Did they literally just cast Gaga as some chubby, lazy, slouching, Italian waitress? She needs to stop trying to get into movies.
She is friends with Robert Rodriguez and he admires her theatrical talent. Poor Katy, starring in nothing but tacky recordings of her awful performances, seen by 90% empty theatres.
Rock 'n' Roll is rooted in "black" music like blues and jazz. And many of the musicians that influenced artists like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were black. It's not a hidden secret either. Any history book will probably tell you the same.
I'd be mad too if my fav can only get roles in The Smurfs (not 64ty knowing her target audience so well) whilst her competition is taking parts in mature, adult cult films as favors for her respected director friends (poor Katy and her circle of 9 year old buddies!)
Whenever I think about the Beak 2 Beak era, I vision Tony Bennett laying in a hospital bed waiting for the first week sales to come in, followed by a deafening screen.