Lady Gaga is ’emotional and grateful’ over the safe return of her two bulldogs and recovery of shot dogwalker
LADY Gaga is “emotional and grateful” for the safe return of her two French bulldogs and the recovery of her dogwalker, Ryan Fischer.
The singer’s pooches, Koji and Gustav, were snatched and Ryan was shot in the chest during a violent dognapping in LA last Wednesday.
Gaga‘s beloved pets were found tied to a pole two days later by a woman who is believed to be unrelated to the crime.
The Poker Face singer, 34, “first got the news” that Ryan “was doing okay” and that her dogs were found safe on Friday, according to People.
Gaga – who had arrived in Rome two days before the dognapping to film Ridley Scott’s movie House Of Gucci – was “very emotional and grateful”.
“[When] she got the terrible news from Los Angeles, she was extremely upset,” a source told the outlet.
“She was worried about her friend and her dogs. It was a terrible start to her Italian work trip.”
Gaga offered a $500,000 reward for the person who found her pups and reports claim that she is ready to pay up to the woman who returned them.
Police are reportedly still looking for the person who attacked Ryan.
He took a bullet to the chest while trying to fend off the dog-nappers and was taken to the hospital in “grave” condition.
Graphic footage from the attack shows Gaga’s third dog, Miss Asia, running towards Ryan as he screamed for help.
Ryan was later seen lying on the ground, clinging on to Miss Asia as medics attended to him.
After the attack, Gaga took to social media to beg for the safe return of her dogs.
“My beloved dogs Koji and Gustav were taken in Hollywood two nights ago,” she wrote.
She added: “My heart is sick and I am praying my family will be whole again with an act of kindness. I will pay $500,000 for their safe return.”
Gaga’s father confirmed on Friday that Ryan is recovering.
“We are [relieved],” Joe Germanotta, told Fox News.
“Stephanie’s been communicating with [Ryan] and he’s out of intensive care. He’s on the mend. We’re thankful for that.”
Ryan gave an update on his condition from hospital while sharing snaps of himself hooked up to a ventilator.
He said he’d had a “close call with death” but is expecting to make a full recovery.
The 30-year-old showed his gratitude to Gaga and expressed his delight at his friend’s dogs being returned.
“To my family at Haüs and @ladygaga: your babies are back and the family is whole… we did it! You have shown so much support throughout this whole crisis to both me and my family,” he wrote.
“But your support as a friend, despite your own traumatic loss from your kids, was unwavering. I love you and thank you.”
“A lot of healing still needs to happen, but I look forward to the future and the moment when I get bombarded with kisses and licks (and maybe even an excitement pee?) from Asia, Koji, and Gustav,” he signed off.
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Gaga has said she will cover the cost of Ryan’s $97,000 medical bill, according to reports.
A source told the Mirror: “Gaga feels horrendous about what happened to Ryan and wants to make sure he is looked after.
“She absolutely adores him and is forever indebted to him for his bravery.
“She also wanted to compensate him for lost work, and has been wishing him a speedy recovery.”