Lady Gaga’s ‘Joker’ Performance Made Her Look ‘Foolish and Inept’ (EXCL)

Lady Gaga is ready to bail on Hollywood after her musical flick Joker: Folie à Deux was savaged by critics and former fans, a source exclusively tells Life and Style. 

The “Bad Romance” singer, 38, was left red-faced after the big-budget Joker sequel — in which the 13-time Grammy winner plays psychiatrist turned murderous moll Harley Quinn — flopped with moviegoers and many of her scenes were chopped from the final cut, the source says. 

“She was not only irate, embarrassed and shocked over how most of her scenes were excised but also furious about how the songs were presented,” the source spills. “There were all these awkward shifts from violence and dread to upbeat, jazzy songs. It made her look foolish and inept.” 

Audiences turned up their noses at the production, with one viewer calling the musical pieces — only one of which Gaga actually wrote — “pointless, low effort and forgettable” and another labeling the entire film “dreck!” 

Now, the source says the House of Gucci gal is aiming to take a break from Tinseltown to refocus on her pop career. 

“It was a wake-up call that she needed,” the insider says. “A pretty clear message that she’s a singer and songwriter first — and an actor, second.” 

“Yes, she made numerous critically acclaimed movies before this flop, but they don’t make up for this embarrassment.” 

“She came off looking like an amateur.”