Lady Gaga’s Joker character echoes every issue Phillips has had with female roles in the Hangover movies and beyond Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, is catching flak from fans for deviating from perceived canon — both the various comics versions of longtime Batman villain Joker,

Folie à Deux" now playing in theaters. As costume designer Arianne Phillips was conceiving ideas for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” one character she got to spend considerable time on was Lady Gaga's Lee Quinzel.

Folie à Deux scene with Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn kissing another woman didn’t make the final cut. Paparazzi photos from the set of the Warner Bros. film in New York City featured the singer locking lips with a woman.