Demi Lovato seems to be an ice cream in an attempt to apologize to a frozen yogurt shop in Los Angeles after she publicly shamed the small business for having enough sugar-free options – and claims they conceded to ‘diet culture’.
The Bigg Chill froyo store addressed their Instagram story Wednesday to address a ‘photoshopping’ conversation, claiming that Lovato donated to the staple food in the area, which was apparently in circulation.
The 36-year-old company wrote in capital letters red all the capital letters that fans, who inquired about the alleged big gesture, wrote that Lovato did not donate any money, which would not matter as they did not want to anyway have not.
“To those who ask. We have not received any donations from Demi’s team. We also do not want one,” reads the memorandum.
DEMI LOVATO’S FROZEN YOGURT REMARKS BEHAVIOR BY STORE OWNERS: ‘IT’S COMIC’
The mother-daughter owners of the popular Los Angeles-frozen yogurt shop, The Bigg Chill, told Fox News on Monday that they were surprised by Demi Lovato’s public social media outburst over their abundance of sugar-free offerings.
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“We have not made any changes to our menu. We have not heard from Demi since her apology ‘Sorry, not sorry’ on Monday. We have not heard from her team,” reads the statement of any donation.
“These are photos that have been copied. Thanks again for all your support,” it concluded.
Along with the statement and the “photoshop” conversation, the small business also shared a screenshot of an exchange with a fan who said they were planning to stop by the store as they “Demi for ‘liked a change’, to which Westwood’s hot spot told the fan that “Demi Lovato and her team were anything but nice to us.”
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On Wednesday, the agency told Fox News someone had ‘photoshopped and sent it all out’, and it was surprising that ‘people are still interested in this story’.
Earlier this week, the mother-daughter owners of The Bigg Chill, Cary Russell and her Diane Dinow, told Fox News in an interview that the whole situation, including Lovato’s half-hearted apology, was “comical”.
Piers Morgan called Demi Lovato ‘dumb’ and ‘deceived’ after calling out his ‘favorite’ Los Angeles-frozen yogurt shop for their abundance of sugar-free offerings.
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“Most celebrities who do come here did reach out, but they laughed about the whole thing, because the stuff we wear is not even our own products,” the couple laughed yesterday.
Russell and Dinow added: ‘We were definitely confused because [Lovato’s public criticism] came from the left field. ‘
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Meanwhile, after the pop star got backlash for her comments, she said that her message was ‘misinterpreted’ and that she’s sorry I misunderstood the messages. I’m sorry I disappointed some people. ‘
The couple claims that they have not personally spoken to Lovato directly yet, but confirm that her camp was out at the time to clear the air.
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“Of course there is no bad will,” Russell says. “We’ve been here almost 40 years and we hope to stay here for many more decades.”
Fox News contacted Lovato’s representatives for comment.