Rome's exclusive shopping street Via Condotti is sealed off today as Ridley Scott films his movie House of Gucci with stars Lady Gaga and Al Pacino on set. Filming is taking place amid tight security around the Spanish Steps area, not far from the real-life Gucci boutique, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

Lady Gaga, who plays Gucci 'Black Widow' Patrizia Reggiani, has returned to the capital after spending several weeks filming scenes in Milan and Lake Como. Reggiani, who was convicted of having her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci assassinated outside his Milan office in 1995, said recently that she was annoyed that Gaga did not have the "courtesy or good sense" to meet her.