Gwen Stefani Claims She’s Japanese

Now, almost 15 years later, the singer claims that she was not solely impressed by Japanese tradition, however is a “Japanese woman.”

In a brand new interview with Attract, Stefani, 53, recalled how she as soon as traveled to Harajuku, Japan, the place she mentioned she found she’s Asian.

“I mentioned, ‘My God, I am Japanese and I did not understand it,” she informed Attract reporter, Jesa Marie Calaor, who’s Filipina American. “I’m, you realize.”

Stefani — whose mom and father are Irish American and Italian American, respectively — careworn that there is an “innocence” to her reference to Japanese tradition, saying she’s a “tremendous fan.”

“If [people are] going to criticize me for being a fan of one thing lovely and sharing that, then I simply suppose that does not really feel proper. I believe it was a lovely time of creativity… a time of the ping-pong match between Harajuku tradition and American tradition,” she defined. “[It] needs to be okay to be impressed by different cultures as a result of if we’re not allowed then that is dividing folks, proper?”

Attract famous that “The Voice” coach claimed that she’s Japanese on two completely different events throughout the 32-minute interview, and likewise described herself as being “a bit little bit of an Orange County woman, a bit little bit of a Japanese woman, a bit little bit of an English woman.”

A day after the interview, the journal mentioned it was contacted by Stefani’s rep, who claimed Calaor had “misunderstood” the “Do not Converse” singer’s feedback. Nevertheless, Attract famous that when it requested for a clarification or follow-up interview, Stefani’s crew declined to supply one.

In the meantime, Stefani — who was raised in Anaheim, California — shared extra seemingly controversial feedback when she informed Attract that she feels that the Hispanic and Latinx communities within the Orange County metropolis are additionally a part of her “id.”

“The music, the way in which the women wore their make-up, the garments they wore, that was my id,” she defined. “Despite the fact that I am an Italian American — Irish or no matter mutt that I’m — that is who I grew to become as a result of these had been my folks, proper?”

All through her profession, Stefani has constantly been hit with accusations of cultural appropriation. Based on Web page Six, “Hollaback Lady” was most lately criticized for her look in Sean Paul’s “Gentle My Hearth” music video, which dropped again in July. Within the video, Stefani wore dreadlocks and a gown that featured the colours of the Jamaican flag.