Demi Lovato has confessed to being raped in her teens while working for Disney Channel in the late 2000s, by someone who did not face the consequences when the truth was revealed. The singer did not say who the abuser was, only said she "had to see this person all the time" afterwards.
This story was part of a larger story told by Lovato in her YouTube documentary Demi Lovato: 'Dancing with the Devil', which premiered on SXSW on Tuesday, about trauma, drug addiction and overdose. her almost fatal in July 2018. Lovato, 28, has long been open about her fight against drug addiction, alcohol and bulimia.
In several interviews filmed during 2020, she has confessed that she was "left to die" by her drug dealer in 2018, after he raped her during an overdose. After that time, after a second rape in her life, Demi Lovato stayed for a long time in treatment and control institutions.
She said the pressure to maintain a clean image contributed to her bulimia and self-harm at the time.
Demi said he was speaking publicly "because all those who are in the same situation should speak like this, absolutely with their voice if they can and feel comfortable doing so".
"When I started growing up, I started to realize how special I really am. Last year I was engaged to a man and when it didn’t work out, I thought ‘This is a big sign’. I thought I would spend my life with someone. Now that it would not happen, I felt freer that I could live my truth. I connected with a girl and there I realized that I liked this much more. I felt better. "I was very okay," Demi said in an interview with Glamor magazine.
