Lady Gaga reflects on losing ‘real true friend’ Tony Bennett to Alzheimer’s

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett (Alan Davidson/Daily Mail/PA)

Lady Gaga has reflected on the “painful but beautiful” loss of US jazz singer Tony Bennett to Alzheimer’s.

The US singer and actress, 37, broke her silence following the death of her “real true friend” and long-time collaborator Bennett, who died in his hometown of New York age 96 on July 21.