Lady Gaga's engagement to tech investor Michael Polansky has been a focal point at the Venice Film Festival where she showcased her $578,000 engagement ring. The couple, who started dating in early 2020, got engaged in April after a day of rock climbing. Gaga has been candid about how her personal struggles with mental health influenced her portrayal of Harley Quinn in 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' drawing on her experiences with mania and chaos to inform the character's quiet intensity. Despite their different public personas, Gaga describes her relationship with Polansky as deeply supportive and grounding, highlighting their time spent together during the COVID-19 lockdown.