A woman charged in connection with the theft of Lady Gaga’s prized French bulldogs who were dognapped at gunpoint in Hollywood filed a lawsuit against the musician for alleging she was denied a $500,000 “no questions asked” reward, according to a complaint filed on Friday.
Jennifer McBride was one of five co-defendants charged by prosecutors in connection with the theft of the prized French bulldogs in 2021. Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot and wounded in the incident.
McBride pleaded no contest in December to receiving stolen property in connection with the theft. Now, she’s accusing the musician of breach of contract, fraud by false promise and fraud by misrepresentation for not paying her the $500,000 reward.
In addition to the reward money, McBride is also seeking no less than $1.5 million in damages, as well as unspecified general damages.
In the eight-page complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, McBride alleges Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, announced the half-million-dollar reward for the safe return of her bulldogs through the press and on her social media.
McBride claims she was entitled to the reward for delivering the dogs to LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station two days after they were taken. The suit alleges Lady Gaga never intended to pay the “no questions asked” reward money, instead having law enforcement ask McBride questions regarding the return of the bulldogs. As a result, McBride endured pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life.
McBride, who LAPD said reported that she found the dogs and responded to a reward email to return them, was charged with one count each of being an accessory after the fact and receiving stolen property. She later pleaded no contest in December to receiving stolen property.
Representatives for Lady Gaga did not immediately respond for comment.
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