Halfway through Lady Gaga’s emotional and heart wrenching Academy Award performance of “Till It Happens to You” on Sunday night, the backdrop parted and more than 50 people walked onto the stage. They surrounded the singer at her white grand piano and held out their arms to the camera, revealing messages including “Unbreakable,” “Survivor,” and “It’s Not Your Fault” written in black marker.These men and women were survivors of sexual violence and they were invited to join Gaga on the stage as she belted out her Oscar-nominated anthem, co-written with Diane Warren, for the documentary The Hunting Ground.

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