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Gwen Stefani in Russian Radiation Scare

Submitted by Alyk

Edited by erin_broadley

Tags: Gwen Stefani, Radiation, Alexander Litvinenko



Although you probably wouldn’t associate Gwen Stefani with Russian spies, a bizarre spy-who-carried-radiation story pulled the singer into its periphery. While in Toronto promoting her new solo disc, The Sweet Escape, Stefani learned she and her baby, Kingston, may have been exposed to radiation during a British Airways flight last week. The airline admitted they found on some of their jets traces of the radio-active material that killed a Russian spy.

"We might have radiation too,'' Stefani, 37, said with a slight grin when asked about the revelation in an interview on Thursday, her last day in the city. "No, I'm just kidding. I hope not.''


Uh, yeah, for real, she better hope not; former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, ended up with alpha radiation from polonium-210. Before his radiation-poisoning death on November 23rd, the radiation passed through his body to various people and places throughout London. He may have transferred the highly toxic substance to someone who later boarded the airplane. Despite this, officials claimed the health risk to the public is low; polonium-210 must be ingested to be dangerous, so unless Stefani was chewing on her fellow passengers, she’s probably ok.

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aegies

aegies

Oakland, CA
June 2004

DEC 05, 2006 07:27 PM

she's fucking 37? good god.

JessykaAddams

JessykaAddams

Australia
April 2006

DEC 05, 2006 07:33 PM

"Hey Stewie,it's Gwen.Can you please bring me a birdflu sandwhich?"

Zeriah

Zeriah

Stevensville, MI
August 2006

DEC 05, 2006 10:39 PM

I miss the former Gwen, the sexy burleque hair and old school clothing style looked so much more suited for her. Now that she is rubbing elbows with Pink and Lil Kim and Missy Elliot and all those other crappy rap types I am thoroughly disappointed in her, it such a shame that Brad Nowell of Sublime died, I think that made her go the way of suck-ass in music. Bring back the Gwen of Tragic Kingdom and I will be in love with her all over again.
xoxo
Zeriah

soft_shoulder

soft_shoulder

Madison, WI
May 2006

DEC 05, 2006 11:30 PM

sickboyedd said:

Vanessa said:
...how does that make her a "poser"?
If I could hire cute Japanese girls to follow me around, I would too.



+1 for that.... I'd have them do backing vocals to everything I said...



wow, in cute asian stereo!

kaffeine

kaffeine

Montreal, QC
December 2004

DEC 06, 2006 12:26 AM

Flux said:

Roethke said:
It may be noted that polonium-210 is ONLY TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. It's actually in a few easily available products that routinely fail to kill people painfully. Simply be around it is basically harmless.

Oh, and Gwen's everchanging hair never ceases to be hideous.



And with Love Angel Music Baby brand haircare products, your hair can be retarded looking, too!



I came here *specifically* to make sure that hairdo was being mocked. +1s all around; good work, team!

TheFly

thefly

Eagle Springs, NC
November 2003

DEC 06, 2006 01:51 AM

Roethke said:
Oh, and Gwen's everchanging hair never ceases to be hideous.




Am I the only one who thinks it favors the hairstyle of Egon in The Real Ghostbusters cartoon?

BonnieBlu

BonnieBlu

HOPEFUL

Australia

DEC 06, 2006 05:55 AM

bunnilicious said:

sickboyedd said:

Vanessa said:
...how does that make her a "poser"?
If I could hire cute Japanese girls to follow me around, I would too.



+1 for that.... I'd have them do backing vocals to everything I said...



wow, in cute asian stereo!



I love her and her cute japanese girls and No Doubt...and i +2 to have cute japanese girls following me around too.
Doing cute poses behind me while i was shopping in the local supermarket? Awesome.

bedukay

bedukay

Endicott, NY
March 2003

DEC 06, 2006 06:03 AM

Roethke said:
It may be noted that polonium-210 is ONLY TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. It's actually in a few easily available products that routinely fail to kill people painfully.



Or inhaled. Cigarettes are one widely available product that can contain it.

Targeted

Targeted

Willsboro, NY
June 2006

DEC 06, 2006 06:21 AM

Vanessa said:
Gwen can chew on me and give me radiation poisoning anyday.



+100

Her music does suck, though.

Flux

Flux

SUICIDEGIRL

Georgia, USA

DEC 06, 2006 07:17 AM

Zeriah said:
I miss the former Gwen, the sexy burleque hair and old school clothing style looked so much more suited for her. Now that she is rubbing elbows with Pink and Lil Kim and Missy Elliot and all those other crappy rap types I am thoroughly disappointed in her, it such a shame that Brad Nowell of Sublime died, I think that made her go the way of suck-ass in music. Bring back the Gwen of Tragic Kingdom and I will be in love with her all over again.
xoxo
Zeriah



Haha, Missy is three times the musician Gwen could ever hope to be.

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

DEC 06, 2006 07:29 AM

BonnieBlu said:

bunnilicious said:

sickboyedd said:

Vanessa said:
...how does that make her a "poser"?
If I could hire cute Japanese girls to follow me around, I would too.



+1 for that.... I'd have them do backing vocals to everything I said...



wow, in cute asian stereo!



I love her and her cute japanese girls and No Doubt...and i +2 to have cute japanese girls following me around too.
Doing cute poses behind me while i was shopping in the local supermarket? Awesome.



Yay! For using asian people as fashion accessories!

Cash

Cash

USA
OLD SKOOL

DEC 06, 2006 07:36 AM

Azuri said:
Ugh, I cannot STAND Gwen Stefani. This article made me happy until I found out she was gonna be OK.

She's such a poser - hiring all those cute asian girlies to follow her around everywhere she goes. puke puke puke puke puke puke puke



You're twenty-seven and you use the word "poser"...and not in a comical way?

In case you weren't aware...she's in the entertainment industry...where things are not always what they seem. Did you know that when you watch movies & television...things aren't always as they seem? For instance...Gary Oldman is not, in fact, Count Dracula. Sally Field is not a nun and furthermore does not possess the ability to fly.

Elton John's job is not actually to be a rocketman...five days a week.

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

DEC 06, 2006 07:38 AM

Everyone knows that Gary Oldman is Duke Dracula, Cash. Duh.

Flux

Flux

SUICIDEGIRL

Georgia, USA

DEC 06, 2006 08:00 AM

PointBlank said:

BonnieBlu said:

bunnilicious said:

sickboyedd said:

Vanessa said:
...how does that make her a "poser"?
If I could hire cute Japanese girls to follow me around, I would too.



+1 for that.... I'd have them do backing vocals to everything I said...



wow, in cute asian stereo!



I love her and her cute japanese girls and No Doubt...and i +2 to have cute japanese girls following me around too.
Doing cute poses behind me while i was shopping in the local supermarket? Awesome.



Yay! For using asian people as fashion accessories!



I want to have little black girls in calico dresses eating watermelon and dancing to follow me around!

Cash

Cash

USA
OLD SKOOL

DEC 06, 2006 08:04 AM

Flux said:
I want to have little black girls in calico dresses eating watermelon and dancing to follow me around!



FLAGGORZZ!!!!!!!!!!!11111

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