Ariana Grande Donut Shop Bombs Inspection ... After Licking Stunt
Just a couple flicks of Ariana Grande's tongue is all it took for that donut shop to get screwed -- it just failed a health inspection ... brought on by the video of her stunt.
The inspection report for Wolfee Donuts in Lake Elsinore, CA puts the blame for "donutgate" squarely on the employee who served Ariana and her BF. The report says the donut tray should not have been placed on top of the display case where anyone could access them.
Ariana's not mentioned by name in the inspector's report -- but it does reference the video TMZ first posted of "customers licking donuts incorrectly placed on counter."
A manager told the inspector the employee didn't know Ariana had tongued the goods, and "placed them back in display case for sale."
Bottom line ... the Health Department docked off one letter grade, leaving them with B rating. They have a week to fix the problems.
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Donald Trump I'll Sue Celeb Chef Jose Andres Too ... For Pulling Out of D.C. Hotel
Donald Trump's got a big problema with the celeb chef who was going to help him open his fancy new hotel in Washington, D.C. -- Jose Andres is yanking his planned flagship restaurant.
The famed chef and Spanish immigrant announced he's cutting ties with the new Trump International Hotel due to Donald's now infamous comments about Mexican immigrants.
Andres said Trump's remarks "make it impossible for my company and I to move forward." Andres -- who recently became a U.S. citizen -- was planning to open his flagship restaurant in the hotel.
Donald Trump Jr. immediately threatened legal action against Andres ... pointing out that he signed a 10-year lease, and due to an exclusivity cause he can't open a restaurant anywhere else in D.C.
Trump already sued Univision for $500 million after it backed out of the Miss USA deal.
We actually got Jose last week in D.C. -- and although he played coy with us, something was clearly cooking.
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Jared Fogle Subway Orders All Signs Down ... With a Catch
Jared Fogle is the invisible man at Subway -- and not because he's losing weight -- his image is quickly being removed from shops across the country ... but he's not going far.
TMZ spoke with a slew of Subway stores ... and we're told word came down from corporate to take down or cover up ALL signs of the now suspended pitchman -- after his home was raided Tuesday as part of a child porn investigation.
What's interesting though ... we're told store owners were instructed to hold on to all Jared promo materials -- just keep them out of sight in the back, "until someone says otherwise."
We did speak with one store who said their manager said toss the Jared stuff in the trash. Obviously, not everyone's expecting a comeback.
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Joey Chestnut No Longer Top Dog Loses Eating Competition!!
Joey Chestnut is no longer the king of downing weiners ... the 8-time world champ just lost the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest to fellow gobbler Matt Stonie.
Chestnut finished an impressive 60 hot dogs in 10 minutes but Stonie sucked back 62. The victory would have been Chestnut's 9th in a row. Stonie is a 23-year-old Californian who holds records for eating 182 slices of bacon in 5 minutes and 5 pounds of birthday cake in 9 minutes.
As for the women ... Miki Sudo finished 38 hot dogs.
Where's the pepto?
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'Wahlburgers' Star Bad Beef with Screenwriter
Mark Wahlberg missed out on another hit movie because one of his pals dropped the ball ... according to a screenwriter who says he got screwed after paying Mark's friend a hefty fee.
John Hurley says he contacted Henry "Nacho" Laun -- Mark's friend, driver, and security guard on "Wahlburgers" -- to see if he could get his script about roofers ... on Mark's desk.
John says he met up with Nacho last year in Boston, and forked over $1,000 for him to deliver the aptly titled, "The Roofers" script to Mark.
But Wahlberg never saw the pages, and Hurley claims Nacho admitted he didn't get the job done.
Now Hurley is threatening to sue Nacho if he doesn't set up a phone meeting with Wahlberg. It seems unlikely that Mark would be happy to meet a guy who threatened to sue his buddy, but whatever.
Nacho tells us he did briefly meet Hurley (pics confirm that), but he denies everything else.
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Rick Ross Carb Danger Behind Bars
Rick Ross had a close call in jail Wednesday ... in mortal danger of gaining back some of the pounds he lost.
As TMZ reported, Ross was busted for pot possession near Atlanta and was hauled off to jail. As the hours ticked away, Ross got hungry. The challenge: eating something that did not compromise his recent 100 pound weight loss.
The 2 slices of turkey made sense. A slice of cheese never killed anyone. The juice pack is loaded with sugar, but it's small. Ditto the "Oreo-like cookie."
But then comes the starch ... a staple in the pokey. Rick was tempted not once, not twice, but to 4 slices of bread.
Rick's now a free man and back to his diet which is pear heavy. Pears ... they're better to eat than emulate.
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Charlie Sheen Paramedics Called For Extreme Food Poisoning
12:17 PST: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Charlie was taken by ambulance to a local hospital after complaining of chest pains. He was treated for dehydration and released after an hour and a half.
Charlie Sheen had a medical emergency Monday night ... paramedics were called to his home after getting a call the actor had a bad case of food poisoning.
We're told Charlie (or one of his people) called the fire department directly at around 11:00 PM Monday. It's curious why they didn't call 911 directly, which by the way, automatically records the conversation.
Sheen's people tell TMZ it was nothing more than a really, really bad case of food poisoning and the actor was treated in his home and that was that.
We're told Charlie's doing fine.
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Ex 'Voice' Star Don't Judge Me For Allegedly Stealing Walmart Snacks
Joshua Murley -- a Season 6 contestant on “The Voice” – was arrested at a Texas Walmart after allegedly stealing $57 worth of munchies.
Cops tell us Murley hit the self-checkout, bagged his groceries, then left the store without paying. His booty included chips, dips, drinks and bread.
He was booked on misdemeanor theft -- it is Walmart -- and spent the night in jail.
Murley was part of Team Adam, and later poached by Team Shakira on the sing-off show, but he never made it to the playoffs.
Only chair that’s gonna turn now is the judge's.
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George Clooney Treats Amal To Poor Man's Pie
George Clooney is giving wife Amal a taste of the simple life with a visit to his old Kentucky home.
The couple traveled to Augusta, KY where Clooney played hometown tour guide. They were spotted all over town and hit up Magee's Bakery for a piece of Poor Man's Pie ... George's favorite when he was a kid. Can we get a side of irony?
From the looks of it, George, Amal and his dad Nick had a really good time reconnecting with his roots.
Welcome, Amal ... you're now Bluegrass Royalty!
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Amanda Bynes Ready for Her Close-Up ... But Something's Different
Amanda Bynes was just like every other actress, model, and athlete in Hollywood, at least for one night, because she chose to hit up paparazzi central.
Amanda had dinner at Craig's in West Hollywood -- aka the place famous people go to be seen -- but there's a good sign. We're told the woman she dined with is Amanda's life coach.
Hair color hasn't changed since we last saw her about 4 months ago, but she was rocking some serious designer acrylic nails.
Another good sign for Amanda -- instead of a late night diner adventure on Sunset -- she had the blue plate special, leaving Craig's before sunset.
As for paparazzi, Amanda declined their invite and left out the back door.
Floyd Mayweather Gets $15,000 Crystal Cake ... At Miami Victory Party
Floyd Mayweather put cake to camera this weekend ... to show off a custom dessert at a belated Pacquiao victory party ... a dessert that's worth $15,000!!!!
It all went down at LIV nightclub in Miami -- where Mayweather was partying with a bunch of people from his TMT crew -- including DJ Jay Bling, Ricki Brazil and P-Reala.
At one point, Mayweather was presented with a 90-pound custom cake from Divine Delicacies
(coordinated by his friend Ms. Bling) ... a lemon rum cake that contained more than 10,000 Swarovski crystals!!!!
But get this ... we're told Floyd LOVED the look of the cake so much, he didn't want anybody to eat it until the party was over. At one point Floyd said, "I'm serious about nobody cutting my cake!"
We're told everyone obliged ... but when Floyd finally gave people the green light, only a few select people were given permission to dig in -- and didn't come close to finishing the whole thing.
As for Manny ... no cake, no belt, busted shoulder ... but he's still got $100 million.
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Bobby Flay The Sign of a Bitter Divorce
Bobby Flay got a big honor Tuesday with his very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but it was not exactly a banner day for the famous chef.
As Bobby raised his fist in victory, someone else gave him the fist ... in the form of a flying indictment, calling him a "Cheater."
The banner -- tethered to an airplane high above Hollywood -- clearly refers to allegations in his super bitter divorce with estranged wife Stephanie March. The actress has alleged in legal docs that Bobby cheated on her.
We don't know who commissioned the banner, but it flew around the area for about an hour.
Wheaties Mum on Caitlyn We Stand By Bruce
General Mills -- the makers of Wheaties -- had an interesting reaction to the passing of Bruce Jenner and the birth of Caitlyn.
As you know, Bruce's image was an iconic box cover for the cereal in 1977 ... one year after he won gold at the Olympics.
We contacted General Mills Monday and asked about their reaction to the new photos, and they told us, "Bruce Jenner continues to be a respected member of Team Wheaties."
We followed up by asking if they acknowledge the presence of Caitlyn and the response was short and to the point: "We stand by our statement."
We were told General Mills has had its statement locked and loaded for a while.
It's interesting ... the company rolled out the box cover in 2012 for a retro campaign celebrating the achievements of Olympic gold medalists, which also included the images of Muhammad Ali and Mary Lou Retton. We don't know if they will use Bruce's image in the future.
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Auntie Fee I’m Trading In My Knife Set For A Film Set
Auntie Fee -- best known as Internet sensation Chef Sista Girl -- is taking her low budget recipes and take-no-s**t attitude to the big screen, and there's a Tyler Perry twist.
Auntie just booked her first film role in "Barbershop 3" and is already bringing some flavor to the Atlanta set ... according to a family source. This wasn’t just a friendly favor either ... she actually auditioned to land the gig.
We're told the foul-mouthed chef is playing Anthony Anderson's mother, and her character's name? Madea ... which is kinda perfect since Fee told us Tyler Perry is one of her idols.
As Fee might put it ... this ain't no f**king one-off! We're told she's already looking to to score more roles. We're thinking less PG and more R -- for language.
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'Deadliest Catch' Star Sig Hansen The King Of Norway Has Crabs Because Of Me
The King of Norway met with a Norwegian guy even more famous than him .... "Deadliest Catch" star Sig Hansen.
King Harald V of Norway came face to face with Captain Hansen in a Seattle fishing village, where Sig graciously presented His Majesty with a tray full of, what else, king crabs.
The King got a VIP tour of The Northwestern, the famous Norwegian vessel.
There's a strong connection between the King and the Captain. Sig grew up in Seattle where there's a big Norwegian presence. Sig's dad, who is Norwegian, taught his son the fishing ropes at 14.
Skal!
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Kanye West I'm Lovin' It ... Lambo With a Side Of Fries
Kanye West isn't the new Hamburglar, but he should be ... he rolled through a McDonald's Thursday in his slick black Lambo Aventador ... proving even icons need a fry fix.
Yeezy must have been suffering a DEFCON 1 Mac attack, since keeping a low profile was obviously not a priority. Hey, sometimes the golden arches call out to ya ... even if the aroma clashes with the fancy leather scent in your $500k whip.
Question is ... did he save any fries for Kim? The man's only human -- of course he didn't.