After the first became one of the highest-grossing R-rated movies ever, expectations were high for Joker: Folie à Deux. Sadly, the sequel didn't manage the same benchmark, critically or commercially, and Lady Gaga, who plays love interest Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel in the film, remembers finding the reaction quite absurd.
She reflected on the saga for Rolling Stone, discussing how she internalized being in something so divisive. "I wasn't, like, unfazed," she says. "It's funny, I'm almost nervous to share my reaction. But the truth is, when it first started happening, I started laughing. Because it was just getting so unhinged."
