Author: Cydney Henderson / Source: USA TODAY
Lady Gaga is raising awareness on the stigma surrounding mental health following the apparent suicide of Canadian model and artist known as Zombie Boy.
The pop superstar mourned her friend Rick Genest — who rose to fame as the star of Gaga’s “Born This Way” music video — on Twitter Thursday, describing his death as “beyond devastating.
” He was 32.Gaga called on her 76 million Twitter followers to help change the culture around mental illness.
In a series of tweets, she wrote: “The suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating. We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma that we can’t talk about it. If you are suffering, call a friend or family today. We must save each other.”
The suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating. We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma that we can’t talk about it. If you are suffering, call a friend or family today. We must save each other. pic.twitter.com/THz6x5JlpB
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)
She challenged those battling…
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