Lady Gaga sued over stealing charity money

 　　BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Pop star Lady Gaga is sued over sales of her wristbands for Japan's earthquake relief efforts, according to media reports Tuesday.

　　The federal class action lawsuit¹ against Gaga claims that she profited from the sale of her 'We Pray For Japan' wristbands, whose sale Gaga announced within hours of the devastating² earthquake and tsunami³ on March 11 through her official website for 5 U.S. dollars.

　　The lawsuit was filed in Michigan on Friday by Michigan legal network 1800LAWFIRM while the "Born This Way" singer was in Japan for a benefit concert for victims of the March earthquake and tsunami, according to Reuters.

　　"While we commend Lady Gaga for her philanthropic efforts, we want to ensure that claims that 'all proceeds will be donated to Japan's earthquake' are in fact true," said Alyson Oliver, an attorney for 1800LAWFIRM.

　　"Our intention via this lawsuit is to uncover any improprieties committed by Lady Gaga and appropriate the full donations assumed to the victims in Japan."

　　Gaga is reported to have donated about 3 million dollars to Japan disaster relief through sales of the wristbands and other ventures.

　　Neither Lady Gaga herself nor her rep gives comment on the lawsuit yet.

　　Lady Gaga was last month named the most powerful celebrity⁴ in the world by Forbes magazine, based on her earnings⁵, media visibility and social media popularity.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

4 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

5 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。