Rob Fusari, a songwriter, music producer and ex-boyfriend of Lady Gaga,  is suing the singer for $30.5 million, claiming she owes him that much in royalties.
He filed his lawsuit in a Manhattan court on Wednesday.
In court papers, Fusari describes how he took notice of the quirky singer and “saw a star” when she first sang in his New Jersey studio back in March 2006.
Fusari says that over the course of several months, he worked with her daily and “radically reshaped her approach,” co-writing some songs on her album.
“Paparazzi” and “Beautiful Dirty Rich” are among those songs he claims he worked on, and, he says even suggested she adapt the stage name Lady Gaga.

Can Rob Fusari claim credit for those panties too?
The pop star herself claimed in a 2009 interview that she came up with the Lady Gaga persona about “five years ago, but Gaga’s always been who I am.”
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