Is a Collab Coming? Lady Gaga, will.i.am Seen Toting 'Large Folders' after 4-Hour Dinner

Onlookers took note as hitmakers Lady Gaga and will.i.am took their leave of an upscale Beverly Hills restaurant after a four-hour dinner, with each of them toting intriguing parcels in their arms, UK newspaper the Daily Mail reported.

Fans instantly set social media ablaze with speculation about a potential collaboration of some sort.

Gaga was dining in the company of what the Mail called her "on-off" boyfriend, tech executive Michael Polanski, while the Black Eyed Peas frontman was there with a "mystery woman." The meal took place at Mr. Chow, which is known for its celebrity clientele.

Ever the fashionista, Gaga wore "a black dress and opulent gold earrings as she emerged from the eatery with an item tucked under her arm," the Mail noted, before going on to add that Gaga "took her look to the next level with edgy stiletto boots that turned heads."

Polanski, the writeup noted, "kept it casual in a black button down, slacks, and spectacles."

But what stood out was the parcel Gaga carried, which a Pop Crave post at X (formerly Twitter) called a "large folder" – similar to the one that will.i.am also carried.

What could the "large folders" have contained? Do they signify a musical partnering between the pop icons – or could they be getting up to some other sort of project? Does the duration of the reportedly four-hour-long meal have a bearing on the enigmatic parcels? Have a look at what they're saying at X:

Not everyone was up for the prospect of a Gaga/will.i.am musical cross-pollination, however.

So what does it all mean? An artistic treat? A creative tragedy? Or nothing at all? Time will tell.