These include an advertisement for New York skate shop and clothing brand Supreme and photoshoots for Vogue Hommes Japan and Harper's Bazaar.

[4] She added that true to Richardson's photographing style, nothing in the book was staged and he was able to make her do things in front of the camera that has not been done by anyone previously.

Because when he captures me in a moment of such tandem artistic and human purity, I am convinced the answer is that we must push the boundaries of culture through love and acceptance."

[7] Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list at number five among hardcover advice/miscellaneous books for the week ending November 26, 2011.

[15] Liesl Bradner of the Los Angeles Times expressed surprise at seeing Gaga without her makeup and stage costumes.

"It's when the singer takes a moment from the madness, pulls back her hair and ditches the costumes, that we see the real girl who is the mastermind behind the monster," Bradner wrote, adding that the release would be special for the fans.

[16] Eden Carter Wood of Diva magazine shared the same thought with Bradner and added that the book contained nice portraits of the artist.

Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson, according to Graham could not generate the same amount of "shock and awe that erupted when Madonna came out with Sex".

"[20] A Manhattan Federal Court judge ordered the photographer to submit over 142,000 images, but Richardson dismissed the request.

"[20] Writing for Complex magazine, Gregory Babcock analyzed that Richardson—who made a yearly gross of $58 million from his job—would lose money if he cooperated in the case.

[21] The New York Post reported in October 2013 that Richardson lost his appeal which caused his lawyer to comment that it was "immeasurable financial loss" for the photographer.