The Joaquin Phoenix-led film was dubbed one of the "worst" movies of 2024: "You have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it."

Lady Gaga has finally spoken publicly about the critically panned Joker: Folie À Deux flopping last year, saying that artists have to be willing to fail, adding that sometimes people just “don’t like” stuff.

Joker: Folie à Deux, now streaming on Max, is directed by Todd Phillips. In an August interview with Variety, Gaga said Phillips "took a very big swing with this whole concept an

Folie à Deux” months after the film bombed terribly among critics and at the box office. “People just sometimes don’t like some things,” the actor, 38, told Elle in an interview published Tuesday. “It’s that simple.

Lady Gaga stands by “ Joker: Folie à Deux ,” despite the film being a box-office flop. The Oscar and Grammy winner told Elle UK that the movie, which was directed by Todd Phillips and co-starred Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, didn’t resonate with audiences in the way that she “intended” it to.

Joker: Folie À Deux was one of 2024’s most notable movies, but not for good reasons. The Joaquin Phoenix- and Lady Gaga-starring movie wasn’t received well commercially or critically, but Gaga doesn’t seem to be letting it bother her too much.

"Joker: Folie à Deux" star Lady Gaga finally addresses the failure of the "Joker" sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix.

“People just sometimes don’t like some things,” Gaga said in her first public comments about reactions to the film, although she did not mention it by name. “It’s that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it. And you keep going, even if something didn’t connect in the way that you intended.”