The pop star made the claim during a discussion about a controversial performance of her song Swine when US radio host Howard Stern said the lyrics suggested she had been sexually assaulted by a record producer.
Defending the moment an artist vomited paint on her, Lady Gaga told Stern her song was about "rape and demoralization". Stern then suggested the singer had been abused, asking her: "Were you raped by a record producer? Was that what happened to you? I feel like you were raped by someone."
The singer replied: "I went through some horrific things that I’m able to laugh [at] now, because I've gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy and emotional therapy to heal over the years. My music has been wonderful for me.
"I was a shell of my former self at one point. I was not myself. To be fair, I was about 19. I went to Catholic school and then all this crazy stuff happened, and I was going, ‘Oh is this just the way adults are?' I was very naive."
Gaga said she was so traumatized by the alleged incident that she did not come to terms with the attack until four or five years later. "I was like, just keep going. I wasn't even willing to admit that anything had even happened."
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