Gwen Stefani faces backlash over ‘I’m Japanese’ comment

Gwen Stefani faces backlash over ‘I’m Japanese’ comment

Singer and TV host, who is of Irish and Italian descent, made comment in interview promoting her beauty brand

Gwen Stefani: ‘My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it.’
Gwen Stefani: ‘My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it.’ Photograph: RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

The singer and TV host Gwen Stefani faced widespread backlash after claiming: “I’m Japanese.”

In an interview with Allure magazine released on Tuesday, Stefani, who is of Irish and Italian descent, was promoting her GXVE beauty brand when she said: “My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it.”

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