Months after breaking up with rapper Big Sean, Ariana Grande was spotted getting cozy over the weekend with one of her backup dancers, Ricky Alvarez. After TMZ posted footage of Ariana and Ricky hanging out at Wolfee Donuts in CA, people immediately became outraged—and with good reason. Aside from the PDA, the video also shows the couple engaging in a little game of truth or dare with the donuts on display. They appeared to be daring each other to lick and sniff the donuts, and had no problem doing so. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the video also shows Ariana saying, “WTF is that? I hate Americans. I hate America. That’s disgusting.” Ouch, that’s not very patriotic.
Now, Ariana is publicly apologizing for her actions. In a statement released earlier today, she owned up to her impolite choice of words. According to Ariana, her statements were taken out of context. She explains that although she’s proud to be part of this country, she strongly believes that Americans should be more health conscious about the foods that go into our bodies.
“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.”
While her statement may have been sufficient to some, others are still outraged that Ariana only addressed her words, rather than her (pretty immature) donut-licking actions seen in the video. Are you satisfied with Ariana’s apology?