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If you think you're a Lady Gaga superfan, think again. Racked reveals that someone in the UK recently purchased one of the acrylic nails that the shock-pop star wore during her "Born This Way" tour via auction site ArtFact. After creating a login to view pricing, you'll see that the sale was £8,500. That's around 12,935 freakin' dollars!

Outspoken designer-photographer-artist extraordinaire Karl Lagerfeld's super-random sketches are one of life's many pleasures. Following his fluttery rendering of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee outfit, his interesting take on President Obama dressed as a chef and his awesome lesbian sketch in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty between France and Germany, Kaiser Karl has just gifted shock-pop star Lady Gaga with a hand-drawn birthday card.

The E! network obtained a nearly three-year-old email exchange dealing with specifics of Lady Gaga's then-tour rider and, well, it's full of surprises. And not-so-surprises. 

I can't think of a job I'd like less than being Lady Gaga's assistant. First of all, good lord, the emails would just be insane, probably typed out in Wingdings and full of Illuminati references. And can you imagine carrying the clothes around? The meat dress! No thank you, Gaga. Plus, I'm pretty much against the concept of personal assistants in general, especially for 26-year-olds, but I suppose you get easily distracted from your correspondance and dry cleaning when you're a world-touring pop star. 

What happens when you criticize Lady Gaga? You get death threats from her fans. You can ask Kelly Osbourne all about it! But even lesser-known people find themselves at the claws of the Little Monsters. Take, for example, Chicago-based musician Rebecca Francescatti. Francescatti filed a lawsuit against Lady Gaga (along with her record company, DJ White Shadow, and sound engineer Brian Joseph Gaynor) in 2011 for alledgedly ripping off her song "Juda" when they recorded Gaga's "Judas." Now, Francescatti is getting death threats from Gaga's fans. 

When I first heard that Lady Gaga and Kelly Osbourne were in the middle of some feud, I thought, “Oh, over which has the worst hair color?” It turns out that it all has something to do with Osbourne’s association with Fashion Police, the Joan Rivers-hosted show on which Osbourne is a panelist. Osbourne revealed to Fabulous Magazine (catchy title, btw) that she was cyber-bullied by Gaga’s Little Monsters on Twitter. This led to Lady Gaga publishing an open letter, which incited Sharon Osbourne to write her own open letter. Here’s an open letter to all three: STFU. [People]

Lady Gaga's tour is now going to include free, professional counseling her her BornBrave Bus where her little monsters can get help for mental health care issues.

Lady Gaga's gift to us all yesterday was the announcement that she is making a documentary. She Tweeted the news early Christmas day: "Merry Christmas little monsters! Terry Richardson @Terry_World is making a #LadyGagaMOVIE documenting my life, the creation of ARTPOP + you!" How do we feel about this news?

Remember when Lady Gaga confused everyone with her new rap song at Nicola Formichetti's Mugler spring 2013 show during Paris Fashion Week? Well, apparently "Cake Like Lady Gaga" is real and there's going to be a music video for it. Following her performance of the unexpected track during a concert in Rio de Janeiro (here's a clip), this week the shock-pop star released a 15-second teaser of a video directed by controversial fashion photographer Terry Richardson, her partner in crime these days. Take a peek at her twerking in action after the jump. 

Is it really possible that west-siders will crawl through three congested highways to Studio City just for a pretty restaurant/lounge? Maybe. Possibly. Well, probably not. But... XEN Lounge, an inviting and versatile space put together by actor/producer Duane Martin, has everything you want in a West Hollywood or Santa Monica lounge. There's an elegant private dining room, a glitzy bar, flat screens dedicated to NFL Sunday, and three outdoor spaces that include an intimate rooftop lounge and a rustic backyard spot dominated by a giant Buddha statue. Even if the coast crowd may shy away (they shouldn't), the stars have already come out in full force. Will Smith, Stevie Wonder, and Lady Gaga have been by for the specialty cocktails and new American comfort food, like the mac and cheese muffins.