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"Lady GaGa has insisted that she meant no disrespect by wearing a controversial Franc Fernandez meat dress to the MTV Video Music Awards.  In an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the popstar - who also wore the piece on the cover of a recent magazine - explained that her approach to the outfit was meant to signify her experience as a human being and not to offend others. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s certainly no disrespect to anyone that&amp;#039;s vegan or vegetarian,&amp;quot; she said.  &amp;quot;As you know I&amp;#039;m the most judgement-free human being on the Earth. It has many interpretations, but for me this evening it&amp;#039;s [saying] if we don&amp;#039;t stand up for what we believe in, if we don&amp;#039;t fight for our rights, pretty soon we&amp;#039;re going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones.&amp;quot; She added: &amp;quot;[I&amp;#039;m] not a piece of meat.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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