• Lady Gaga wants the audience to see the “real” her with her Oscars performance.
• The pop icon is known for wearing extravagant costumes and makeup.
• The pop icon was so busy filming “Joker: Folie: A Deux”.

According to producer Ricky Kirshner, the 36-year-old pop icon was so busy filming “Joker: Folie: A Deux” that she “didn’t have time” to do anything elaborate before taking the stage bare-faced on Sunday (12.03.23) at the annual awards ceremony. The pop icon is known for wearing extravagant costumes and makeup.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: “we’ve built up trust in the relationship with Gaga over the years — I did the Super Bowl with her and Glenn has done many awards shows with her, including the “Shallow” performance on the Oscars.

“She really wanted to do something. She honestly was shooting her movie [the ‘Joker’ sequel] — there was no trickery involved. And Thursday, at four-something, we got a text that she wanted to try something, didn’t have time to put together a big performance, but wanted it to be raw and people to see the real Gaga, and, with a voice like that, you don’t need much more than that.”

Ricky said that part of his work is “going with the flow” as he recalled that it was touch-and-go whether the ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker would even be able to perform at all.

He said: “We’re doing the show for the people in the room and the people watching at home. Some people make it and some don’t. Glenn honestly said on Wednesday [during a preshow press conference] that Gaga wouldn’t perform, and then on Thursday and Friday that changed. We just go with the flow and produce the show for the people that are there and the people that we’re working with.”

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