In an interview with USA Today’s Idol Chatter blog former American Idol contestant Chris Sligh says that Gwen apologized to him for a comment she made during her time as mentor in 2007.According to his quotes, producers of the show may have taken liberty with her comments as a whole to make them appear more negative than they actually were:

”If the producers want to shoot you down, they’ll sometimes let the mentor pull the trigger. The night Chris was voted off, mentor Gwen Stefani said the following: “Chris has a strong voice. The only thing he needs to work on is the tempo, because he is definitely off. … I think it will be easier with the drummer. He really needs to concentrate on the beat of it.”

The following night, Chris says, Gwen came to him to apologize: “She said she talked for five minutes about how great I was. They asked if she had anything negative to say, and that was the only thing.”

As a general rule, Idol will not show a mentor making negative comments about a contestant the producers would like to see win.”

It was extremely generous of Gwen to apologize,especially since an apology on her part seemed unnecessary,particularly if it is true about the Idol producers manipulating the comments of mentors.

During last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live,cast member Kristen Wiig impersonated Gwen in a skit parodying the recent remake of ”We Are the World”;clip here:

As many of you may know,a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile last night,and the resulting aftershocks have triggered tsunamis that are in the path of many areas in the Pacific,including Australia,Japan,Hawaii and even coastal areas of California such as San Diego.We are keeping all No Doubt fans and everyone else affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in our thoughts and prayers.As with the recent earthquake in Haiti,the Red Cross has already pledged aid to Chile and victims of the tsunamis-please visit the Red Cross website for ways to help.You can also receive updates and find out ways to help by visiting the Red Cross’ Twitter page.

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Love Angel Music Twitter, Gwen Figures Out How To TwitPic

“how do I tweet a pic??” Gwen Stefani asked her more than 23,000 followers on Twitter not too long ago. It’s moments like this we should remember that Gwen is not just a taste-making pop icon, she’s also a 40-year-old mother of two who’s trying to juggle a Fashion Week show and – oh yeah — record a new even-MORE-80’s influenced No Doubt album. Who has time to learn social media? Luckily, No Doubt’s Tom Dumont lent a hand by introducing Gwen to twitpic-ing — and the results are well worth a look. Gwen and the guys seem to be using a camera-phone or laptop cam that gives them a vaguely vintage sheen. Wait til Gwen discovers Tumblr.

It was really cute how Gwen was trying to post those TwitPics a few weeks ago-it’s awesome enough that she takes the pics and great of Tom to help her

Thanks to Sublime from the official forum,Gwen has been named the Number 2 Most Stylish Rocker by Australian website The Vine:

2. Gwen Stefani

Gwenny has come a long way since her days as lead singer of No Doubt, but even when she was rocking out in midriffs, bleach blonde hair knotted up like a porcupine around her head and deep red lips, you couldn’t help but be seduced by her spunk and fashion enthusiasm. When Gwen takes on a style, from Harajuku girl, Alice in Wonderland, to camo prints and cargo pants, it’s enough to convince you that despite your previous style smarts maybe you too could look good in cargo pants and a crop top. Then again, maybe not.

oh wow just got a new twitter follower!! yummy gwen

Writing sesh: music is fun. -Tom http://twitpic.com/15cpi7 http://twitpic.com/15cpht http://twitpic.com/15cphs http://twitpic.com/15cpi1

monster trail mix = english tea= tony kanal= tom dumont = sun going down= about to write a hit! = i can feel it coming = gwen xxx

Gwen is nominated in US Magazine’s poll for Hollywood’s Sexiest Washboard Abs.Unfortunately,she is behind Jessica Biel right now.While of course there is much more to Gwen than just her fabulous figure,she definitely deserves to win this poll,so please VOTE HERE

Last year Adrian filmed a short video at the NAMM(National Association of Music Merchants) trade show in Anaheim;Adrian has been involved with NAMM since the early 90’s and is part owner of Orange County Drum & Percussion.

Thanks to NoDoubtArion from the official forum for finding this recently-uploaded,short-but-sweet interview with Gwen from the 2004 Brit Awards: