Gwen Stefani has been slammed over her ‘horrifying’ therapy of a ‘terrified’ kitten on The Voice this week.
The No Doubt singer, 54, obtained widespread backlash when she introduced her tiny new rescue kitten out on stage on Monday night time’s season 26 premiere – earlier than holding it up within the air as she addressed the studio viewers.
Singer Sydney Sterlace wowed the judges with a rendition of Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License – with Stefani being handed her cat afterward to persuade Sydney to select her as a mentor.
She mentioned: ‘ Sydney… I had this little factor occur to me.
‘This little creature got here as much as my porch and was like barely alive and was like “I like you, you are my new cat” however I haven’t got a reputation!
Gwen Stefani has been slammed over her ‘horrifying’ therapy of a ‘terrified’ kitten on The Voice this week
‘Then I believed possibly I can title it Sydney.
She then raised her voice because the kitten meowed and mentioned: ‘This cat’s title is Sydney!’
When Stefani was picked by Sydney, she screamed ‘oh my god!’ whereas holding the wriggling kitten – who seemed to be round six weeks previous – earlier than holding the animal within the air as she hugged her new mentee.
She then walked offstage holding the kitten within the air with each fingers – together with her habits shortly branded ‘disturbing’, ‘horrifying’ and ‘unacceptable.’
One fan wrote: ‘Please by no means let Gwen close to an animal once more. They manner she stored hoisting that tiny, scared kitten sky excessive above her head was horrifying.’
One other penned: ‘love you to bits, however please by no means do this to such a younger animal once more. The noise, the way in which you held it prefer it was a stuffed animal dangling out of your fingers, all of it could be traumatizing for such a really younger kitten.’
Others wrote: ‘Please don’t carry child animals on and swing them round for leisure. So unhappy to see that scared kitten’
‘I like you, Gwen, and so take pleasure in you on The Voice, however I want I might enable you to perceive how terrified that kitten was. It wasn’t taken from its mom that way back after which to be out in entrance of all of the folks and noise, it is not having an incredible begin in life.’
The No Doubt singer, 54, obtained widespread backlash when she introduced her tiny new rescue kitten out on stage on Monday night time’s season 26 premiere – earlier than holding it up within the air as she addressed the studio viewers
When Stefani was picked by Sydney, she screamed ‘oh my god!’ whereas holding the wriggling kitten – who seemed to be round six weeks previous – earlier than holding the animal within the air as she hugged her new mentee.
Stefani was branded ‘disgusting’ for bringing the child animal onstage
Stefani let the tiny animal run round onstage
Stefani was seen holding the kitten within the air onstage
One fan wrote: ‘Please by no means let Gwen close to an animal once more. They manner she stored hoisting that tiny, scared kitten sky excessive above her head was horrifying’
‘Gwen Stefani disgusting kitten publicity stunt is unacceptable’
‘I didn’t have Gwen Stefani torturing a kitten on my bingo card, however right here we’re. JFC what are @nbc and The Voice considering?’
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Gwen Stefani and The Voice remark.
Stefani’s ex-husband Gavin Rossdale lately spoke about his ex following their divorce in 2016 after almost 13 years of marriage.
He candidly mentioned his ‘disgrace’ over the separation.
‘I by no means thought I would ever get divorced, so there is a easy disgrace in my life,’ the rockstar started.
‘I really feel dangerous for my children,’ he continued. ‘I want I might have discovered a method to not have that of their lives. It wasn’t enjoyable for me to come back from a damaged house.’
He added: ‘It may be fairly debilitating for youths. The overriding factor is you don’t need to let your children down.’
Gavin and Gwen romantically crashed into one another on the finish of the Nineteen Nineties and tied the knot in 2002.
After welcoming three sons, and almost 13 years of marriage, the famous person couple introduced their separation, stunning followers. The couple formally divorced in 2016.
Gwen has since discovered love with Blake Shelton, whom she married in 2021.
