The most scandalous moment of Ariana Grande
To this day Ariana Grande's most scandalous moment was at the donut shop.
On July 7, 2015, she and her then-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez went to Wolfee Donuts in Lake Elsinore, CA, and not noticing the shop had a camera inside, Ariana who was making out with Ricky, was dared to lick multiple powdered donuts, which she did when the people working there weren't looking.
Those donuts were later sold to costumers who obviously didn't know about the contamination, but what was most shocking, and what really upset the public was what she said after licking the donuts.
What the f--- is this? I hate Americans. I hate America. That is disgusting.
As soon as the video was released the backlash was instantaneous, and the media, the general public and her fans were showing how disgusted they were by her behaviour and the next day she released a statement on her social media:
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 rates 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.
She later released an apology video in which she said:
Seeing a video of yourself behaving poorly, that you have no idea was taken, is such a rude awakening, that you don't know what to do -- I was so disgusted with myself. Not here to make any excuses or justify my behavior, because I can't. ... I'm just here to apologize.
This video made her fans make the #WeForgiveYouAriana trend on Twitter and the heat started dying down and it has since then been mostly forgotten.
