{"id":268267,"date":"2019-02-25T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1018494"},"modified":"2019-02-25T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T23:48:00","slug":"bradley-coopers-ex-wife-jennifer-esposito-reacts-to-those-lady-gaga-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/bradley-coopers-ex-wife-jennifer-esposito-reacts-to-those-lady-gaga-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradley Cooper&#8217;s Ex-Wife Jennifer Esposito Reacts to Those Lady Gaga Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-0-img\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019125\/rs_1024x759-190225154852-1024-jennifer-esposito-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" border=\"0\" title=\"Jennifer Esposito, Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper\" alt=\"Jennifer Esposito, Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"759\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">ABC\/Ed Herrera; Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33.805214723926\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"16.260736196319\">\n<p><strong>Bradley Coope<\/strong>r&#8217;s ex-wife <strong>Jennifer Esposito<\/strong> gave her two cents on the undeniable chemistry that Cooper and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/lady_gaga\">Lady Gaga<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0shared onstage at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/2019_oscars\">2019 Oscars<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The two\u00a0<em>A Star Is Born<\/em> co-stars performed &#8220;Shallow&#8221; during the awards show and brought the crowd to their feet afterwards with a roaring standing ovation. Their duet caused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1018029\/bradley-cooper-and-lady-gaga-s-chemistry-ignites-a-frenzy-after-their-2019-oscars-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quite the social media frenzy<\/a> and even more cheers when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1017695\/lady-gaga-tells-people-to-fight-for-their-dreams-during-2019-oscars-acceptance-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaga took home the Oscar<\/a> for Best Original Song just moments later.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of their performance, the 44-year-old director joined the &#8220;Poker Face&#8221; singer at the piano, where the two then sang the last verse of the song cheek-to-cheek. They shared a long hug afterwards and he even lifted her off the ground a bit. Cooper&#8217;s longtime girlfriend <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/irina_shayk\">Irina Shayk<\/a><\/strong> was apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1017654\/everything-you-didn-t-see-on-tv-at-the-2019-oscars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of the first people on their feet<\/a> afterwards to cheer for the singers.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday night, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/david_spade\">David Spade<\/a><\/strong> took a photo of their performance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuSunBWB8C2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked his<\/a> Instagram followers, &#8220;Is there any chance these 2 aren&#8217;t f&#8211;king?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s where Esposito chimed in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"65.139344262295\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"30.760245901639\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuUoDYWllVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a screenshot taken<\/a> by CommentsByCelebs, she wrote &#8220;Ha.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Esposito and Cooper were married\u00a0for just four months and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/56030\/esposito-and-cooper-sign-off-on-divorce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">got divorced<\/a> in 2007. In 2014, the\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0actress called out her ex in her book, <em>Jennifer&#8217;s Way<\/em>. Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jennifers-Way-Journey-Disease-What-Doctors\/dp\/0738218413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">book is about<\/a> her battle with Celiac Disease, she took some time to throw shade at Cooper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-esposito-slams-ex-bradley-cooper-in-book-2014125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to <em>Us Weekly,<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0s<\/em>he wrote about the &#8220;entire marching band squad of red flags&#8221; that she should have noticed, but she apparently &#8220;chose to ignore them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Esposito recalled, &#8220;He was funny, smart, cocky, arrogant, and a master manipulator. I didn&#8217;t necessarily find him that attractive, but I figured that I could enjoy his sense of humor and nonsense for a while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She accused Cooper of having a &#8220;mean, cold side&#8221; and that &#8220;the relationship was about him and what he needed, and nothing else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1018280\/inside-lady-gaga-s-incredibly-close-bond-with-bradley-cooper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lady Gaga and Cooper&#8217;s bond<\/a>\u00a0has grown closer and closer over past year, especially while on tour and at the festival circuit for\u00a0<em>A Star Is Born<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32.859589041096\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"13.835616438356\">\n<p>&#8220;My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1003628\/lady-gaga-dishes-on-her-instant-chemistry-with-bradley-cooper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chemistry with Bradley is real<\/a>, you know? It was instant when we met, and it only continued to grow,&#8221; Gaga told E! News in January before the\u00a0National Board of Review Awards. These two continue to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/peoples_choice_awards\/news\/996795\/a-star-is-born-s-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-can-t-stop-gushing-about-each-other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">praise each other nonstop<\/a>, and the Oscars were no exception.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Oscar winner said of her director and co-star during her speech, &#8220;<span id=\"transcript89426000000\" class=\"transcriptBlock\" data-ticks=\"89426000000\">There&#8217;s not a single person on\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"transcript89439340000\" class=\"transcriptBlock\" data-ticks=\"89439340000\">the planet that could have sang\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"transcript89454030000\" class=\"transcriptBlock\" data-ticks=\"89454030000\">this song with me but you.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Silver Linings Playbook<\/em> star apparently told Gaga before their last rehearsal, &#8220;Let&#8217;s just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1018411\/bradley-cooper-gave-lady-gaga-the-sweetest-advice-before-their-oscars-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drop a little bit of joy<\/a>.&#8221; And that&#8217;s exactly what they did.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.849315068493\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"13.643835616438\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1016394\/why-lady-gaga-and-christian-carino-are-ending-their-engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaga recently ended her engagement<\/a> to her fianc\u00e9 <strong>Christian Carino.\u00a0<\/strong>A source told E! News it &#8220;just didn&#8217;t work out. Relationships sometimes end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shayk, who is\u00a0mother of nearly 2-year-old daughter, <strong>Lea de Seine Shayk Cooper<\/strong>, opened up to\u00a0<em>Glamour U.K.\u00a0<\/em>about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1012487\/why-irinka-shayk-keeps-her-personal-life-with-bradley-cooper-private\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">low-key relationship with Cooper<\/a>. &#8220;I\u00a0have a lot of friends who share a lot of their personal life on Instagram or social media, very publicly.\u00a0I admire it and I think it&#8217;s great\u2014but I think it&#8217;s all about personal choice,&#8221; she explained to the digital magazine. &#8220;Because my work requires me to be out there, I just decided my personal life will be quiet. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s called personal, because it&#8217;s something for you and your family and I feel happy with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Don&#8217;t miss <em>E! News<\/em> every weeknight at 7, only on E!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1018494\/bradley-cooper-s-ex-wife-jennifer-esposito-reacts-to-those-lady-gaga-rumors?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC\/Ed Herrera; Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images Bradley Cooper&#8217;s ex-wife Jennifer Esposito gave her two cents on the undeniable chemistry that Cooper and Lady Gaga\u00a0shared onstage at the 2019 Oscars. The two\u00a0A Star Is Born co-stars performed &#8220;Shallow&#8221; during the awards show and brought the crowd to their feet afterwards with a roaring standing ovation. Their duet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-268267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-14 20:04:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIDN - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}