Despite high expectations, Joker: Folie a Deux struggled at the box office last year. It also earned a lot less than its predecessor, Joker, which was released in 2019. Now Lady Gaga has spoken about the underperformance of the film in a new interview with Elle, acknowledging that it is okay if the audience do not like a film.
Lady Gaga said matter-of-factly: “People just sometimes don't like some things. It’s that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it. And you keep going even if something didn’t connect in the way that you intended. When that makes its way into your life, that can be hard to get control of. It’s part of the mayhem.”

Lady Gaga  on the poor reception of Joker 2: 'People just sometimes don't like some things'