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The Disappointing Sketchy Side Of Ariana Grande

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Ariana Grande’s donut-shop meltdown and her string of no-shows built a reputation that her 2018 heartbreak never quite erased.

Ariana Grande’s voice has carried her to the top of the charts, but her offstage behavior has generated just as many headlines. From a surveillance-camera scandal at a California donut shop to a British talk show host calling her “lazy” on live television, Grande’s history is dotted with moments that left fans and industry insiders uneasy. By the time 2018 wrapped up, those old controversies were colliding with a year of real personal tragedy.

• In July 2015, cameras at Wolfee Donuts in Lake Elsinore, California, caught Grande licking unpurchased donuts and declaring, “I hate Americans. I hate America,” a moment that became known as “Donutgate.”
• British host Jonathan Ross publicly called Grande “lazy” on air in November 2015 after she failed to show up for a scheduled taping of “The Jonathan Ross Show” in London.
• 2018 brought the September death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and a whirlwind engagement to “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson that ended in a split that October.

The Donut Shop Incident That Followed Her for Years

The footage from Wolfee Donuts didn’t just capture bad manners — it captured Grande, alongside backup dancer Ricky Alvarez, mocking the very customers she’d built a career singing to. Her line, “I hate Americans. I hate America,” spread fast, and the backlash forced her into damage control. Grande issued multiple apologies, framing her comments as frustration over childhood obesity and poor eating habits in the United States rather than genuine contempt for her fan base.

The explanation didn’t fully quiet critics, and “Donutgate” became shorthand any time a new story about Grande’s attitude surfaced. It’s the kind of scandal that lands on lists of stars who’ve treated their fans like trash, precisely because it was caught on tape rather than relayed secondhand.

No-Shows, Snubs, and Strict Demands

The donut shop wasn’t an isolated incident in the pattern critics pointed to. Jonathan Ross went on air in November 2015 and called Grande rude and lazy after she never turned up for her scheduled taping in London. Reports of missed appearances piled up from there, including a no-show at an event for Stand Up To Cancer — a snub that stung given Grande had founded her own cancer support initiative, originally meant to honor her manager’s wife.

“I hate Americans. I hate America.”

Fans also described cold treatment at meet-and-greets, and reports surfaced of Grande demanding to be photographed only from her left side, reportedly walking out of Australian photo shoots when things didn’t go her way. Taken together, the incidents fed a narrative that put her in the same conversation as other performers examined in pieces like musicians who aren’t quite what they seem on stage.

A 2018 That Overshadowed the Old Headlines

Nothing in Grande’s history compared to the year she had in 2018. Mac Miller, her ex-boyfriend, died in September, just months after their breakup — a loss that hit fans as hard as it hit her. Weeks later, her sudden engagement to “SNL” comedian Pete Davidson became tabloid fodder of its own, complete with matching tattoos and quick-turnaround jokes on the show itself.

That engagement didn’t last. By October 2018, Grande and Davidson had called it off, and the split dominated entertainment coverage for weeks. By then, the donut counter and the Jonathan Ross snub already felt like old news — just more headlines stacked onto a year that had given Grande far bigger things to actually grieve.