Lady Gaga hits out at 'lifelong friends' for 'betraying' her

Washington, August 17 (ANI): Lady Gaga has slammed one of her lifelong pals and mentors for ''taking advantage'' of her, but now insists she has her ''spirit back''.

''Today is a really happy day for me. The past year was a challenge, and I'm so happy to have my spirit back. I felt in chains at times," Contactmusic quoted her as writing on Little Monsters website.

''Then there were all the personal moments. Betrayed by lifelong friends, mentors I've had for years suddenly taking advantage of me, and a massive struggles with my body image.

According to speculations, the 26-year-old was referring to her disagreement with director Joseph Kahn over a scrapped 'Born This Way' video treatment. The 'poker face' hitmaker also talked about her previous record label disagreements.

''Whether is be the record label disagreeing with me on single choices, or directors who could only create an idea of 'gaga' or what I've 'done before' and not able to move forward, and there was also of course the incessant dragging of the most important single of my career in dead-beaten-horse-mud," she added. (ANI)