In early August, the Internet was abuzz with the rumor that nine-time VMA-nominated Lady Gaga is a hermaphrodite.

The singer began an interview with Australian radio station Nova 106.9 by revealing she was in the studio working on some new music for a re-release of The Fame out this winter and also announced that she would be touring Down Under in the near future. But, of course, the conversation quickly turned to that silly little rumor.

"My beautiful vagina is very offended. I'm not offended; my vagina is offended," she told the radio station. "I'm not embarrassed — I sold 4 million records in six months; I'm not embarrassed about anything."

She went on to say that she thinks people started the rumor because of her strong persona and her overwhelming personality, but she didn't seem to care all that much that people thought it to begin with. "I think more than anything, it's society's reaction to a strong woman," she said. "The idea that we equate strength with men and a penis is a symbol of male strength, you know, it's just what it is. But like I said, I'm not offended at all, but my vagina might be a little bit upset.

"I'm just a girl from New York that wanted to be a star," said the singer, who is going head-to-head with Beyoncé at the VMAs and will also be performing at the big show on Sunday. Her BFF, gossip blogger Perez Hilton, promises the performance will be "next-level."

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place September 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Additional celebrity presenters and performers will be announced in the coming weeks. To be the first to find out the inside scoop, follow the Inside MTV Twitter account at Twitter.com/InsideMTV.