Academy Awards: Lady Gaga to be introduced by Vice President Joe Biden
After her showstopping tribute to the late David Bowie at this month’s Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga is in the midst of a major comeback.
Til It Happens to You was written by Diane Warren for the documentary The Hunting Ground on the rape culture that prevails on some university campuses.
The event will be an opportunity for 73-year-old Biden to promote the It’s On Us campaign against sexual assault, which was launched on September by Barack Obama’s administration.
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Jason Merritt/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 02: Recording artist Lady Gaga attends the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California.
Biden’s appearance is unusual for the Oscars, but not unprecedented.
Biden, who will attend the Oscars with his wife Dr. Jill Biden, has always been outspoken about sexual violence and domestic issues since he drafted the Violence Against Women Act when he was still a senator, NBC News reported.
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‘Vice President Biden is going to the Academy Awards for primarily one reason, which is to raise awareness of an issue on which he is quite passionate, which is stopping campus sexual assault, ‘ said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.