Tough boss? Lady Gaga pictured here arriving in New York yesterdayLady Gaga's former personal assistant has launched legal action against the Poker Face singer, claiming she was overworked and underpaid.
Jennifer O’Neill, from Long Island, was employed by the star for 13 months, accompanying the 25-year-old her on her Monster Ball world tour last year.
She alleges that she she put in 7,168 hours of unpaid overtime and is now owed more than $380,000, according to a report in the New York Post.
The 41-year-old claims she had to cater to the singer's at times unreasonable demands around the clock.
She insists she had to ensure 'the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep [Gaga] on schedule.'
She was not given breaks for meals 'or, at times, even sleep,' and needed to be available at the star's 'earliest waking hour' or for 'spontaneous, random matters in the middle of the night,' according to the court papers.
O’Neill, who was paid $75,000-a-year, also had to ensue 'the availability of chosen outfits'. Gaga is, of course, famous for her eccentric wardrobe and once wore a meat dress to MTV Video Music Awards.
She filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court last week against the superstar’s Mermaid Touring company for unpaid overtime.
Former assistant: Jennifer O'Neill, who was employed by the star for 13 months, pictured in December last yearShe is not the first personal assistant to complain about working for the star, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta.
Former employee Angela Ciemny claimed she was required to sleep with the most nights because she refused to be alone, according to the book Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga.
When contacted by the New York Post, a spokeswoman for Gaga branded the lawsuit 'completely without merit.'
source: dailymail
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