Yet another story that I discounted earlier this week only for the story to blow up into something crazy. For days, I kept seeing bizarre headlines about Ariana Grande, donuts, licking, a new boyfriend and patriotism. I skimmed one of the stories and I honestly decided to ignore it because the whole thing just seemed… odd. Plus, Ariana Grande is a pill. We know this.
Anyway, here’s the story: Ariana and her new boyfriend (Ricky Alvarez, a backup dancer) plus another couple were in a donut shop in Lake Elsinore, CA. While the donut shop employee had her back turned (I guess?), Ariana and Ricky had a little competition to… lick donuts, or something. Then the video skips ahead (because all of this comes from a security video in the shop) and the donut shop employee brings out a tray of fresh donuts and Ariana snaps, saying loudly: “What the f—k is that? I hate Americans. I hate America! That’s disgusting.” Here’s the video:
So that happened. And it’s still so bizarre to me. I guess she was “disgusted” by the sugary goodness that is the American donut? And if she felt so strongly about the disgusting qualities of donuts, WHY ARE YOU IN A DONUT SHOP? Interestingly enough, Us Weekly had an interview with the donut shop owner who says that Ariana wasn’t licking the donuts, she was spitting on them and that she was very “rude” to the employee – go here to read that interview. So, obviously, Ariana was probably getting a lot of media requests and her publicist was probably in full panic mode, so this statement – attributed to Ariana but likely written by a lackey – was released:
“I am EXTREMELY proud to be an American and I’ve always made it clear that I love my country. What I said in a private moment with my friend, who was buying the donuts, was taken out of context and I am sorry for not using more discretion with my choice of words. As an advocate for healthy eating, food is very important to me and I sometimes get upset by how freely we as Americans eat and consume things without giving any thought to the consequences that it has on our health and society as a whole. The fact that the United States has one of the highest child obesity rate in the world frustrates me. We need to do more to educate ourselves and our children about the dangers of overeating and the poison that we put into our bodies. We need to demand more from our food industry. However I should have known better in how I expressed myself; and with my new responsibility to others as a public figure I will strive to be better. As for why I cannot be at the MLB show, I have had emergency oral surgery and due to recovery I cannot attend the show. I hope to make it up to all those fans soon. That being said let me once again apologize if I have offended anyone with my poor choice of words.”
Sigh… this is such a stupid non-apology. She’s basically saying “I’m extremely proud to be an American and I don’t hate America and you know why I hate America? Because Americans are so fat.” Being a proud American means you have to love the free market – if no one wanted donuts, no one would go to donut shops and all the “disgusting” donut shops would close. That’s the way it works. If Ariana was only in the shop because her friend wanted a donut, then that’s between Ariana and her friend and it has nothing to do with ‘Murica, Freedom, Democracy, Capitalism and Donuts. I hope they replace the Confederate flag with a donut flag. DONUTS = AMERICA. Don’t tread on my donuts!
Photos courtesy of Getty, Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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