Gaga's un-retouched images cause uproar

Gaga's un-retouched images cause uproar

The photographers whose un-retouched images of Lady Gaga were leaked are reportedly "determined" to uncover what happened.

Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott shot the flamboyant singer for a Versace campaign, in which she is seen lounging around with the fashion house's bags. Yesterday, the original images surfaced online and seemingly showed the 28-year-old star without make-up on. The photographers are said to be devastated by what has happened.

"They are terrified the images leaked and are determined to find out who leaked them,” an insider told New York Daily News' Confidenti@l. “They are convinced it was an inside job. Now they believe they could lose future lucrative Versace campaigns and worse, the trust of celebs after this happened."

It's alleged that the company that represents Mert and Marcus has asked for the leaked images to be removed from any site which has published them.

Although the shots aren't drastically different, they seem to show Gaga without any cosmetics and with skin which appears to be a little duller.

The photographers are some of the biggest in the business and are the go-tos for many fashion houses, having shot campaigns for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Miu Miu and Missoni.

It's not the first time un-retouched images of Gaga have hit the web. She appeared on the cover of US Vogue in 2012 and didn't bat an eyelid when a behind-the-scenes video of her was released.

"Ahhh! The Vogue Express dropped off the September issue yesterday morning. I’m a Cover Girl, and its fab! Can’t wait to show u tonight (sic)," was all she tweeted.

The star made headlines that same year when she launched The Body Revolution via her blog. She had been criticised for putting on weight while on tour and took the opportunity to discuss body confidence and her previous battle with eating disorders.