Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli brought the chaotic 2022 Oscars to a close last month when they appeared together to present the award for Best Picture to CODA.

Not long after the March 27 ceremony was thrown into disarray when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage, Gaga and Minnellis joint appearance drew praise from entertainment outlets . Minnelli was greeted with a standing ovation.

But a collaborator and friend now claims the Cabaret star was very disappointed by the experience.

She was sabotaged, singer Michael Feinstein said in an appearance on SirusXMs The Jess Cagle Show that aired Tuesday.

Thats a terrible word to use, but she only agreed to appear on the Oscars if she would be in a directors chair, because shes been having back trouble. She said, I dont want people to see me limping out there. She said, You know, I want to look good. I dont want people to worry about me.