Lady Gaga was subject to speculation early in her career but despite being asked to address the topic a number of times in interviews, she refused to answer.

Lady Gaga was not born the way some speculated years ago, and now she’s reflecting on her careful response to those dated rumors.

Lady Gaga is opening up about a chapter early in her career where rumors spread she was a man — and why she never denied those claims. The Oscar and Grammy Award winner said she was intentional not to take the bait surrounding the scuttlebutt about her gender.