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Last year alone Lady Gaga was hospitalized six times. SIX TIMES. A lot of her health issues were supposedly because of extreme dieting. Her former tour manager is talking about it all.

David Ciemny claims she would binge on junk food such as cakes and sweets, then not eat for weeks to fit into her costumes - once losing 20lbs between fittings for one of her outfits.

Describing her condition, David says in Maureen Callahan‘s new book ‘Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga’: “When I say she was sick, I mean physically and mentally."

That breaks my heart to hear. Here Lady Gaga is -- one of the biggest female stars of our generation. She's already achieved so much. Yet she still feels that need to be thin. I guess nobody is ever good enough in Hollywood.

She's continued to have health problems this year as well testing "borderline positive" for Lupus.

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Lady Gaga shows off her inner State of Liberty as she poses with designer Marc Jacobs on the cover of V magazine’s issue #67, on newsstands TODAY (September 2)!

The 24-year-old singer shared what she loves about New York City in the spread, which features NY-based artists, including Debbie Harry, Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears and model Liya Kebede.

“New York puts things in perspective,” Gaga said simply.

For more from Gaga and other famous New Yorkers, check out VMagazine.com!

Lady Gaga, Chloe Sevigny, and Marc Jacobs are among New York artists featured in the September 2nd issue of V Magazine - the "New York Issue". V's editor had this to say about Gaga:

“Just as the Statue of Liberty was France's gift to America, Gaga is, to us, New York's greatest gift to pop culture and fashion. She embodies everything V is about, and is also a beacon of the city's creativity and hope. Exactly one year after her first V cover (the first fashion magazine cover she was on), we decided to do the NEW YORK issue, and she was the first person who came to mind to represent our great city. In the year that's passed, she has become a bonafide genius and we can safely declare her our muse. Above all, a New York issue should celebrate people who've done great things. We at V are grateful Gaga came along to put the New back in New York!”

Wow, talk about words of praise. I'd save a few copies of that issue if I were Lady Gaga.

Photos by Mario Testino/V Magazine

Amazing!

The Scissor Sisters will reportedly be the new opening act for Lady GaGa's next round of the Monster Ball!

The band will join the pop sensation on tour starting in Atlantic City on February 19th, 2011!

We couldn't think of a better choice!

They are going to KILL IT together! So exciting!

We can't wait!

Thoughts??

[Image via WENN.]