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Lady gaga couldn’t hold back the tears when she honored bradley cooper at the american cinematheque award presentation in beverly hills , california on thursday
Dressed in a stunning champagne – colored gown , the singer took the beverly hilton stage with her a star is born co – star sam elliot and paid tribute to their director
I felt comfortable with bradley not just because he’s a hunk like sam but because bradley is such a kind and loving and realperson I’m so honored to have you as my friend , she said
During her speech , the six – time grammy winner , born stefani joanne angelina germanotta , opened up about how cooper helped her open up through her role
I ran from stefani for a long time I put on a superhero cape and called myself lady gaga you challenged me to deep dive in to a place where I had to see her again , be stefani again she said
She then expressed how thankful she was to have cooper in her life I’m so grateful to you , not just for making me a better actress , but I’ve been able to call on you as a friend , and cry and be myself and have you never had an artistic experience like this before
At one point during her speech , gaga became a bit emotional and shed a few tears on the stage