Lady Gaga called Katy Perry 'mean' in text messages to Kesha

Lady Gaga has been forced to address text messages sent about Katy Perry. Photos/ Getty Images

Lady Gaga has responded after texts she sent to Kesha about Katy Perry were made public.

In the messages, which were recently unsealed as part of the ongoing legal battle between Kesha and music producer Dr Luke, Gaga wrote that Perry was "mean" and "not strong".

"Was crying a lot today and needed my mom. I'm really upset with Katy Perry," Kesha told Gaga in the February 26, 2016 exchange, as revealed by Radar Online.

"[Katy] could bring the whole thing to a head … She was raped by the same man. She is probably really afraid to lose everything."

"U are really strong standing up to him, she's not as strong as u yet," Gaga replied.

"Have you talked to her?

"[You're] right," Kesha said. "I need to find sympathy and empathy for her. She's so mean. It's hard."

"Do you want me to see if I can talk to her?" Gaga said. "I know she's mean."

After the messages were made public this week, Gaga decided to address the situation.

"[Katy and] I have grown up in the industry together," she tweeted.

.@katyperry & I have grown up in the industry together. We’ve gone through both celebrations & differences w/ each other. These are old texts. We’ve matured, gotten over the past, love each other & share deep respect. Katy is my friend and is truly a kind soul. End of story. ❤️

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) November 30, 2018

"We've gone through both celebrations & differences [with] each other. These are old texts.

"We've matured, gotten over the past, love each other & share deep respect," she continued. "Katy is my friend and is truly a kind soul. End of story."

Showing there are no hard feelings, Perry replied:

"Love you too friend. Onward and upward."

Love you too friend ❤️ Onward and upward 👩‍❤️‍👩 https://t.co/tYl4ueBjB5

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 30, 2018

Perry denied Kesha's claim that she was sexually assaulted by Dr Luke, real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, in a July 2017 deposition.

When asked, she replied "Absolutely not."