Lady Gaga in London in March 2022.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage
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Lady Gagaofficially doesn’t owe Jennifer McBride anything.
McBride, 53,had previously filed a lawsuit against Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta, this past February for the reward plus $1.5 million in additional damages.
According to the documents, the court now “finds that nothing alleged in the [first amended complaint] changes this conclusion.” The judge will not allow McBride another revised complaint, and the case is closed.
McBride wasarrested along with five othersin April 2021 for the dog-theft crime, which led to the stealing Gaga’s two French bulldogs Koji and Gustavto, as well as the shooting and critical injury of her dog walkerRyan Fischer.
At the time of the incident, McBride 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.” They were then held on suspicion of accessory after the fact to attempted murder, a charge of which McBride was ultimately not convicted.
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Jackson, who shot Fischer, pleaded no contest to attempted murder with great bodily injury andwas sentenced to 21 years in prisonin December 2022. Because of his plea, lesser charges — including conspiracy to commit robbery, second-degree robbery, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and a felon carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle — were dropped.
Fischer, whosuffered a collapsed lungfrom the shooting and stayed with Gaga during his recovery, shared a statement during Jackson’s sentencing. He explained he had gone into debt since the shooting and said to 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."
Of the dogs, he added, “They were returned and returned to their mom. I don’t think I could have lived with myself if they died.”
source: people.com
