Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) It appears everyone caught Bradley Cooper‘s emotional performance with Lady Gaga at the Oscars on Sunday, including ex-wife Jennifer Esposito. Following the pair’s duet of “Shallow” from their film “A Star Is Born,” comedian David Spade took to Instagram, where he commented on Cooper’s chemistry with his co-star. “Is there any chance these 2 aren’t f–king,” Spade posted, to which Esposito, 45, responded, “Ha,” according to Comments by Celebs. On Tuesday, Esposito addressed her response on Twitter. “So confused. I get off a flight to see a comment I made of ‘HA’ to a joke from @DavidSpade has gone wild!?. Has everyone gone mad? Somehow I’m insulting an X by laughing at a joke someone else made? Pls take your insanity elsewhere,” she wrote. Cooper, 44, and Esposito split in 2007 after four months of marriage. The actress allegedly slammed her former spouse in her memoir, “Jennifer’s Way.” “I should have noticed the red flags from the beginning — actually, they were more like an entire marching band squad of red flags — but I ignored them because, honestly, I didn’t think the relationship was really going to go anywhere,” she wrote, per Us Weekly. “He was funny, smart, cocky, arrogant, and a master manipulator. I didn’t necessarily find him that attractive, but I figured that I could enjoy his sense of humor and nonsense for a while.” As for Cooper, he has been dating supermodel Irina Shayk, 33, since 2015. The couple welcomed daughter Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper in 2017. Esposito isn’t the only star weighing in on Cooper’s steamy show with Gaga, 32, who recently called off her engagement to Christian Carino. On Monday, Mel B called the performance “uncomfortable” to watch during an appearance on “Good Morning Britain.”<doc-sep>Kevin Winter / Getty Images Jennifer said: "You know how many people have been commenting about something that I said which was like this: "Ha." That was it. It was towards David Spade's very outward statement about something about an ex, and I literally laughed at him because he was so bold in what he was saying. I thought it was funny, and I'm allowed to think something is funny."<doc-sep>Truer words: There can be 100 people in a room, and Lady Gaga will literally only talk about Bradley Cooper. Which makes sense given that they're in the middle of promoting A Star Is Born, the movie that gave us this meme: But because the Star Is Born fandom is a very thirsty place filled with people who want Gaga and Bradley's onscreen love to be a reality, plenty of fans are wondering if there's something ~more~ going on between them. Behold, a random sampling of thirst-tweets: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. You sit through 2 hours and 14 minutes of A Star is Born, watch this beautiful love story play out and yet you sit there and tell me that Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper AREN’T in love? Grow up bro. — Rory Danger G-O (@Lor_Ror) February 12, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. If Bradley Cooper and Lady GaGa aren’t in love than I don’t know what Love is!!! TRUTH — Hardrock Higdon (@HardrockFight) February 13, 2019 First of all, the answer to "Is there something more going on between them?" is PROBABLY NOT, EVERYONE CALM DOWN. But let's break down the speculation, shall we? Obviously, They Have Insane Chemistry And I'm talking both onscreen: Giphy And offscreen: Getty Images In fact, that very moment above, which was captured during Gaga's Vegas residency, caused fans to fully spiral about the nature of their friendship: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Just watched Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performing in Las Vegas and: 1. She’s off her nut and 2. She’s violently in love with Bradley Cooper — Aoife Kavanagh (@_aoifekavanagh) February 12, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. They're in love for real. Who doesn't fall for Gaga. https://t.co/9iPiwVTkZe — Jane Doe (@IsoloMk) February 10, 2019 Side note: Moms are very much here for this conspiracy theory too! Congrats, moms! This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. "lady gaga is secretly madly in love with bradley cooper" is my mom's Qanon — John DeVore (@JohnDeVore) February 11, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. my mom has sent me five texts about how gaga's performance of 'shallow' was "disappointing" and how she "destroyed" a "beaitful song" and one text about how she's still convinced gaga is still secretly in love with bradley cooper — John DeVore (@JohnDeVore) February 11, 2019 And, Um, Gaga and Christian Carino Just Broke Up Speculation about the split started brewing when Gaga showed up at the Grammy Awards without her engagement ring: Getty Images And then People confirmed the news, with a source saying, "It just didn’t work out. Relationships sometimes end. There’s no long dramatic story." Yeah, tell that to fans: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @ladygaga broke off her engagement because she’s secretly in love with Bradley Cooper....obviously. We stan. — Fernz (@fern009) February 12, 2019 People Think Gaga Got a Secret Bradley Cooper Tattoo Insane, right? WRONG, the evidence is compelling! Okay, so remember when Gaga got these musical notes inked on her arm? This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The notes probably read G-A-G-A, but there's a theory that they actually read B-C-B-C...making this tattoo a secret shout-out to her main onscreen man. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The notes spelling GAGA in the treble clef, spell BCBC in the bass clef... they really complete each other... pic.twitter.com/fsFQ4xsCH9 — Ezra May (@missezramay) February 14, 2019 But Guys, Reminder: BRADLEY COOPER IS WITH IRINA SHAYK They've been together since 2015. They have a child together. Irina even showed up to the Golden Globes with Bradley, where, yes, fine, this very awkward photo was taken: NBCU Which, yes, fine, only made people more convinced of Gaga and Bradley's IRL love: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Biggest takeaway from the #GoldenGlobes is that Lady Gaga is full on in love with Bradley Cooper and I feel like they may have had sex at some point pic.twitter.com/r22Smcn2sy — The Bravo Mess (@thebravomess) January 7, 2019 FYI, Gaga Once Said She'd NEVER Date Bradley This was in 2016 around the time A Star Is Born was filming. Turns out Howard Stern asked Gaga point-blank if things could take a turn for the romantic, and she said, "Absolutely not! I already love everyone and the idea is, if you really love somebody, you put the most important thing first and that is the film. The truth is, what's most important to me is that we tell a story that touches the hearts of millions of people that come to see it." And that! is! that!<doc-sep>After Gaga and Cooper raised eyebrows for their intimate Oscars performance, the singer shut down rumors that the pair was romantically involved Lady Gaga knows that her Oscars performance with Bradley Cooper was intimate — and she says that’s what the pair was going for. Get push notifications with news, features and more. During their conversation on Wednesday, Kimmel pointed out that the pair raised eyebrows when their intense connection appeared to come across as an actual romance. Gaga, however, shut down those rumors and claimed it was all for show. “Yes, people saw love and guess what? That’s what we wanted you to see,” the actress-singer, 32, told Kimmel. gaga-kimmel-1-2000 Lady Gaga and Jimmy Kimmel | Credit: Randy Holmes/ABC/Jimmy Kimmel Live Twitter “[Shallow] is a love song, A Star Is Born is a love story,” she explained. “It was so important to both of us that we were connected the entire time… When you’re singing love songs, that’s what you want people to feel.” Gaga even pointed out that her connection with Cooper was no different than when she had her “arms wrapped around” duet partner Tony Bennett over the past few years — whom she also clarified never having a romantic relationship with. “I’m an artist and I guess [Bradley and I] did a good job… fooled ya!” she said with a laugh. gaga-kimmel-3-2000 Lady Gaga and Jimmy Kimmel | Credit: Randy Holmes/ABC/Jimmy Kimmel Live Twitter Gaga also highlighted Cooper’s hard work — in addition to directing and producing the film, he also organized every detail of Sunday’s performance — and said she was thrilled to watch the Hollywood community react to him singing live. “Bradley is a musician,” she said. “My favorite thing about the whole experience — I was so excited for everyone to see him sing live.” “In that moment when we started and he said ‘Tell me something, girl,’ the audience started cheering and I was like, ‘Yes Bradley! Keep going! '” Gaga supportively added. gaga-kimmel-2-2000 Lady Gaga and Jimmy Kimmel | Credit: Randy Holmes/ABC/Jimmy Kimmel Live Twitter While on the Oscars stage Sunday, the on-screen lovers shared a piano bench, singing a stripped-down take on the track cheek-to-cheek before affectionately gazing into each other’s eyes, with Cooper wrapping his arm around Gaga’s waist. Fans have long been enamored by Gaga and Cooper’s on-and off-screen electrifying chemistry, to the point where some online wanted their passionate performance to end with a kiss. Instead, Gaga and Cooper smiled and hugged as they walked off the stage. Their embrace continued backstage as the two were met with a swarm of claps from production staff. “Did I nail it?” asked Gaga. Taking in the congratulations, she looked at Cooper and said, “I’m so f—ing proud of you!” 91st Annual Academy Awards - Backstage Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga During the commercial break following their duet, the pair came out arm-in-arm to huge cheers and another standing ovation from the entire house. Cooper kissed and hugged girlfriend Irina Shayk when he got back to his seat, and the model congratulated Gaga, whom Shayk cheered on throughout the night. Lady Gaga Bradley CooperCredit: ABC Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga | Credit: ABC After “Shallow” won the award for Best Original Song, Gaga sent love to Cooper in a teary acceptance speech. “Bradley, there is not a single person on the planet that could’ve sung this song with me but you,” she said. “Thank you for believing in us, thank you so much.” In the days following their performance, many have weighed in on the pair’s chemistry including Cooper’s ex-wife Jennifer Esposito, David Spade, Adam Rippon, and Mel B. While some celebrated the showmance, others questioned whether they were in a secret relationship and felt uncomfortable for Cooper’s girlfriend. Gaga also reiterated how remarkable the experience with her costar was in a sweet message on Twitter Monday, alongside a photo of the pair sitting at the Steinway piano during their performance.<doc-sep>
The wait is over, you can finally see this adorable panda cub Viral 'Charlie bit my finger' video to be taken down. Here's why (CNN) — Jennifer Esposito has clapped back after being criticized for commenting on a post about ex-husband Bradley Cooper’s Oscars duet with Lady Gaga. It all started when actor David Spade posted on Instagram after Sunday night’s performance when Cooper and his “A Star Is Born” co-star steamed up the stage with “Shallow,” which went on to win the best original song Academy Award. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscar performance took people off the deep end “Is there any chance these 2 aren’t f***ing?” Spade asked in a caption of a photo of Gaga and Cooper performing at the Oscars. Esposito, who was married to Cooper from 2006 to 2007, responded in the comments with “Ha.” That led to some criticism from those who thought the “NCIS” actress was mocking the pair. Esposito posted a video Tuesday with some explicit language on her official Instagram account in which she explained that her comment was aimed at “David Spade’s very outward statement about something about an ex and I literally laughed at him because he was so bold in what he was saying and I thought it was funny.” “I’m allowed to think something is funny,” she said. “You’re also allowed to say something and obviously this is a time where everybody is saying whatever the hell they want.” Esposito went on to say, “We have so many things going on in our country and in our world that need attention” and said she was especially disappointed in other women attacking her as an “old lady” and needing to feel relevant. “I didn’t watch the Oscars,” she said. “I don’t know what went on, I don’t care what went on.” Esposito also took umbrage that her book, “Jennifer’s Way: My Journey with Celiac Disease – What Doctors Don’t Tell You and How You Can Learn to Live Again” had been brought into the discussion via a Page Six report. “The world is in a crazy place,” she concluded. “Go do something positive. Peace.”