ARIANA GRANDE has apologized for a second time for licking donuts and saying “I hate America.”
The singer said in the video clip posted late Thursday that she’s “disgusted” with herself. She adds that she didn’t clearly convey her true feelings in her first apology — a written statement in which she ranted about obesity in America.
“Seeing a video of yourself behaving poorly that you had no idea was taken is such a rude awakening. It’s like you don’t know what to do. I was so disgusted with myself, I wanted to shove my face in a pillow and just disappear,” she said in the four-minute clip.
Grande came under fire last week when TMZ posted a video of her licking donuts and saying “I hate Americans. I hate America” inside a donut shop in Southern California.
“I’m going to come forward and own up to what I did and take responsibility and say I’m sorry,” she said in the video, which had close to 1 million views on YouTube by Friday morning.
Meanwhile, the donut shop has had its health rating reduced from an “A” to a “B” because of the incident. Riverside County health officials said the shop violated state food laws by leaving the donuts out unprotected and exposed to customers.
On the plus side, business is booming. Joe Marin, owner of Wolfee, told TheWrap that business has “tripled” at his shop since the video of the donut-licking incident was made public, with customers flocking to the store in a show of support.
Still, Marin said he was “furious” and “pissed off” at Grande’s behavior — and he’s angry about both her treatment of his donuts and her America-bashing comments.
Police in Lake Elsinore, where the donut shop is located, said Friday their investigation into Grande’s donut-licking continues. They wouldn’t comment on the specifics of their probe.
(SD-Agencies)
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