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How a Gaga Fan Page Broke the Internet with One Tweet

Kirill said friends kept Gaga Daily running while he served more than two years in prison for protesting against the government.

  • On Tuesday, Gaga Daily founder Kirill Nguyen revealed he spent the last two years in a Russian prison, ending a long hiatus that left fans speculating about his sudden disappearance.
  • While visiting family in Belarus in early 2024, Nguyen was arrested on charges related to 'organising group actions that violate public order' during local protests.
  • During his imprisonment, friends Christian and Anthony maintained Gaga Daily, ensuring continued coverage of Lady Gaga's Grammy-nominated seventh album MAYHEM throughout her recent concert era.
  • Since returning, Nguyen has been catching up on the MAYHEM era, noting it feels "surreal" to reconnect with the community after two years away.
  • Nearly two decades after founding the portal at age 14, Nguyen's return sparked widespread surprise among followers who cherish the platform's enduring role in the Little Monsters fandom.
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The owner of one of Lady Gaga's biggest fan accounts has turned out to be a political prisoner in Belarus. The news quickly went viral on social media, as he returned to X (Twitter) with a post that simply said: "Sorry, I was literally in prison." Kyril Nguyen is the administrator of Gaga Daily (@gagadaily) — a Lady Gaga fan community with more than 2 million followers combined across X, Instagram and Facebook. The account is so influential tha…

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Cyril Nguyen spent more than two years behind bars.

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The owner of Lady Gaga's fan account on social media X said that he had not been online for two years because, in early 2024, he had been arrested "for protesting against the government" and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

·Riga, Latvia
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The Tab broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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