UPDATE: LAKE ELSINORE: Doughnut store gets “B” health grade after Ariana Grande licking incident

Pop star Ariana Grande appeared to lick unsold doughnuts on the counter during a late-night visit to Wolfee Donuts in Lake Elsinore on Saturday, July 4, according to the shop’s owner.

The 22-year-old singer appeared to be waiting until employees weren’t looking for her prank, said owner Joe Marin during a phone interview Tuesday. But a surveillance camera was taping the whole thing, he said.

Marin said he was horrified when he viewed the video, which he shared exclusively with the celebrity paparazzi website TMZ.

In the video, Marin said Grande and a male companion are seen giggling and talking in close proximity. Then, Grande appears to lick a white doughnut and the young man follows suit, he said.

Grande asked to see more doughnuts and when the employee walked to the back of the store to fetch another tray, the singer and her companion also spat on a doughnut, Marin said.

When contacted, Grande’s manager, Jen Merlino said – through giggles – she was just hearing of the incident and had no comment.

A former child actress, Grande was the breakout star of the Nickelodeon TV series “Victorious” and “Sam and Cat.” Her chart-topping singles include “Bang Bang” and “Problem.” She has been nominated for two Grammy awards and is currently working on her third studio album.

Her pop credentials meant nothing, however, to Marin. “My employees told me she came in and I had never heard of her,” he said. “They described her to me, saying she had long hair and was wearing a white sweater.”

Marin said he at first feared the doughnuts may have been sold to unwary customers, but is doubtful because employees are trained to throw away unsold doughnuts at midnight each night.

“This is not good,” Marin said. “I live only blocks away and if I had known what was happening, I would have gone to the shop and kicked them out.”

Marin said he is planning on contacting law enforcement.

“I don’t care how famous she is,” he said. “What about my customers?”

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mike Vasquez said deputies had not been contacted by the shop owner as of Tuesday afternoon.

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