Gwen Stefani Puts Clothes Back On and Says “I’m not a Bad Girl”

Posted by Maggie Van Ostrand (maggie@filmschoolrejects.com) on August 23, 2007

Gwen Stefani promised Muslim fans in Kuala Lampur that she’d be a good girl and she’s making good on her word.

In order to pleasantly accommodate the Muslim fans in Malaysia, Gwen showed hardly any skin, in response to Islamic critics that she could corrupt Malaysia’s youth by showing her skin.

According to the Associated Press, “She burst onto the stage wearing a black leotard under a white short-sleeved shirt and black-and-white striped hot pants suit, with black gloves up to her elbows. “I am very inspired tonight,” Stefani told some 7,000 cheering fans at an indoor stadium.”

Changing outfits for every song, but remaining fully covered, she gave the fans “The Sweet Escape,” “Rich Girl,” “Wind It Up” and “Hollaback Girl.”

The AP says that “Stefani had promised to dress modestly after the 10,000-member National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students charged that her skimpy outfits and cheeky performances clashed with Islamic values.”

And the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party also “accused her of promoting promiscuity and corrupting the country’s youth.”

To a local entertainment magazine, Galaxie, Stefani said this was a “major sacrifice. I’ve been in the music industry for 20 years and this is the first time that I’m facing opposition from people who have misunderstood me.”

She then was quoted as saying “I’m not a bad girl.”

“Under government guidelines, a female artist must be covered from the top of her chest, including shoulders, to her knees. No jumping, shouting or throwing of objects onstage or at the audience is allowed. Performers also cannot hug or kiss, and their clothes must not have obscene or drug-related images or messages,” reports the AP.

We sincerely hope Gwen manages to remove some of those clothes for her October schedule in Nevada, Arizona and California.

We want her bad.

Source: The Boston Herald

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