Lady Gaga's jump from NRG roof wasn't exactly what it appeared to be on live TV

Monday, February 6, 2017
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Besides the historic Super Bowl win by the New England Patriots over the Atlanta Falcons, another memorable moment Sunday night was Lady Gaga's show-stopping performance during halftime.

Gaga pulled out all the stops, including a little TV magic to bring viewers an epic Pepsi halftime performance.

Gaga started things off from the top of NRG Stadium with hundreds of lit drones flying into a flag formation behind her.
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She then jumped down into the stadium, dangling and flying by a harness. Once she reached the ground, Gaga sang a medley of her biggest hits including "Born this Way" and "Just Dance."

Everyone was mesmerized by her performance, but that opening jump wasn't actually what it appeared on live TV.
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If you go back and look closely at the video, you can see Gaga was actually hoisted to the top of the roof, so her jump was pre-recorded. It was still an amazing stunt.
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