Joker: Folie à Deux' director Todd Phillips said he removed Lady Gaga's same-sex kiss scene because he 'wanted it to be more of a music and vibe moment' instead.

Just five years ago, Lady Gaga and Glenn Close were in a tight race of Best Actress. Olivia Colman would spoil the face-off—but not before Gaga could win her own statue and capture headlines with a yearning performance of “Shallow”.

According to a new report, Lady Gaga was not expecting such a negative critical or commercial response to Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à