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LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- Ariana Grande is apologizing for the comment she made about hating America over the Fourth of July weekend. Earlier this week, footage surfaced of the singer kissing her back up dancer at a doughnut shop, but people focused less on her new possible relationship and more about what she said during the clip.
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At the end of the video, Grande can be heard saying, "I hate America."
The 22-year-old singer released a statement on Wednesday, obtained by Billboard, about the matter and even touched base on the news that Demi Lovato is replacing her at the MLB All-Star performance.
Her statement read: "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 the highest child obesity rate 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"
