately not convicted.
Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer after being shot in the 2021 dog theft.Saint Rocque/ instagram
Saint Rocque/ instagram
After Jackson, who shot dog walker Fischer, pleaded no contest to attempted murder with great bodily injury, hewas sentenced to 21 years in prisonin December 2022. Due to his plea, prosecutors dropped some lesser charges: conspiracy to commit robbery, second-degree robbery, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and a felon carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle.
Fischer, whosuffered a collapsed lungfrom the shooting and stayed with Gaga during his recovery, said in a statement at Jackson’s sentencing that he has gone into debt since the shooting.
He then told Jackson, “I do forgive you. With the attack, you completely altered my life. I know I can’t completely move on from the night you shot me until I said those words to you.”
Fischer also acknowledged Jackson’s decision to not hurt the pups, noting, “They were returned and returned to their mom. I don’t think I could have lived with myself if they died.”
source: people.com
