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Oh, Beth Ditto? We think Katy Perry read your interview!

And Katy is none too pleased.

The leading lady of The Gossip recently slammed Katy for "faking lesbianism" in her songs, such as I Kissed A Girl, and that she found her songs "offensive to gay culture."

Ever the dignified artist, Katy took the high road and instead of calling Beth a big, dumb moo-moo cow, she simply attempts to put Beth in her place, saying: "I heard that she said something about me. I don't want to get into a slanging war with anybody, so I don't want to say anything bad about her. But I'm not impressed. I've learned in the past year that one artist should never insult another artist's music — it's tacky. And with me, it always comes back to bite me on the arse!"

Response Beth?

We would much rather this turn into a "slanging war"!

[Image via WENN.]

Beth Ditto graces the cover of the new issue of Attitude magazine and inside, the singer has a few bones to pick with Katy perry.

Ditto calls I Kissed A Girl a "boner dyke" anthem for "straight girls who like to turn guys on by making out or like faking gay".

Beth righteously adds, "I hate Katy Perry! She's offensive to gay culture, I'm so offended. She's just riding on the backs of our culture, without having to pay any of the dues and not being actually lesbian or anything at all. She's on the cover of a fucking gay magazine."

And Ditto doesn't stop there! She goes on to say that she would like to incite a "band feud" with the singer.

Well, Ditto, we think you've definitely got the ball rolling on that!

Now it's time for Katy's response!

Check out a LOLtastic video from The Gossip (above)!

Beth Ditto knows how to have a good time!

The Gossip lead singer is in London, promoting the band's new single, and on Wednesday night she attended Mark Ronson's DJ set for Trekstock charity at Proud Galleries.

And the fun didn't stop there for Ditto, as she was spotted with friends heading to Bungalow 8 nightclub later in the evening.

By the look of things, Ditto got smashed and trashed while out in Londontown! Her "smart" friends decided to [attempt to] hide the fact that it was Beth from the paparazzi, first by covering the singer up with a jacket and then with a blanket.

Uhmm, next time, use a bigger blanket.

[Images via Will Alexander/WENN.]

The Gossip's leading lady, Beth Ditto, really went all out!

The band was performing on Day 2 of Radio 1's Big Weekend, which was held at Lydiard Country Park in Swindon, England.

Radio 1's event is the largest free festival over a two-day span with live music across four stages. We're sad we couldn't have be there.

But Beth Ditto represented us queers well!

And apparently Beth got a little too hot on stage, cuz the big lady stripped down, which she's prone to do.

First she removed her top black coat and then lifted up her dress.

What do U think of Ditto's ballsy ball-less move?

[Image via Getty Images.]

Finally!!!!!!!!

After a painfully long absence - over two years! - The Gossip is back and ready to conquer the world with their upcoming album.

Lead singer Beth Ditto may be a media darling, but she's all about the music - first and foremost. Her voice is raw and powerful on the band's new single, Heavy Cross.

The song is quintessential The Gossip. It's got a killer bass riff, simple instrumentation, garage-sounding but with a danceable beat.

It kills!!!!!!!!

The Gossip are back - and they do not disappoint!!!

Beth Ditto has managed to become a beauty and a fashion icon while refusing to accept the conventions.

Her sincere rebellion has caught the attention of the world and the likes of designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and, now, Alexander McQueen - for whom the above photos were created.

Speaking with Black Book, Beth offers some refreshing insights.

Do people tell you all the time that you’ve really opened their minds to broader definitions of beauty?

Girls in general have really nice things to say—especially big girls. It’s mostly men who aren’t as open. I think men fear me sometimes. I played in Greece last summer and, I swear, when I went into the crowd, people actually ran away from me. But things like that make me really happy. You make a decision: if you are going to participate in the music industry and put yourself out there, you have to know that it’s all full of shit.

There is a lot of power in the shock of being unashamed. A friend told me that flaunting a big girl body in a punk-rock way is kind of a libertine thrill, like a drug.

It’s kind of like a drug… it’s a performance. It’s funny how something so normal and mundane that you see every day—your body—can be controversial. The shock value is intense. It’s like carrying an art piece around with you all the time.

Are you rubbing people’s noses in their own prejudices?

I don’t really care about other people’s prejudices. I don’t take things super personally, unless it’s someone I really respect. It’s really about making an art piece out of what you’ve been handed. It is about being resourceful. When all you have is an ugly sweater-vest, cut it up and make a really cool skirt out of it! When all you have are these really hateful people, cut them up and make something funny out of them.

You’ve called gay men out in the fashion world for turning women into size 0 paper dolls.

It’s not the fault of gay men. That’s a symptom of the problem… As kids, we’re not allowed to express ourselves, because we’re put in these binary boxes of what our gender is supposed to be.

Cardboard is so boring anyway!

Get, it Beth!

[Images via Black Book.]