Chinese fans are really upset that Lady Gaga hung out with the Dalai Lama

The singer streamed her interview with the spiritual leader on Facebook Live.
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Chinese fans are really upset that Lady Gaga hung out with the Dalai Lama
Lady Gaga joins his Holiness the Dalai Lama to speak to US Mayors about kindness in Indianapolis, Indiana. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Born This Way Foundation

Lady Gaga's little monsters in China have their fangs out about her recent meeting with the Dalai Lama.

On Sunday, the American singer posted a series of pictures on Instagram of her posing with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

Both the Dalai Lama and Gaga met at the 84th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis during a panel hosted by Ann Curry. Gaga later interviewed the Dalai Lama and streamed it on Facebook Live.


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Gaga's social media posts immediately blew up with thousands of Chinese fans criticising the singer for supporting the Dalai Lama, whom the Chinese view as a separatist and political troublemaker.

On the picture of Gaga and the Dalai Lama holding hands, fans have even accused her of supporting terrorism:

"Dalai did kind of the same thing as ISIS," one comment read. "He support terrorist attacked [sic] innocent people lives in China by saying 'Tibetan want to be independent.'"

Another Instagrammer wrote: "Gaga do you have any idea what this guy has done. He is basically a Bin Laden to Chinese."

Despite the harsh criticisms, many of Gaga's fans have also jumped to her defence telling detractors they're overreacting.

As the BBC pointed out, however, Gaga might even find herself unable to perform in mainland China in future. U.S. performers such as Selena Gomez and Bon Jovi were reportedly forced to cancel their Chinese tours after they were linked to the Dalai Lama.

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Alicia Tan

Alicia Tan was an Asia Deputy Editor at Mashable. She has over 11 years of experience in journalism, magazine production and content publishing; specialising in women's lifestyle, fashion and beauty. When she's not writing, she's obsessing over Totoro, Ryan Gosling and online shopping.

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