Earlier this month Dominique Ansel took his first fall from the pastry pedestal when a "severe mouse infestation" was discovered by the Health Department. The bakery shut down for a few days, presumably got rid of the mice and "hundreds of mouse droppings," blamed the media's "malicious attacks" for all their problems, and reopened with a 2006 Rocky Balboa Cronut.

This week Ansel stepped back into the spotlight with the debut of his new creation, the Waffogato, on the Wendy WIlliams Show. This is where we learned the Waffogato is basically, at its foundation, ice cream melted into coffee. And as you know from that time that you used ice cream as creamer, Ansel did not invent this. (In the past he's also been accused of not creating the Cronut, reportedly by "Pilgrim Chef" Najat Kaanache Amghiraf, formerly of El Bulli.)

The OC Weekly writes: "It's an incredibly blatant ripoff of a collaboration nearly two years ago by the tenants of the SoCo Collection here in Costa Mesa, California. It was a mix of gelato from N'Ice Cream; Dauphinoise, honey and almond from the Cheese Shop at the Mix; espresso from Portola Coffee Lab; smoked sea salt from Savory Spice Shop; and an extra-crisp waffle from the Iron Press." In 2012 the same publication covered that item, called The Wafflegato. There's also a place in Florida that serves a Waffagato. Ansel's take is different, as it does not actually have a waffle in it, rather a waffle-shaped piece of ice cream, which melts into the coffee.

Asked about the allegation, the bakery says, "We're excited to see other interpretations inspired by waffles and affogato—it's a wonderful combination. There was never a statement where our Chef or bakery claimed to be THE FIRST to create a dessert interpretation of waffles and the affogato. It was simply our effort to contribute to Taste of the Nation to support the No Kid Hungry campaign. And we never expected a negative reaction over a sweet treat that we prepared to fight hunger for kids. We hope this one response doesn't call attention away from a real problem of child hunger." Damn OC Weekly, why do you hate hungry kids?

A spokesperson for the bakery also added, ominously, "After what we've had to deal with in past weeks, we do have a legal team monitoring any cases of defamation." So watch what you say in the comments, unless you want a high-powered Cronut lawyer coming down on you.