Ariana Grande is embroiled in a donut-licking scandal that's spiraling out of control
Grande, along with some friends including her backup dancer and boyfriend, Ricky Alvarez, caused quite a scene during a recent trip to the Wolfee Donut Shop in Lake Elsinore, California, TMZ reports.
Security footage shows what appears to be Grande and Alvarez licking donuts on the store's front counter and then bursting into laughter.
After salivating on a powdered donut, the 22-year-old singer then made her move toward another tray of confections and continued her tongue tirade.
"She was really rude," said a Wolfee Donut Shop cashier to The Associated Press of the star's interactions with the shop's employees.
Grande and Alvarez then put their tongues to a different task and shared an intimate kiss, all the while still standing in front of the donut counter.
Near the end of the video, a different tray of donuts is placed in front of Grande.
"What the f--- is this? I hate Americans. I hate America. That is disgusting," Grande appears to say in response to the tray.
After Grande and her friends left the store, the contaminated donuts were sold to other unsuspecting customers.
"Somewhere out there the donuts ended up with a customer, because that night we ended up selling out," Wolfee Donut Shop owner Joe Marin told Us Weekly.
Grande has since apologized for her verbal attack on America, explaining that her outburst was in reference to America's obesity problem, not the country in general.
Here's her formal Twitter apology.
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However, Grande has not specifically apologized for the actual licking and many Twitter users have called her out for this lack of acknowledgment.
Celebrities are also weighing in on the donut debacle. Earlier Thursday, actor Rob Lowe started trending on Facebook for his Twitter takedown of the pop-star.
Take a look one of Lowe's tweets.
Lowe even compared Grande to The Dixie Chicks, a country music band that came under fire in 2003 after its lead singer said the group was ashamed to call President George W. Bush a fellow Texan.
Adding insult to injury, Lowe ends this tweet with the hashtag, #IActuallyLoveAmerica.
Check out the full donut shop video here or below.