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It’s nice that Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hold any grudges against Lady Gaga from that time ten years ago when Gaga beat her out of the top ten on Forbes’ list of most powerful women. California congresswoman, former Speaker of the House, and prolific stock trader Pelosi attended the Mayhem Ball in her home city of San Francisco on July 26. In a viral video posted to social media on July 29, Pelosi can be seen getting to her floor seats. “It was a fabulous show in San Francisco!” Pelosi tweeted after the video went viral. “The most fun I’ve had in a long time.” She added in a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle that “Lady Gaga is very beautiful, extraordinarily talented, and surprisingly humble! It was a fabulous show.” Pelosi, apparently a true Little Monster, previously attended Gaga’s joint concert with Tony Bennett at Radio City Music Hall in 2021. Hearing “How Bad Do U Want Me” live is probably the biggest rush one can get outside of wearing a sassy Max Mara coat.
Meanwhile, the coolest pop-star friend group around — Conan Gray, Chappell Roan, and Olivia Rodrigo — all went to the July 28 show in Inglewood. And, honestly? Likely place for those three theater kids to be. Videos of the three showed them dancing to the beginning of “Born This