The Reason Behind Why Lady Gaga's "Do What U Want" Video f/ R. Kelly Was Scrapped Has Been Revealed

Gaga reportedly scrapped the video out of fear of the potential backlash.

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The world most likely will never see Lady Gaga's full video for "Do What U Want," and we finally may know why. According to theNew York Post, Gaga scrapped the video last year because of the ongoing sexual assault allegations against photographer Terry RichardsonandR. Kelly.

The report states that Gaga and her team didn't know about the allegations against Richardson at the time, but decided to scrap the video fearing a PR backlash. Based on the subject and content of the video, it appears that they made the right decision.

TMZ obtained a short clip of the video, in which you see both R. Kelly and Terry Richardson. The clip of the video can be seen above. Stay tuned for more details.

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