Ariana Grande Posts Apology Video: Regarding, “Donut Fiasco”: “I Was So Disgusted With Myself”
Ariana Grande posted a four-minute video Thursday evening, apologizing for her behavior in a donut shop’s security footage where she licked multiple unpurchased donuts and said “I hate Americans. I hate America.”
Ariana said she wanted to post the apologetic video in response to the “whole donut fiasco and craziness because I feel like the apology that I posted, I kind of missed my opportunity to actually sincerely apologize and express how I was feeling because I was too busy preaching about my issues with the food industry, which is not, I feel like, relative. I feel like I could have expressed myself in a different way.”
She continued: “Now is my chance before the whole thing blows over to say sorry and that actually I’ve never been prouder to be an American, to be honest with you. Advances that we’ve made in the past couple months and all the wonderful, progressive things that have been going on, I’ve never been prouder of this country, actually.”
Ariana explained:
“Seeing a video of yourself behaving poorly, that you have 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 shoved my face in a pillow and wanted to disappear.”
The singer said that she is owning up to what she did and taking responsibility.
“I reacted in a way that wasn’t necessary, to say the least, but also just wasn’t me at all. I apologize for my poor choice of words and for my behavior. Seeing how ugly it looks when you behave a certain way makes you want to never behave that way again.”
She said that she was “embarrassed” and wants to be “a positive influence” to her fans and all who watch her. Ariana felt that she let everyone down and that the last 24 hours have not been easy.
“I made a mistake and I’m being judged for it. I understand because I watched it and I was just as disappointed in myself. I’m 22 years-old. I’m human. I’ve still got a lot to learn and I make mistakes and that’s how I’m going to learn. I’m going to learn from my mistakes and learn by messing up and that’s how we grow.”
She said that she has to use her mistakes as a platform to learn, grow and get better.
“Not here to make any excuses or justify my behavior, because I can’t. I’m just here to apologize.”
