BEIJING, April 29 -- Lady Gaga was almost arrested
during a trip to Russia - because she was wearing leather.
The "Poker Face" singer was approached by officers
when she visited St. Basil's Cathedral, in Moscow, over her choice of outfit.
She wrote on her Twitter page at the weekend: "They
tried to arrest me in Russia, for leather at St. Basil's. But all is calm in the
red square, as I leave the east Parisbound. [sic] "
The 23-year-old pop star is well known for her skimpy
outfits, and is regularly seen wearing just underwear on evenings out.
She has previously admitted her wacky fashion sense
has caused her problems with the law, explaining a Chicago policeman once took
exception to her tiny shorts.
She previously revealed: "I was outside the
Lollapalooza festival in Chicago and this policeman came up and told me my
hotpants were too short. They weren't really pants at all, but he got upset and
I got a citation. All people will have seen is this half-naked girl on the
street yelling, 'It's fashion! I'm an artist!' "
Lady Gaga is not the only celebrity to have recently
caused upset with their appearance.
Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden was forced to cover
his arms on a recent flight from London after a British Airways attendant took
offence to his tattoos.
Joel, the boyfriend of Nicole Richie, also took to
Twitter to let off steam after the event.
He wrote: "I still can't believe Brit Air
discriminated me for tatts. Unheard of. the guy was literally disgusted by me.
I'm gonna write a letter!!
"its not in the rules that i can find.my tatts arent
offensive.looking into it. i havent felt this small since the first time i asked
nic out. [sic]"
A British Airways representative has since announced
the worker is being reprimanded, adding: "We don't understand why the employee
took it upon himself to enforce regulations that don't exist."
