Ariana Grande Hates America? Pop Star Explains ‘I Hate Americans’ Comments


Footage of Ariana Grande surreptitiously licking doughnuts and and saying that she “hates America” and Americans caused quite the scandal for the tiny diva over the weekend — something she’s become well-accustomed to after the barrage of rumored bratty comments that have followed her since she first hit it big with “Problem” last summer.

Ariana has now responded to TMZ‘s original video by explaining that America’s childhood obesity epidemic angers her so much that she occasionally makes strongly worded comments about it. BuzzFeed News tweeted the statement on Wednesday afternoon.

Many fans seemed less than impressed with Grande’s excuse. Several responded to the statement with calls that Ariana had evaded the real reason people were upset with the video.

Grande also referenced her canceled gig as the entertainment for Major League Baseball’s All-Stars Game this Saturday. Ariana was replaced by Demi Lovato soon after the controversial remarks surfaced, but even the original tweet from the MLB backs up Ariana’s story that it was her health and not her mouth that made her back out of the gig.

It’s unsure if Grande’s behavior will be enough to scare away her legions of fans. After all, last September, a rumor surfaced that Ariana said that she hopes her fans “all f***ing die” after leaving an autograph signing.

[Images via Larry Busacca / Getty Images]

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