Stolen dogs Lady Gaga won’t have to give $500,000 reward to woman who finds her French Bulldogs

Lady Gaga won’t have to pay the $500,000 reward promised to those who help her retrieve two French Bulldogs that were stolen in 2021 during a gunfight while her nanny was with her beloved pets. Jennifer McBride, a 37-year-old woman allegedly involved in the dog kidnapping, sued the pop star: she initially claimed she simply found the dogs tied up after the attack and kidnapping, but she was later found guilty of receiving the stolen dogs. goods, with two years of probation. McBride also had a romantic relationship with the father of one of the kidnappers, which raised suspicions of his complicity in the criminal scheme.

According to documents obtained by TMZ, it was this conviction that prompted the judge to dismiss McBride’s lawsuit demanding the promised reward to the artist because she would have benefited from a guilty plea. The lawsuit was not dismissed with prejudice: McBride was given 20 days to amend it, although it is unlikely that this would have circumvented the issue of a conviction against him.

McBride initially claimed she was due for the award as Gaga offered it “no questions asked”. He demanded triple damages totaling $1.5 million, saying the artist’s offer was misleading.

Lady Gaga’s nanny Ryan Fisher was walking with three French Bulldogs when two men jumped out of the car and kidnapped the two dogs, while the third ran away and was later found. During the attack, two men attempted to choke Fischer, and one hit him with a semi-automatic pistol and shot him once: he was left bleeding on the pavement and was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery to remove parts of his lungs damaged by the shot.

The perpetrators were arrested and convicted. McBride was linked to the father of one of the two, accused of trying to help him avoid arrest.