Is this real life, or is this just (Bradley Cooper’s) fantasy?
Just shy of the Golden Globes — for which the pop star turned actress received historic nominations this year — a billboard with Lady Gaga’s face on it has popped up in Los Angeles. Except, it’s not exactly Gaga who is featured: It’s her Star Is Born character, Ally.
Specifically, it’s the very same billboard that Ally and Cooper’s rockstar, Jackson Maine, admire from a rooftop during a pivotal point in the film.
It’s also in the very same place. In the film, the billboard for Ally’s self-titled debut album — which earns her a Grammy for Best New Artist, heeeeyyyyy — is placed on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, just in front of the infamous Chateau Marmont. That’s where this particular billboard is in real life.
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Given how many times I've heard "Shallow" on the radio this past week, this reality collision was inevitable.
Check out the billboard:
Yup, they’ve put up an Ally billboard outside the Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip. Same place it’s supposed to be in A STAR IS BORN, albeit a little lower. pic.twitter.com/oeBfwaQvBu
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) January 4, 2019
Upon realizing just how far from the shallow now we all are (this metaphor fits, right?) fans freaked out:
WHICH ONE OF THE GAYS PUT UP THE ALLY BILLBOARD IRL I CAN’T HANDLE THIS pic.twitter.com/meIum5bJRw
— Larry Turner (@afroman76) January 4, 2019
Wait, is there really an Ally billboard in Hollywood? Brb✈️ my woman
— New Year, Same Trash (@jmeadicicco) January 4, 2019
Lady Gaga have you seen this Billboard of "Ally" in LA?! I can't believe this is real omg? @ladygaga #AStarIsBorn #ENIGMA #GAGAVEGAS
— Amy | Lady Gaga (@AmyGrimesSuxx) January 4, 2019
♥️???? https://t.co/zo5oceUdnr
should i really drive to west hollywood just to find the ally billboard....
— #1 Sexxx Dreams Stan (@lNMODERNECSTASY) January 4, 2019
award season has officially begun & i’m off the deep end for future EGOT winner, Ally Maine!! legends only!! ???? pic.twitter.com/TTNCuu2BEh
— tyler oakley (@tyleroakley) January 4, 2019
Not to get all Bandersnatch on you, but… is it possible that parallel universes are colliding, and that A Star Is Born is now meshing with our reality? Will Gaga have a run-in with her second self, causing a tear in the space-time continuum?
I mean, maybe. But if we are living in a world where Ally’s a flesh-and-blood recording artist, the bare minimum we need to happen is some radio play for “Hair Body Face.”