On July 7, 2015, Ariana Grande licked a donut and said, "I hate America," as TMZ reported at the time.

Grande was apologetic, taking to Twitter with a lengthy iPhone notes screenshot apology.

To be frank, most of the world has moved on.

But her stans? They'll never forget.



Want to feel old? It's been three years since Ariana Grande licked a donut and said, "I hate America." Let's roll back the surveillance footage as published at the time by TMZ — shall we?

In the video, Grande and her then-boyfriend-slash-backup-dancer Ricky Alvarez appeared to lick several donuts, laughing all the while. At one point, Grande seems disgusted by a tray of donuts. "What the f--- is this? I hate Americans. I hate America. That is disgusting," she said.

According to a previous Business Insider post, the licked donuts were later sold to customers who were unaware of the contamination.

Following the incident, Grande faced intense backlash. So the next day, she took to Twitter with a lengthy iPhone notes screenshot apology.

Here's the full text of her apology:

"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 rates 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. - Ariana Grande"

To be entirely frank, most people have moved on from this. So much has happened in the last three years!

The last few months, in particular, have been busy for the singer. In April she blew our minds when she switched to a low ponytail in the album art for "No Tears Left to Cry," a single off her upcoming album "Sweetener." She also wore her hair completely down on the cover of British Vogue. Big stuff.

And don't even get us started on her whirlwind romance with cotton candy aficionado and "Saturday Night Live" writer Pete Davidson, whom she got engaged to after less than a month of dating, according to reports. The couple has had a very public romance, sharing their love of "Harry Potter" on multiple occasions and getting multiple matching tattoos, the most recent of which paid homage to Davidson's father who was killed on 9/11.

But despite all of these distractions, Grande's stans will never forget about the donut licking fiasco — for better or for worse.

—ɢᴇᴛ ᴡᴇʟʟ sᴏᴏɴ (@arianas_light) June 25, 2018

For some, it was a dark time.

Many took a moment on July 4 to honor the singer's legacy.

—Sarah Nicole Prickett (@sylvia__north) July 4, 2018

No donuts were harmed in the making of this commemorative article.

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