Lady Gaga took to the stage during Sunday night’s Oscars to perform her Academy Award nominated song “Til It Happens To You” – stunning the audience with her guests onstage.
The singer, who lost out to Sam Smith’s ‘The Writing’s On The Wall’ from James Bond’s Spectre, was joined by sexual assault survivors during her performance.
Taken from the documentary The Hunting Ground, about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses, journalist Zerlina Maxwell and activist Wagatwe Wanjuki joined Gaga for her emotional delivery.
Earlier in the evening, Lady Gaga tweeted a message of support to Kesha before walking on stage:
.@kesharose I’ll be thinking of u 2nite. This is not over we’ll stand by u until you are free to live a HAPPY life. Everyone deserves that.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 28, 2016
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Amongst the notable praise for the singer’s performance, Kesha – who is facing her own battle with her alleged sexual assault – tweeted:
thank u @ladygaga and VP @JoeBiden for bringing attention to sexual assault at the oscars. it hit very close to my heart for obvious reasons
— kesha (@KeshaRose) February 29, 2016
Lady Gaga also took the opportunity to thank her fiancé Taylor Kinney for his ongoing support, posting:
