Lady Gaga: 'Judas' video leaks online hours before world premiere [Video]
Lady Gaga has been teasing to the premiere of her "Judas" music for weeks, much to the chagrin of little monsters and devotees of Christianity everywhere -- but hours before its Thursday world premiere on E!, the high-drama video leaked online.
Lady Gaga plays a biker-chick iteration of Mary Magdalene, echoed on her "Born This Way" album cover, and the video includes her interpretation of Magdalene's role in Judas' betrayal of Jesus. She even jumps in a bathtub with them to ceremoniously wash Jesus' feet. The singer has already said the video "is not supposed to be a biblical lesson."
"I don't view the video as a religious statement," she said. "I view it as social statement. I view it as a cultural statement. ... It's a metaphor."
You can expect a lot of dancing in the pop video peppered with numerous tight beauty shots of Mother Monster. There's even a lipstick-shooting firearm!
An uncut seven-minute video will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday -- or simply watch it above. Blasphemy or brilliance? Tell us in comments.
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Very cool. I loved it! I like the song and the video was stunning. The idea of Judas betraying Jesus in order to fulfill Biblical prophecy is the interpretation of the story I've always gravitated toward anyway, so it was cool to see that interpretation visually realized in a modern setting.
Whether you love her or hate her, I think she deserves serious props for being the only one in this era even TRYING to make interesting videos. Whether or not she is succeeding at it is subjective. I personally think she's doing great.
Posted by: Drayke | May 05, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Fantastic! Gaga is such a sensational performer and a great advocate to the LGBT community. She is truly worth of the title pop star.
Posted by: Re:Solve AIDS | May 05, 2011 at 03:15 PM
This video solidifies her persona as our generation's Madonna.
Posted by: WeeLittleTeddie | May 05, 2011 at 07:13 PM