No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani was criticized by fans after she tweeted praise for an interview between actor Jonathan Roumie and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who was ousted from the network following a $787 million lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems concerning many of the lies he told about the 2020 election result.
Roumie―best known for his portrayal of Jesus Christ in the Christian series The Chosen—has a personal connection to Stefani: Roumie is the narrator of the Catholic prayer mobile app Hallow, and Stefani, a devout Catholic, appeared in an ad campaign for the app over the 2024 holiday season.
A noticeably thrilled Stefani tweeted the following message following Roumie's interview:
“u r a powerful inspirational human. What an enlightening intelligent beautiful interview thank you for being u.”
You can see her post below.
Stefani's fans were not having her praise for Carlson's interview—unsurprising considering Carlson's affiliation with white supremacists, penchant for election-related conspiracy theories, and fervent support for President Donald Trump.
While Stefani has never spoken candidly about her political stances, there have been several hints at her conservatism, her association with the Hallow app aside.
Stefani hails from Orange County, a conservative stronghold near Los Angeles. She is also married to country music star Blake Shelton. Shelton has previously made headlines for complaining about "political correctness" and praising Trump, saying Trump "says what he thinks" and that "a lot of people are pulling for him, no matter how much Hollywood fights it."
In 2018, writer Anne Helen Petersen noted in a piece examining Stefani's career trajectory and associated controversies that Stefani "remains a white girl who grew up in the hotbed of the conservative movement in Orange County; she has always seemed annoyed by accusations of appropriation, reticent to claim feminism or the advocacy that stems from it, and has always spoken openly about her wish for a traditional family life."
@WhiteHouse/X
@HomelandSecurityDems