NEWSVIDEO: Lady Gaga 'Idol' Performance Cut Short

May 6 2010, Published 6:26 a.m. ET
Looks like contestant Aaron Kelly wasn't the only one cut from the American Idol stage last night. Lady Gaga's highly-anticipated Idol performance was cut short and edited, the singer — who usually receives royal treatment when she performs — claims on her Twitter.
"Fox chopped up my performance in four places," Gaga Tweeted today.
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She pre-taped her "Alejandro" and "Bad Romance" performance, which originally was about six-and-a-half minutes long, PopEater reports.
However, due to time, FOX cut her performance down to under five minutes.
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The singer was sure to let her little monsters know about the cut. She preformed in true Gaga fashion accompanied by smoke machines, shirtless dancers and of course her piano.
FOX's edited performance:
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Full-length performance:


