Demi Lovato to replace Ariana Grande at MLB All-Star Game concert

Pop star Ariana Grande has canceled her free Budweiser MLB All-Star game concert appearance just a day after a video of her licking a powdered doughnut and expressing her hate for America went viral.

Our news partners at WCPO 9 On Your Side report Demi Lovato will now headline the show Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Major League Baseball announced Grande, 22, as the concert’s main act in early June. The Boca Raton, Fla., native gained popularity as a star on Nickelodeon.

Grande’s representative said Wednesday she canceled her performance because of an oral surgery. On Monday, the singer tweeted she was having three wisdom teeth pulled.

But Grande generated negative social media buzz Tuesday when celebrity gossip website, TMZ, released security video footage it obtained showing her licking a powdered doughnut in a California bakery shop and kissing her boyfriend and backup singer. Grande can also be heard saying “I hate Americans. I hate America.” The incident took place on July 4.

Vendors, online and at GABP, gave away hundreds of tickets to see Grande in a matter of seconds when they were made available at 9 a.m., June 18.