Lady Gaga on The Hollywood Reporter cover as Bradley Cooper FINALLY addresses THOSE romance rumors

She is receiving Oscar buzz for her latest role in House Of Gucci. Shining star: Lady Gaga donned a massive couture headpiece while on the cover of the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter Duet: In the pages of the article, her A Star Is Born co-star Bradley Cooper finally addressed past romance rumors and their very intimate performance at the 2019 Oscars which sent tongues wagging In the pages of the article, her A Star Is Born co-star Bradley Cooper finally addressed past romance rumors and their very intimate performance at the 2019 Oscars which sent tongues wagging. Sweet: Gaga and the 46-year-old actor and filmmaker grew close while making the movie and many wondered if there was more than just a friendship there as they did a duet of Shallow at the Academy Awards featuring plenty of adoring stares and cuddling 'Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level': Cooper insisted to THR that the pair were acting as he had conceived the performance to play out like a scene from a movie to help control his fears of singing live Cooper said: 'Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level. 'She’s just so terribly charismatic and beautiful': Cooper gushed about working with the Bad Romance hitmaker despite many critics who felt the role was 'stunt casting' at the time, as they are seen in London back in September 2018 Iconic: In the film Cooper plays a musician named Jack who helps a young singer named Ally find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral Cooper gushed about working with the Bad Romance hitmaker despite many critics who felt the role was 'stunt casting' at the time. Taking a stand: Gaga is once again at the center of Award Season chatter for her role in House Of Gucci Sad: Unfortunately when she was filming the project in Rome, however, she made world headlines when two men shot her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, and took off with her precious French bulldogs Koji and Gustav Trauma: In February, Fischer was walking the Oscar winner's three French bulldogs Koji, Gustav and Miss Asia when he was shot four times Pups: Her pups were eventually returned and pal Fischer has since recovered from his injuries while police arrested five people in connection with the crimes Her pups were eventually returned and pal Fischer has since recovered from his injuries while police arrested five people in connection with the crimes.