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The band
No Doubt, featuring singer
Gwen Stefani, pulled its new music video for “Looking Hot” from YouTube recently after complaints the project was racist.
In the video, Stefani and bass player Tony Kanal play Native Americans who are captured by cowboys and then dragged to a Western-style town, the
Columbus Dispatch reports.
There, Stefani is tied up by taunting cowboys and Kanal is tossed in jail.
Following complaints from members of the Native American community, the video was pulled down, and Saturday, the band posted a statement on its website:
"As a multiracial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures…Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people. This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately.
“The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness. We sincerely apologize to the Native American community and anyone else offended by this video"Brooke Shields’ mother dies at 79
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Teri Shields, mother and once a manager to famed actress, model and former child star
Brooke Shields, has died, the
Associated Press reports. Teri Shields was 79.
Spokeswoman for Brooke Shields Jill Fritzo said Teri died last week in New York City following a long illness related to dementia.
Shields promoted “The Middle” star as an actress and model from when she was an infant into the actress's 20s, and supported her daughter in some roles thought controversial for a child such as Brooke’s casting as a prostitute in 1978’s “Pretty Baby,” the AP reports.
Said Teri Shields in 1978 television interviews: "They see total innocence, which is totally there. And two, they have the sexy child too, they have the sexy person — that appeals to them."
After Brooke Shields parted ways with her mother as her manager in 1995, she told
Rolling Stone magazine a year later that “something didn’t feel right.” Brooke Shields said she wasn’t pursuing her hopes and dreams but rather a persona.
Teri Shields, that same year, said she was proud of her daughter for taking control of her life and career, the AP reports.
