No Doubt Pulls Video After Critics Cry Racism

Gwen Stefani gets tied up in Native American garb
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 4, 2012 3:40 PM CST

Dressing up Gwen Stefani as a sexy Native American and having her bound at gunpoint—who could be offended? The Native American community and fans in general, apparently, so No Doubt has pulled its "Looking Hot" video from YouTube, US reports. The band says in a statement that it never meant to "offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people" and even "consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts" before making the video. "We realize now that we have offended people." (More Gwen Stefani stories.)

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