Demi Lovatoalluded to being sexually abused growing up after she was criticized and accused of harassment for pulling what she called the “funniest prank ever.”
Many took offense to Lovato’s prank, suggesting she had harassed her bodyguard as he did not consent to the prostitute touching him.
A rep for Lovato did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Hours later, the star apologized on Twitter, hinting she had experienced sexual abuse during her childhood.
“For all of those coming at me rn, listen to the lyrics of ‘Warrior’ and maybe you’ll have more compassion for someone who made a simple mistake. Of all people I know about sexual abuse. You don’t have to educate me,” Lovato wrote.
“So sorry if anyone was offended,” she added.
In response to a fan tweet that read, “We know you and your story,” Lovato tweeted, “That’s just the thing… people DON’T know my full story.”
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In “Warrior,” the track off her 2013 albumDemi, Lovato sings: “There’s a part of me I can’t get back/ A little girl grew up too fast/ All it took was once/ I’ll never be the same/ Now I’m taking back my life today.”
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That same year, Lovato told Cosmopolitan that “Warrior” has a meaning only those close to her understand.
“My family knows what it’s about. When I’m ready to open up that subject with the outside world, then I’ll be free to talk about it. But right now, it’s kind of one of those things where the lyrics speak for me. It’s all in the song,” she said.
Lovato previously spoke out supporting victims of sexual assault in February 2016.
“Our focus should be on the topic of victims of sexual and physical abuse being afraid to come forward with their stories,” she said at the time when she publicly supportedKesha‘slegal battleagainst Sony and Dr. Luke, who she accused of drugging andraping herand verbally and emotionally abusing her for a decade.
Luke has vehemently denied the allegations and countersued Kesha for breach of contract and defamation.
source: people.com
