Lady Gaga’s choreographer Richard ‘Richy’ Jackson accused of toxic behaviour by 10 dancers
As Lady Gaga kicked off her twice-delayed The Chromatica Ball tour this week, trouble brewed from the stage wings.
Days before the start of the 18-city world tour Gaga’s first since 2017 five of her longtime backup dancers took to social media to share that they wouldn’t be returning
The dancers accused head choreographer Richard “Richy” Jackson of what they labeled abusive behavior, claiming he had created an “unsafe” and “unhealthy” workplace.
“He abused me; he embarrassed me; he made me feel terrible in the workplace, just because he could,” Caroline Diamond
“Gaga was my dream … I chased it and I got it, and she is the dream, and then you get there, and this man makes your dream a nightmare.”
Although neither Gaga nor Jackson have addressed allegations publicly, Rolling Stone learned that Gaga’s team is taking the dancers’ concerns seriously and looking into allegations