UPDATE:
Wolfee Donuts has now been downgraded by Riverside County's Department
of Environmental Health from an "A" rating to a "B" rating following the
apparent licking incident with Ariana Grande. After receiving a
complaint, the department visited the shop on Wednesday for a routine
visit, and found some violations, including not protecting food from
contact with the public. The shop has one week to make the corrections,
but will not be closed as a result.
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Somebody's going to pay for those licked donuts, but it probably won't be Ariana Grande.
After security footage was released by
TMZ showing the
22-year-old singer licking donuts while
claiming she hates America and kissing her backup dancer, the Wolfee
Donut shop in Lake Elsinore, California is being investigated by the
police and the Environmental Health Department.
The
reason being that unsuspecting patrons may have bought and eaten these
licked donuts. Not only that, Grande is also seen spitting on the tray
of desserts.
A spokesperson for the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health told The Associated Press
that the agency is looking into why the donuts were left out
unprotected and exposed to the public in the first place. This is in
violation of food laws.
That being said, the investigators added
that they found no further issues with the establishment when they
showed up on Wednesday.
"During
the investigation, the manager did state they normally don't leave
donuts out like was shown in the video," spokeswoman Dottie Ellis-Merki
told AP. "The employee went to the back to retrieve freshly
made donuts by request of the customer [Grande] and left the trays out
while getting other trays."
In
the video, Grande is heard saying in response to the baker bringing out
freshly baked donuts, "What the f**k is that? I hate Americans. I hate
America. That's disgusting."
"I am EXTREMELY proud to be an American and I've always made it clear that I love my country,"
she said in a statement to
ET. "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."
