Ex-Boyfriend Files $30M Lawsuit Against Lady Gaga

It appears that a bad romance between Lady Gaga and an ex-beau has brought forth a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the pop star.

Robert Fusari, a New Jersey-based producer - and apparent ex-boyfriend of the innovative singer - is suing her company for $30 million claiming he wasn't properly funded for his role in transforming the Manhattan native into the star she is today.

According to the lawsuit filed in Manhattan, Lady Gaga whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was paired with Fusari in March 2006 after songwriter Wendy Starland introduced the two. At the time, the artist was mainly putting on small shows around the city including The Bitter End in the West Village.

"Starland knew that Fusari had been searching for months for a dynamic female rock-n-roller with garage band chops to front an all-girl version of The Strokes," the suit charges. "Starland was blown away by Germanotta's performance and immediately called Fusari and told him she had found his girl."

The lawsuit alleges when Germonotta met with Fusari at his studios in Parsippany, he was immediately blown away by her talent and decided to invest all his time into making her a super star.

In addition, Fusari claims he came up with the name 'Lady Gaga' because he would regularly greet her with a rendition of Queen's "Radio Gaga."

"One day when Fusari addressed a cell phone text to Germanotta under the moniker 'Radio Gaga' his cell phone's spell check converted 'Radio' to 'Lady'," the suit says. "Germanotta loved it and 'Lady Gaga' was born."

The couple - whose business relationship blossomed into a romantic one - quickly soured when Fusari was apparently cut out of Lady Gaga's merchandising and recording royalties.

Fusai, who is responsible for producing hits like "Bootylicious" for Destiny's Child and "Wild Wild West" for Will Smith, is entitled to a 20% cut agreed to in a contract, the lawsuit says.

As of Thursday, Lady Gaga's camp has not commented on the lawsuit.