Lady Gaga to play Donatella Versace in 'American Crime Story'

Lady Gaga will portray fashion designer Donatella Versace in the upcoming third season of the anthology series American Crime Story, which revolves around the murder of Donatella's brother Gianni Versace in 1997, the Rollingstone.com reports.

Versace/Cunanan: American Crime Storyreunites Gaga with executive producer Ryan Murphy, who cast the singer in American Horror Story: Hotel, a role which earned Gaga a Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Limited Series; Gaga also currently appears in American Horror Story: Roanoke.

The third season of American Crime Story is expected to go into production in early 2017, around the same time the anthology series' second season – focusing on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – begins filming. The first season of American Crime Story – The People Vs. O.J. Simpson – won nine Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series.