Celebrities, they're just like us (*only richer). They like to get takeout, they like to head out for a good cup of coffee in the morning, and they like to try out new stuff, especially when that "new stuff" is the world's most famous pickup truck.
Yes, we're talking about the Tesla Cybertruck. Love it or hate it, but it is the world's most famous truck, not just because of its all-electric powertrain and touted capabilities, but also because of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's promises about it, the missed deadlines, and the truck's much-debated design.
Tesla began deliveries of the Cybertruck in November 2023, four years after the big reveal of the revolutionary and polarizing e-truck. The company is refusing to say how many Cybertrucks it built and delivered in 2023, other than the 10 special-edition units delivered at the November event, but reports put that number at around 500.
Suffice it to say that Cybertruck ownership is the latest "it" thing, and understandably so. Cybertruck sightings among celebrities are also bound to make headlines, whether that celebrity is using the truck for clout, like Kim Kardashian, or in the way anyone would use any other car, like to go out and get coffee, like Gaga.
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The pop star is the latest A-lister to be seen in a Cybertruck, though whether she is the owner is yet to be determined. Gaga has a soft spot for vintage pickup trucks, and she boasts quite a collection of them, so maybe she wanted to add the ultimate truck to the list. Time will tell, as the saying goes.
Gaga stepped out for coffee the other day at a Whole Foods Market in California, but she got in the passenger seat as she left. There's talk on social media that the Cybertruck isn't hers but tech executive Michael Polansky's, whom she's been dating since 2020. Both Gaga and Polansky have been seen driving or riding in early Tesla models before, so they're what you might call early adopters.
That said, the funniest part about this Cybertruck sighting is how it went viral and sparked fake news about Gaga driving it around town with a small trailer carrying a Beyonce cardboard billboard. Some context is needed to break this down, starting with how Beyonce announced on Super Bowl night the upcoming release of her EP Texas Hold 'Em, which is a country music album.
The cover features Beyonce as a country pinup girl, reclining on an elbow while tipping her hat. Someone in California thought it would be a good idea to promote the album by putting a cardboard billboard of the cover on a trailer and towing it around town with a Cybertruck.
To be sure, it's a brilliant idea because nothing attracts attention as a Cybertruck sighting does. But whoever is driving it is not Lady Gaga, and, no, she's not doing it because she's teasing an upcoming Beyonce collaboration or what would be a followup to their 2009 smash hit Telephone.
But count on a mere Gaga spotting to deliver the most fun combination of celebrity gossip, music fantasies, and a real-light sighting of the controversial Cybertruck. To go with your coffee.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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