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Demi Lovato has never been one to shy away from speaking out about important issues, and her latest Instagram posts highlight the problem with fat shaming ads on social media.

In a series of Instagram Stories posted on Friday, January 4, the singer-songwriter addressed a sponsored ad for the RPG app, Game of Sultans. According to Demi's screenshots, the ad included a side-by-side picture of two animated characters; one was described as "obese," while the other was labeled as "pretty." Another photo showed the characters' "diets," with additional body shaming language in the images.

"Why is this fat shaming bullsh*t on my feed?" Demi wrote across the screenshot. "So many things wrong with this ad."

And the pop star wasn't done there. "You can be 'pretty' at any weight," she continued on the next slide. "This is absolutely harmful to anyone who is easily influenced by societal pressures put on us from the diet culture to constantly be losing weight in a world that teaches us to equate our value and worth with the way we look - and especially anyone recovering from an eating disorder."

In her final post, Demi addressed Instagram itself, asking the app to remove the potentially triggering content. "With how aware people are becoming of mental health and mental illnesses, I expect you guys to know better by allowing this advertisement to be allowed on your app," she added. "And shame on the game."

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Demi Lovato Called Out a Fat Shaming Video Game Ad on Instagram

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Demi Lovato has never been one to shy away from speaking out about important issues, and her latest Instagram posts highlight the problem with fat shaming ads on social media. In a series of Instagram Stories posted on Friday, January 4, the singer-songwriter addressed a sponsored ad for the RPG app, Game of Sultans.

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By going on Ru Paul Drag race Demi is able to align herself with her LGBTQ activist star persona, not only does it increase her authenticity but it gets her a larger fan base within the community due to the new exposure and Ru Pauls target audience which is very diverse.

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Demi Lovato - Really Don't Care ft. Cher Lloyd (Official Video)

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Demi is a huge name in the LGBTQ community. Throughout her career she has supported the LGBTQ community and has spoken out about her how sexual fluidity. Fans look up to her star image of a LGBTQ activist and as a friend who is trying to make the world a better place for all, without discrimination. She does this with her music and her acting.

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Demi Lovato turned heads at the 2017 AMAs on Sunday (Nov. 19) when she walked the red carpet with recently elected Danica Roem, Virginia's first transgender legislator. The two had teamed up as a part of GLAAD's Together movement, which calls on marginalized communities to stand together in the face of oppression.

GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis explained, "Demi Lovato and Danica Roem are two strong and inspirational women who embody the need for all Americans to stand together united and to take action today against any form of discrimination and oppression."

She continued, "Danica Roem is a trailblazer whose win in Virginia showcased both how young people and marginalized communities can impact voting results and how every American deserves an opportunity to work hard and achieve their dreams. Demi Lovato continues her legacy of raising the bar for entertaining audiences around the world, and for spotlighting social issues that need the most attention."

This heartwarming awards show moment is far from the only time Demi Lovato has spoken out for the LGBTQ community -- which she herself quietly joined as she spoke out on denying labels, yet accepting her sexuality in her recent documentary Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, as she explained, "I am open to human connection, so whether that's through a male or female, it doesn't matter to me." Billboard celebrates Lovato's love for the LGBTQ community with seven additional times she's taken a stand.
North Carolina Tour Dates Canceled After Bathroom Bill Passed
Back in Spring 2016, Lovato and Jonas immediately responded to the anti-LGBTQ bill passed through North Carolina's legislature with a statement posted to Twitter, actively taking a stand against the harmful actions that were now legalized. The statement began, "After much thought and deliberation, we have decided to cancel our Honda Civic Tour: Future Now shows in Raleigh and Charlotte. One our our goals for the tour has always been to create an atmosphere where every single attendee feels equal, included, and accepted for who they are."

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- Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) April 25, 2016

Style Statement for Transgender Rights at the BBMAs
When Lovato took to the stage at the 2016 BBMAs, her style choice continued the sentiments expressed by cancelling her North Carolina tour dates. Lovato rocked a shirt bearing the symbol for gender-neutral bathrooms in support of non-binary individuals affected by the recent legislation. The same shirt was also available for fans to purchase during her tour, and all proceeds went to benefit North Carolina-based organizations Equality NC and Time Out Youth.
Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community for Billboard Pride
Lovato shared her heartfelt sentiments for the LGBTQ community with Billboard back in June, saying, "I struggle with wrapping my head around the fact that we live in a world where love and equal rights still have to be questioned or discounted." She continued, "You all have been a huge part of my life and my existence. You inspire, empower, and encourage me every day, and I will continue to stand with you and will give you all the same and more in return."
Really Doesn't Care What Protestors Think at L.A. Pride
"You don't have to hate, because my Jesus loves all," Lovato shouted at the beginning of her "Really Don't Care" music video back in 2014. The singer took time out of serving as grand marshal of the 44th Annual L.A. Pride Parade to shoot the colorful visuals, showcasing attendees in all their glory.
Celebration of the End of DOMA and Prop 8
Demi was more than excited about the rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8 back in 2013, when the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are allowed the same benefits as heterosexual married couples in a 5 to 4 vote. The singer tweeted, "OUR LOVE WAS MADE, #MADE IN THE USA," and "Gay, straight, lesbian, bi... No one is better than any one else. What an incredible day for California AND for equality."

OUR LOVE WAS MADE, #MadeInTheUSA!!!!!!! ----#equality #Marriage4ALL #NOH8 ------------

- Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) June 26, 2013

Gay, straight, lesbian, bi.. No one is better than any one else. What an incredible day for California AND for equality.

- Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) June 26, 2013

It's All In The Family
For Logo's 2014 Trailblazers event, Lovato opened up about her own grandfather, who she called a trailblazer himself. "He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s, and I feel a lot of my spirit has come from him," she explained. "He passed away a few years later, and I only wish he could have been able to see all of the progress that has been made."
Touching Tribute to Pulse Tragedy Victims with Nick Jonas and Andra Day
After what was then the most deadly shooting in America's history, Lovato gave a tear-jerking tribute to the victims of the tragic Orlando nightclub shooting with a performance of "Rise Up" alongside Andra Day and Nick Jonas. The performance was welcomed first with a prayer led by a man named Hank. He stated, "Orlando, you've been through a lot. In the last month, you've had two shootings, one of which was the most deadly shooting in all of America's history." He continued, "So we want to pause in the midst of this exciting night... we can to pause and say a prayer, a prayer of healing." Throughout the performance, the names of the victims appeared on the screen behind the singers.
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Demi Lovato as an LGBTQ Ally: Her 9 Best Moments | Billboard

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Demi Lovato turned heads at the 2017 AMAs on Sunday (Nov. 19) when she walked the red carpet with recently elected Danica Roem, Virginia's first transgender legislator. The two had teamed up as a part of GLAAD's Together movement, which calls on marginalized communities to stand together in the face of oppression.

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Demi Lovato Joins Will and Grace's Final Season

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The singer will appear in a number of episodes as a character with a connection to Eric McCormack's character.

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It was announced that Demi would be working on a new film in 2020, along side popular actors Will Ferrel and Rachel McAdams. This will increase her fandom as a well known actress and singer, just like Disney but she will have more control on her persona and choose the jobs that are right for her star image.

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Demi Lovato topped off her birthday celebration with the announcement that she's joined the cast of Eurovision, an upcoming Netflix film starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan.

The David Dobkin-directed comedy is based on the famous Eurovision Song Contest, an annual song competition.

On Tuesday (Aug. 20), Lovato's 27th birthday, the singer shared the news via an Instagram video announcement from Ferrell on the set of Eurovision.

"We want to make a very special announcement about a brand-new cast member, and it just happens to be her birthday today," Ferrell said. "I made her this wonderful cake from scratch. So happy birthday! Yay!"

The clip then cut to Lovato blowing out birthday candles next to a Eurovision film slate.

"y'all, Will Ferrell made me a cake...from scratch. It looks completely professional and store bought so I'm not at all suspicious that he baked it himself in all of his free time #netflixisajoke #eurovisionmovie," she captioned the Instagram post.

Watch the announcement below.

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Demi Lovato topped off her birthday celebration with the announcement that she's joined the cast of Eurovision, an upcoming Netflix film starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan. The David Dobkin-directed comedy is based on the famous Eurovision Song Contest, an annual song competition. On Tuesday (Aug.

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Demi announced on Instagram that she had a new manager, and described him as taking her into a new chapter in her life.After her overdose in 2018, Demi blamed her old management for restricting what she ate and controlling her life too much. It seems as though Demi is officially trying to leave the old her behind by making big changes to her life. This could be the start of Demi's new self loving star image.

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Demi Lovato has signed with Scooter Braun for management. The singer posted a photo of the two on Insragram, writing, "Dreams came true for me. I officially have a NEW MANAGER. And not just any manager but the one and only" Scooter Braun. "Couldn't be happier, inspired and excited to begin this next chapter," she continues. "Thank you for believing in me and for being a part of this new journey."

In welcoming the singer "to the family," Braun posted that Lovato "is a special person and a special talent. I'm... we.. are honored."

Braun's SB Projects is home to a roster of more than two dozen music acts including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Dan + Shay, Zac Brown Band and Tori Kelly, among others. He launched the company in 2007.

Lovato split from her longtime manager Phil McIntyre of PhilyMack last year. She has released six studio albums since 2008's "Don't Forget." In 2017, her single "Sorry Not Sorry" was a Top 10 hit. It followed the 2015 smash "Cool for the Summer."

Lovato has been open about having received treatment for bipolar disorder, bulimia, and substance abuse. She chronicled her daily struggles with recovery in the 2017 YouTube original documentary "Simply Complicated." In the movie, Lovato opened up about using cocaine while filming her 2012 doc, "Stay Strong."

Lovato was hospitalized in July 2018 after an overdose caused by a relapse. She had been sober for six years. She spent several weeks in Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles recovering. In a lengthy Instagram post, she wrote of her struggle with addiction, "It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet."

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Demi Lovato Signs With Scooter Braun for Management

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Demi Lovato has signed with Scooter Braun for management. The singer posted a photo of the two on Insragram, writing, "Dreams came true for me. I officially have a NEW MANAGER. And not just any manager but the one and only" Scooter Braun. "Couldn't be happier, inspired and excited to begin this next chapter," she continues.

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Demi is moving forward with her life and has got a new boyfriend she has kept it very secret until recently.

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Nothing screams 2020 more than Demi Lovato accidentally crashing her rumored boyfriend's Instagram Live during quarantine.

The only silver lining to everybody going live on social media to keep sane amid coronavirus is celebrities slipping up and revealing a bit more than planned (or more than we ever wanted to know) about their innermost thoughts and private lives.

Enter the "I Love Me" singer, who's been linked to former "Young and the Restless" actor Max Ehrich over the past week, with multiple reports claiming that the two are indeed an item.

But it was all mostly speculation until Lovato popped up on screen while Ehrich was recently performing for fans during an Instagram Live.

Demi Lovato's rumored boyfriend Max Ehrich was on IG Live and Demi Lovato accidentally popped in. 👀 pic.twitter.com/NXZhoztwwb
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 29, 2020

In the clip, Ehrich looks offscreen while seated at the piano, as an unaware Lovato enters the frame, snuggled up in a blanket.

"I'm on live! I'm on live," he tells her in a whisper, before she puts the pieces together, realizing she's on camera.

Lovato and Ehrich clearly intended on keeping their romance under wraps, with the singer almost immediately covering her face with the blanket, as they break out into giggles.

Her exit, however, wasn't quick enough for fans to miss her appearance.

While neither Lovato or Ehrich have spoken about the rumors, they've been leaving flirty comments on each other's social media posts.

Look no further than Ehrich's shirtless black-and-white Instagram pic from earlier this week, which he captioned, "when u realize u should've packed more for your quarantine stay 😅🤦‍♂️ have a blessed Monday filled with health, happiness, safety, joy, love, & laughter <3"

"Fine by me," Lovato quipped in the comments section.

Ehrich also somewhat cryptically captioned another video "4D" with a rose and heart emoji, leading fans to believe he was referring to the pop star.

Lovato and Ehrich "have been quarantining together at Demi's house and it's going really well," an unnamed source told E! News.

"Max is very into music and health, and he doesn't like to party," the source continued. "He is a good influence on Demi and they have a lot in common. They have a few mutual friends in common, but Demi has been introducing Max to her closest friends via FaceTime since being quarantined."

Since her hospitalization and break from the public eye last year, Lovato has laid low when it comes to romance, except for a brief fling with model Austin Wilson.

And she seemed intent on staying single at least for the time being, addressing her relationship status during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" earlier this month.

"I was on dating apps for a while but as I've spent some time with myself over the past couple months, I realized that I am the type of person that will find any way to regulate when I'm sad or lonely or whatever," Lovato said. "I have to fight those battles on my own and I can't let somebody come in and fix those issues for me. So right now, I'm single and spending my Saturday nights by myself."

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Demi Lovato Accidentally Makes It Instagram Official With Rumored New Boyfriend

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Nothing screams 2020 more than Demi Lovato accidentally crashing her rumored boyfriend's Instagram Live during quarantine. The only silver lining to everybody going live on social media to keep sane amid coronavirus is celebrities slipping up and revealing a bit more than planned (or more than we ever wanted to know) about their innermost thoughts and private lives.

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Demi performed at the 62nd Grammy award ceromony with her new single Anyone which she co wrote, it was a powerful and moving performance which gained a lot of media attention. It highlighted her raw and true emotions through the lyrics and she had to stop at the start because she started crying. She wore all white, exactly the same as her Superbowl performance to create her new star image of being angelic, reborn and a new star. She could not have looked further from an addict, party animal that the media represented her as after her overdose, this was done on purpose to change her star image.

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As part of Demi's comeback after the overdose, she performed at the Superbowl to sing the national anthem in front of thousands of people. She dressed in aln alll white dress which symbolically represents her as angelic and reborn.

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Demi Lovato Sings the National Anthem | Super Bowl LIV Pregame

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One of the three documentaries that Demi released is called Beyond Silence, it follows three people who each struggle with mental health issues. Not only does this raise awareness for mental health but it also supports Demi's activist persona. It positions Demi next to real people and their real lives and in turn makes her seem more authentic in the public eye.

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The media began to discover a trend in the growing number of Disney stars who turned from innocent youths to troubled adults. Demi fits into the same category as the likes of Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan who all drastically changed their star image after they worked with Disney as child stars.

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Before she'd reached double digits, Demi Lovato had a clear vision of her future. A child actress, who made her TV debut at six in Barney and Friends, Lovato was determined to emulate the careers of Shirley Temple and Amy Winehouse.

But by the age of 13, she had already become jaded. Signed on by Disney three years earlier, she had been cast alongside teen heartthrob Joe Jonas in Camp Rock, the singalong follow-up to the phenomenally successful High School Musical. With it, Lovato was thrust into the screens of nine million US households.

Even as she was making it Lovato worried she was following in the footsteps of troubled fellow Disney stars Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. "[During filming I thought] oh crap. In three years, that's going to be me," she said in a 2016 interview. A year later, she said she regretted her childhood career: "I wouldn't start that young if I could do it over again".

Lovato is now 25. On Wednesday, news broke of her being admitted to hospital after a suspected opioid overdose, a month after the singer released a single, Sober, that confirmed she had ended a six-year-stint of abstinence that had been prompted by the sometimes daily alcohol and cocaine consumption that had dogged her teens.

Lovato's troubles, it should be pointed out, started before her career did. She was raised in a house blighted with eating disorders (as suffered by her professional cheerleader mother) and alcoholism (her father, a musician), and was bullied so brutally by her classmates she resorted to homeschooling.

But in pursuing her dreams, Lovato encountered an industry that only made her life less normal. Her acting career sat alongside a musical one via a complex web of music lessons and auditions: in becoming part of the Disney family, Lovato also signed a contract with Hollywood Records. Her musical talent was integral to her big break in Camp Rock, appearing as Jonas's girl-next-door love interest.

"All of a sudden she had to be this role model, and I don't think she was ready for that" Phil McIntyre, Demi Lovato's manager, said in her warts-and-all documentary, Simply Complicated. "She was living two lives. Here she was, squeaky clean on the Disney Channel... and just intense [scrutiny] around behavior. Once the camera stops rolling, she's living another life. She couldn't be a normal teenager." Lovato would later be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and suffered from unstable mental health throughout her early teens. She first used drugs at 17, while starring in her own show Sonny With a Chance.

The confusion is compounded by the fact that while studios want these young stars to be glamorous, they want to keep them sexually neutral. Joe Jonas, the middle of the three Jonas Brothers who had their teenage musical career catapulted to international superstardom in six weeks after appearing on Hannah Montana, recalled the furore caused when nude photos of High School Musical lead Vanessa Hudgens appeared online. "We'd hear execs talking about it, and they would tell us that they were so proud of us for not making the same mistakes, which made us feel like we couldn't ever mess up," he wrote in a lengthy essay for New York Magazine in 2013. "We put incredible pressure on ourselves, the kind of pressure that no teenager should be under."

"It's a big shock when you have someone presented as a lovely Disney character," explains Roy. "All those darker feelings go underground."

Then there's the sheer physical exertions of the hours these teenagers are expected to work. In 2016, Lovato claimed that "we all were shooting shows and really overworking". A 2011 study in the journal of Child Development found that teenagers who work more than 20 hours per week are more likely to use drugs and alcohol. Jonas first tried marijuana at 17, at the urging of his co-stars Cyrus and Lovato.

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When it comes to the issue of child stars, increasing scrutiny is paid to the studios and their duty of care. But while Disney recognises the demands placed on its teenage talent, it has always maintained that a child's welfare should be managed by other people. In 2012, Gary Marsh, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide, told The Hollywood Reporter: 'People know that we don't control who these individuals are, and we don't try to. It's the parents' job to do that.'

Oates disagrees. "Let's not blame parents," he enthuses. "Many parents are under-prepared for the challenges that face them. It takes a lot of knowledge of the industry, and child psychology, to know best how to mitigate what the risks are and how to deal with them."

Disney have introduced measures to try and make things easier for new recruits. Since 2014, parents and children have been encouraged to go to monthly "life skills" classes which are taught by a pediatrician and an expert on child development and focus on emotional and physical wellbeing. There's also the half-day Talent 101 course that tells fledgling stars what to expect and how to deal with the wrangles of contemporary fame, such as their social media presence.

Somehow, though, it still doesn't seem enough: how can a monthly check-in balance out the rapid, and surreal, changes that take place when a child is put in the spotlight? It feels difficult to believe that Talent 101 have alleviated what Cyrus calls "some extreme damage in my psyche as an adult person."

At the time of writing, Lovato is making a recovery in the company of her family, with messages from fans flooding in and showing how much she has inspired them.

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From Britney to Demi Lovato: how Disney raised a generation of troubled stars

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Before she'd reached double digits, Demi Lovato had a clear vision of her future. A child actress, who made her TV debut at six in Barney and Friends, Lovato was determined to emulate the careers of Shirley Temple and Amy Winehouse. But by the age of 13, she had already become jaded.

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Demi's fan group call themselves Lovatics, it is a popular hashtag used by fans on twitter to get attention from other fans around the world and become more of a united fan base, sharing images and stories of the star.

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High quality Lovatic gifts and merchandise. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.

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Demi, being an international popstar has a lot of fans who like to draw her to get her attention and be a part of a wide fan group. In this instance Demi caused an argument when she drew her a lot thinner than she is and commented on how her boobs did not look like that. By going against this one fan she helped others to realise that this is not an accurate representation of her body and not all women have to conform to it. However this is an abnormality in her star image as it is one of the first times Demi has had trouble with her fans, but it conforms to her authenticity as a mental health activist and promoting body confidence.

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Demi Lovato has never shied away from discussing her body image struggles - or from calling out harmful body shamers. But her latest target isn't Photoshop or the media, it's a teenage fan artist, BuzzFeed reports.

Two months ago, Vladimir Serbanescu, a 17-year-old artist from Romania, posted a drawing of Lovato as a mermaid. It's one of his many illustrations of celebrities, including Bella Hadid and Kylie Jenner.

It seems to have been modeled after an image promoting her song, "Body Say," in which she's partially covered up:

But Demi came across a repost of the image and had a bone to pick. "Is that how my boobs should look?" she commented. "It's gorgeous but that's not my body." Serbanescu expressed regret for drawing her that way, but maintained that he was drawing her with a mermaid's body, and didn't intend to have it look realistic. "I worked a lot on that drawing and I was proud of it, but not anymore," he wrote on Instagram.

But that's not where things ended. A Twitter user took Serbanescu's original image and manipulated it to make Lovato's body actually larger than it is. That image got more than 40,000 retweets and 62,000 likes on Twitter. Lovato even liked the tweet, along with one that was even harsher.

The reaction from the fan community has been mixed: some fans say the original mermaid drawing is potentially triggering and harmful for Demi, who has openly discussed her ongoing recovery from an eating disorder. But others called out Demi for asking fan artists, who spend hours drawing tributes to her, to change their style while she, like any celebrity, likely releases Photoshopped pictures of herself on occasion.

Demi's request for accurate representations of her own body shouldn't really be that big of a deal, but this incident blew up, and not just because she was calling out a fan. The fact is that when women publicly defy conventional beauty norms, it's controversial. Demi obviously can't control the images her fans create in her honor, but she can challenge them to create art more thoughtfully.

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Demi Lovato Called Out a Fan Artist for Giving Her an Unrealistic Body

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Demi Lovato has never shied away from discussing her body image struggles - or from calling out harmful body shamers. But her latest target isn't Photoshop or the media, it's a teenage fan artist, BuzzFeed reports. Two months ago, Vladimir Serbanescu, a 17-year-old artist from Romania, posted a drawing of Lovato as a mermaid.

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The clothes that Demi has to wear in Sonny with a Chance again represents the innocence that Disney portrays in all their merchandise, to acumilate sales. Fans begin to obsess over Demi as an actor but also the values she represents and the Disney persona as a whole, they are made to believe Demi chooses to wear modest clothing, little makeup when in fact this has all been carefully chosen for her. By wanting to be like Demi, they are buying into the Disney commodity.

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Sonny With A Chance 10 Year Anniversary! | Sonny With A Chance | Disney Channel

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Giroux and Pollock, 2010 describe the Disney brand as being closely aligned with the notion of childhood innocence. This is certainly true for Demi Lovato, her whole star image was created by Disney to be used as a commodity and this can be seen in the outfits Demi wears, the lack of makeup and her shy persona while acting.

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This expanded and revised edition explores and updates the cultural politics of the Walt Disney Company and how its ever-expanding list of products, services, and media function as teaching machines that shape children's culture into a largely commercial endeavor.

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After Camp Rock 2 and her first stint in rehab, Demi stopped acting for a while, her filmography after 2010 consits of three documentaries and voice overs. This helped her star image move from actor and singer with a young disney audience, to concentrating on real life issues and her authentic self.

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The two famous friends are nearly unrecognisable from the innocent Disney looks that they were both given.This image signifies wealth due to the clothes they are both wearing, Nick in a nice suit and Demi wearing fur, Demi's makeup is very glamorous and mature, appealing to an older group of fans. The magazine have shot them at close proximity to get fans attention.

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Demi's most recent acting cameos have been for reality TV programmes. The Kardashians being one of them, this aligns Demi with her fan base, most of whom are young girls who make up most of the viewers who watch the Kardashians.

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In the most recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, we're reminded of the time that Kim Kardashian and her family attended the March for our Lives protest in New York.

During the episode, we see Kim and daughter North West greet fellow celebs, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato!!

At one point, North even says that Demi is her "favourite", and it's given Twitter a lot of thoughts.

The scene was filmed long before Demi had her overdose, which is stirring a lot of emotions in fans.

Good news is that it has just been reported that Demi has reached ninety days sober in rehab, as the Hollywood Reporter notes.

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North West meeting Demi Lovato on Keeping Up just broke Twitter's heart

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In the most recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, we're reminded of the time that Kim Kardashian and her family attended the March for our Lives protest in New York. During the episode, we see Kim and daughter North West greet fellow celebs, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato!!

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Best Moments of Demi Lovato on The X Factor USA 2013 Auditions #1

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One of Demis main and only roles after she left Disney was being a part of the Glee cast. She played a lesbian girl which helped Demi's star image of a mental health activist, fighting for those in society who are perceived as different by the mass media and culture industries.

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Naya Rivera is bringing Demi Lovato to the "dark side" on "Glee," and the "Heart Attack" singer couldn't be more excited about it.

Lovato will appear in at least six episodes in the upcoming season of "Glee" playing the role of Dani, a New York friend of Lea Michele's character, Rachel, who falls for Rivera's character, Santana.

"The X Factor" judge called into Ryan Seacrest's radio show on Wednesday (September 4) to talk about her time on set - a "giant hangout environment" since she's been longtime friends with some of the cast. She also explained how proud she is to be representing the LGBT community on the hit Fox series.

"What I want people to take away from this isn't, 'Oh my god, Demi is kissing a girl, like this is crazy' or whatever; I want people to take from it [that] this is actually an incredible step in our generation today where I'm able to play a young lesbian on prime time TV," said Lovato, who guests on the show alongside Adam Lambert. "It's becoming the norm and I'm honored to be able to be hopefully inspiring people with my character to be who they are and not be afraid or ashamed."

Lovato shot her first episode last week with Rivera, giving Gleeks their first look at the two together after posting a picture on Instagram.

"I mean, she's playing my love interest, so I'm very, very excited about that," Rivera told MTV News at the 2013 Video Music Awards. "We get to sing a song together. It's gonna be good. I'm excited to work with her. We're bringing her to the dark side. Well, she comes in in a Beatles episode, so [we're singing] a Beatles song. I'm excited."

Following the Beatles episodes, "Glee" will spend October 10 paying tribute to the late Cory Monteith, who died in July at the age of 31.

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Demi Lovato Wants Kissing Naya Rivera On 'Glee' To Be 'Inspiring,' Not 'Crazy'

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Naya Rivera is bringing Demi Lovato to the "dark side" on "Glee," and the "Heart Attack" singer couldn't be more excited about it. Lovato will appear in at least six episodes in the upcoming season of "Glee" playing the role of Dani, a New York friend of Lea Michele's character, Rachel, who falls for Rivera's character, Santana.

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After Disney Demi put her acting career on hold, the majority of her acting turned into cameros and going on chat shows and reality TV as herself.

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Demi Lovato started going on the Ellen DeGeneres show in 2008 and since then has performed 10 times. Since Disney, Demi has tended to stick to acting as her authentic self through coherence, as we are presented with Demi on interview talking about the demons she faces in her public life. Ellen as a show is very charitable, giving audience members and those less fortunate a chance to meet their favourite celebrities, this conforms to Demi's star image.

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBCUniversal, in the United States and Canada. For its first five seasons, the show was taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. It later moved to Stage 1 on the nearby Warner Bros. lot. Since the beginning of the sixth season, Ellen has broadcast in high definition. The show has won 36 Daytime Emmy Awards as of 2013.

October 1, 2008

Demi Lovato performed her single Get Back from her debut album, Don't Forget.

Demi Lovato - Get Back (Live On Ellen)

April 14, 2009

Lovato performed Don't Forget from her debut album, Don't Forget.

Demi Lovato Live on Ellen "Don´t Forget"

September 19, 2011

Lovato performed her single Skyscraper from her third album Unbroken as well as giving an interview.

Lovato performed her single Heart Attack from her fourth album DEMI as well as giving an interview.

October 7, 2013

Lovato performed her single Neon Lights from her fourth album DEMI as well as giving an interview.

November 10, 2014

Lovato and The Vamps performed their single Somebody To You as well as giving an interview.

February 10, 2016

Lovato performed her single Stone Cold from her fifth album Confident as well as giving an interview.

February 15, 2016

Lovato and Fall Out Boy performed their single Irresistible.

Demi Lovato & Fall Out Boy Perform 'Irresistible'

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBCUniversal, in the United States and Canada.

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Drug addiction and mental illness are real, constant struggles for millions of Americans, and Demi Lovato has long been forthcoming about the fact that she is among them.

Her honesty has been a gift to many people who have experienced similar illnesses. And while much of the media will claw to eke out whatever grim details they can of what happened on Tuesday when she was rushed to the hospital after an apparent overdose, we should instead take this as an opportunity to recognize how Lovato's openness about her struggles with addiction and mental health have shone a light on these issues in ways that celebrities rarely do.
'I wasn't ready to get sober': how Demi Lovato faces her demons squarely
Lovato is 25, but she's been in the public eye since childhood, kicking off her acting career in 2002, starring in two Disney productions and releasing her debut album in 2008. But she also entered rehab for the first time when she was 18. The list of diagnoses that Lovato has shared is long: depression, addiction, disordered eating and bipolar disorder. While achieving platinum records and starring on The X Factor, she's spent time in sober living facilities, publicly battled relapses, and received accolades for her role as a mentor for young people with mental health challenges.

To people who haven't had personal experiences with these kinds of challenges, Lovato's vacillation between great success and terrible struggles may seem surprising, especially for someone with access to the kinds of treatments and support that her level of wealth affords her.

But for those of us who have struggled with mental health, her story is familiar and far more realistic than the highly controlled stories that many public figures have to offer.

In academia, they're known as "narratives of restitution": tales of recovery that frame personal experiences of mental illness and addiction as past and resolved. They frame illness as something that can be beaten, even though in many cases recovery is a matter of management rather than victory.

If you've told everyone you're cured, it can feel like a humiliating failure to admit that you need more help

People sharing stories of illness that end in with a happily-ever-afters are often called brave for admitting their weakness and experience, and of course they are, but as a model of resolution they can also be devastating for others when an illness re-emerges or relapses, and even prompt feelings of shame or fears of seeking further help. If you've told everyone you're cured, it can feel like a humiliating failure to admit that you need more help.

Lovato's cycle of recurrent illness is a more accurate reflection of the reality for many: sometimes treatment works and sometimes new treatment is needed. Sometimes people are able to adhere to their regimes for managing their illnesses and sometimes they lose track. Sometimes just when you think you've overcome a problem a new one will present itself in a new, unexpected and complex way. Maybe the coping skills you've developed in the past will help you to deal with it. Maybe you'll need to learn new ones.
Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression | James S Gordon
Lovato's latest single, Sober, is about her lapsed sobriety; she released the song on 21 June, a month before her hospitalization, and it's very apologetic. "I'm sorry that I'm here again," she sings. "I promise I'll get help / It wasn't my intention / I'm sorry to myself."

But Lovato's illness is not her fault, and perhaps that's the most important thing that her story can shed light on: people struggling with mental illness and addiction require empathy, even if they never achieve the kind of recovery that resembles a conclusion.

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Demi Lovato's honesty on mental illness is a rare gift | Jean Hannah Edelstein

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Drug addiction and mental illness are real, constant struggles for millions of Americans, and Demi Lovato has long been forthcoming about the fact that she is among them. Her honesty has been a gift to many people who have experienced similar illnesses.

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Demi Lovato's speech at the National Alliance of Mental Illness - Sept. 4th

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Demi's deleted all of her instagram pictures and her first post is from November 6th 2018, which comes three months afer her near fatal overdose. She uses her instagram to promote body positivity and also as a way of authenticating herself with her fans, in this picture she reveals how she used to edit her pictures and is sorry but now is proud of her imperfections and shows fans they should be too.

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Demi speaks at DNC to be a mental health advocate and push for better care for people with those the same issues she has. She speaks to i
encourage people to vote for Hillary Clinton.

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Throughout her whole career Demi has been open with her battle against bulimia and bipolar. With this she has become a mental health activist and her fan base has grown due to this. People feel close to Demi through their own struggles to addiction and look to her music as a way of coping. After her overdose the hashtag HowDemiHasHelpedMe started trending showing the loyalty of her fanbase. One fan describes Demi as "always being there" showing how the authenticity of her star image has made fans believe they are close to Demi on a personal level.

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Demi Lovato fans are sharing stories of how much the singer means to them using the hashtag #HowDemiHasHelpedMe.

The 25-year-old is in hospital in Los Angeles after a suspected drug overdose.

Demi has struggled with addiction, eating disorders, bipolar and depression, which she's spoken about previously.

A spokesperson for the pop singer told the BBC she is "awake and with her family".

Demi announced she was " not sober anymore" on her new single Sober last month.

It wasn't clear from the song whether Demi was referencing breaking her sobriety in June or in the past.

Some people have been sharing their stories of the impact she's had on their lives using the Twitter hashtag.

One of those people is 21-year-old Nicole Smith from Manchester, who says the Sorry Not Sorry singer helped her through anxiety and depression after she lost a close family member.

Nicole was at the Ariana Grande concert where the Manchester Arena bombing took place in May 2017.

She says going to Demi Lovato's concert last month helped her overcome her fear of going to live gigs.

"I had always been an anxious child and had suffered with different forms of anxiety, but in that time (after losing a relative) it was the worst it had ever been," she tells Newsbeat.

"Through her music and knowing her past, it really helped me to open up about it and seek the help I needed at that time."

"I attended Demi's concert in Manchester and this was the first time since the Manchester attack.

"I was extremely nervous, but by the end of the concert I got that same enjoyment from a concert that I used to get before the attack, something I had not felt in a long time, and thought I had lost forever."

23-year-old Laura from Melbourne, Australia has suffered from an eating disorder, anxiety and depression since age 15 and says Demi has "always been there" for her.

"Her music always speaks to me and helps me to keep going," she tells Newsbeat.

"I don't think I would be where I am today, so well healed and getting over my eating disorder so well, if it wasn't for her.

Laura also explains how important it is for celebrities like Demi to be so open about their mental health.

"Someone with such a positive platform that has been through it and has the platform to speak on it is good for the world to hear.

"Yes teenagers and young people are starting to open up about their mental health issues, but I think it's still an issue.

"She's helped me a lot with how she's advocated for mental heath."

Allie, 16, created a Twitter fan account dedicated to Demi after she helped her through "dark times".

She says hearing about Demi's relapse "really saddened" her.

"To me she is an inspiring woman filled with strength and talent and she gives meaning to the words 'staying strong'.

"She helped me get better with my issues and with all my might I hope that she'll get better too."

Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here.

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Demi Lovato fans are sharing stories of how much the singer means to them using the hashtag #HowDemiHasHelpedMe. The 25-year-old is in hospital in Los Angeles after a suspected drug overdose. Demi has struggled with addiction, eating disorders, bipolar and depression, which she's spoken about previously.

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Star image - mental health activist

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Demi's most recent song called I love me was only just released, it is all about making time to love yourself and not listen to the bullies that are in your head and online. This song is very different to most of Demi's music which is mostly about heartbreak, here she is coming to the realisation that its ok to be alone. It is all about body confidence and backing yourself, her outfit is a vibrant happy red, she wears red lipstick and the music video is upbeat. This is a part of her recovery which makes up her new star image and inspires her fans that they will get through their problems like she did.

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Demi Lovato - I Love Me (Official Video)

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'Six years sober and miserable': Demi Lovato blames 2018 overdose on eating disorder and being 'controlled' as she prepares to release new single I Love Me

She's set to drop new single I Love Me on Friday.

And Demi Lovato sat down with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres to talk about her long road back after her July 2018 overdose that left her hospitalized.

The singer, 27, said it began with her eating disorder and 'turned into other things'.

'My bulimia got really bad,' she explained. 'I asked for help and I didn't get the help that I needed.

Demi went on: 'I'm thinking to myself: 'I am six years sober and I am miserable ... why am I sober?'

She says she went to a party, started drinking and three months later ended up in hospital.

Demi's comeback is being managed by Scooter Braun who counts Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande among his clients.

She told Ellen that a lot of her issues were down to the actions of her previous team whom she described as controlling.

'I lived a life for the past six years that I felt like wasn't my own,' she said. 'My life, I just felt it was controlled by so many people around me.'

'If I was in my hotel room at night they would take out my phone so I coudn't call room service,' Demi told Ellen. 'If there was fruit in my room they took it out because it was extra sugar.'

She went on: 'For many years I didn't even have a birthday cake. This year when I turned 27, I have a new team and Scooter Braun, my manager, gave me the best birthday cake.'

Demi owned her journey and offered words of advice for others: 'If you do go through this you yourself can get through it.'

'It may be bumpy but as long as you take the responsibility, you can move past it and love yourself.'

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Demi Lovato blames 2018 overdose on eating disorder

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She's set to drop new single I Love Me on Friday. And Demi Lovato sat down with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres to talk about her long road back after her July 2018 overdose that left her hospitalized. The singer, 27, said it began with her eating disorder and 'turned into other things'.

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Demi publicly announced the end of her six years of sobriety through her single Sober. This allowed Demi to speak to her fans on a personal level through her music and profit off her own story instead of the media using it. It paints her in a better light because she makes her fans feel sympathy for her rather than disappointment by apologising directly through the lyrics.

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Demi Lovato revealed her "truth," as she put in on Thursday, when the 25-year-old dropped the lyric video for a new song, "Sober." Her truth is that, after six years of sobriety, she relapsed.

"Mama, I'm so sorry I'm not sober anymore/ And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor," Lovato sings. "To the ones who never left me, we've been down this road before/ I'm so sorry/ I'm not sober anymore."

A few lines later, she apologizes "for the fans I lost who watched me fall again/ I wanna be a role model, but I'm only human."

Lovato has struggled with bipolar disorder, bulimia, and substance abuse over the years. She entered a treatment facility in 2011, but relapsed upon exiting and later spent a year at a sober living facility. Lovato revealed in March that she "officially turned 6 years sober" from drugs and alcohol.

Fans began speculating in April that she might have broken her sobriety when images surfaced of her holding what looked like alcohol next to singer Hayley Kiyoko. As noted by PEOPLE, Lovato responded to commenters, "I don't have to defend anything but it was Red Bull."

Now, towards the end of "Sober," she sings, "I'm sorry that I'm here again/ I promise I'll get help/ It wasn't my intention/ I'm sorry to myself."

In April, Lovato was "heartbroken" when she announced the cancellation of the South American leg of her Tell Me You Love Me World Tour, citing "production issues." She later appeared in Christina Aguilera's music video for "Fall In Line."

Following her birthday this year, Lovato opened up about her struggles on stage with DJ Khaled.

"Six years ago, I was drinking vodka out of a Sprite bottle at 9 in the morning, throwing up in the car, and I just remember thinking, 'This is no longer cute. This is no longer fun. And I'm just like my dad,'" she recalled. "The reason why I became so open about my story is because I know that there are people here tonight that need to ask for help, and I want you to know that's okay. Mental health is something that we don't ever talk about, and we need to take the stigma away. So let's raise the awareness. Let's let everybody know it's okay to have a mental illness."

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Demi Lovato confesses 'I'm not sober anymore' in new song

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Demi Lovato revealed her "truth," as she put in on Thursday, when the 25-year-old dropped the lyric video for a new song, "Sober." Her truth is that, after six years of sobriety, she relapsed. "Mama, I'm so sorry I'm not sober anymore/ And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor," Lovato sings.

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Demi released Sober as an explanation to her fans about the end of her six years of sobriety, in the song she apologises to her parents and "sorry for the fans I lost, I wanted to be a role model but im only human" aligning herself positively with her fans and speaking to them on a personal level as if they are friends. This makes her fans feel sorry for Demi rather than disappointed or frowned upon, the way she is so open means she can identify with fans going through the same experience.

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Demi Lovato - Sober (Official Lyric Video)

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In 2018 after years of struggling with her mental health, Demi had a near fatal drug overdose which was heavily covered by the media.

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"The last time I did an interview this long, I was on cocaine."

It's clear from the first minute of Demi Lovato's official documentary, released last October, that the singer has no problem being open about her addictions.

The previous interview she refers to was for another documentary - 2012's Stay Strong - in which she spoke of her "daily battle" with eating disorders, self-harm and mental health issues, as well as addiction.

Lovato had "Stay" tattooed on one wrist and "Strong" on the other. She seemed to be keeping the demons at bay.

She insisted she got clean soon after making that film.

However, a month ago, fans discovered she had relapsed when she revealed in a new song: "I'm not sober any more."

So her apparent overdose on Tuesday is a heart-wrenching twist for the 25-year-old and all those who had followed her on her rough journey from Disney star to troubled pop icon.

The pressures of being a teen star, a dysfunctional relationship with her father and bullying all contributed to the issues that have threatened to drag her under at various points in her career, those documentaries revealed.

The singer said her problems with food and suicidal thoughts began even before her big break on TV show Barney & Friends when she was 10 years old.

At the age of 12, kids in her class signed a petition encouraging her to kill herself.

The pressures were exacerbated when she found stardom in Disney Channel hits Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance, before launching a pop career.

"I felt the pressure increase when the fame started to creep into my life," she said in the latest documentary. "I started to feel pressure to look a certain way, to sing music that people would like rather than sing music that I would like.

"There was more pressure to succeed... I was a perfectionist and I really wanted to be the best of the best. It didn't let up at all. It just mounted more and more."

She first tried cocaine at the age of 17 when she was working on the Disney Channel. "I felt out of control with the coke the first time," she said.

"My dad was an addict and an alcoholic and I guess I always searched for what he found in drugs and alcohol because it fulfilled him and he chose that over a family."

The first public admission that anything was wrong came in 2010 when she dropped out of the Camp Rock 2 tour with the Jonas Brothers and went into rehab for what were described at the time as "emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time".

The breaking point had come when she and her backing dancers trashed their hotel one night after drinking and smoking weed.

Lovato was also taking Adderall, an addictive prescription stimulant - and she punched a backing dancer who told her parents and manager she was using the drug.

"I lived fast and I was going to die young," she said in 2016. "I didn't think I would make it to 21."

After checking into treatment, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

When she came out, she continued using drugs like cocaine and Xanax. "I wasn't working my program," she said. "I wasn't ready to get sober.

"I was sneaking it on planes, sneaking it in bathrooms, sneaking it throughout the night - nobody knew... I was either craving drugs or on drugs... I was not easy to work with."

In the documentary, she revealed she would even fake drug tests by handing over other people's urine, and on one occasion was taken to hospital after a suicide attempt.

It was only when she hit such lows that she made a concerted effort to get clean.

When she was a judge on the US X Factor in 2012 and '13, viewers had no idea she was living in a "sober apartment" - a place to live and get help with recovery. She had room-mates, no phone and had to do chores.

That sobriety lasted for six years, she said. In her documentary, she revealed that although she stayed off drugs and alcohol, she has never managed to "fully conquer" her bulimia.

She said: "Food is still the biggest challenge in my life and it controls... I don't want to give it the power to say it controls my every thought, but it's something that I'm constantly thinking about.

"Body image, what I'm going to eat next, what I wish I could be eating, what I wish I didn't eat. It's just constant. I get envious towards people that don't struggle with an eating disorder just because I feel like my life would be so much easier."

Fans believed her life was going in the right direction - until June 2018, when she posted the song Sober.

She sang: " Momma, I'm so sorry, I'm not sober any more/And daddy, please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor/To the ones who never left me/We've been down this road before/I'm so sorry, I'm not sober any more."

Two weeks earlier, she had cancelled two shows of her UK tour.

The 2017 documentary had ended on a predictably upbeat note, with her transformation at that point described as "a miracle".

The documentary was titled Simply Complicated, and fans who have stuck by her know by now her story is rarely simple.

But they will hope she can get back to a point where she can live with her demons, even if taming them has proved a painful struggle.

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After her stint in rehab and her openness with her fans, Demi becomes a mental health activist and a lot of her young fans listen to her songs to get through hardship. This was the first time Demi's acting distanced her from her Disney persona and she opened up about wanting to create more music and take a break from acting. It came out in her Simply Complicated documentary that she was doing cocaine the whole way through this documentary which suggests she hid this because she did not want to align herself with this persona and was not ready for it to be part of her star image. By addressing her own inauthenticity in Simply Complicated, Demi was able to regain the trust of her fans.

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Demi Lovato Stay Strong Documental - Trailer

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Demi Lovato Stay Strong Documental - Trailer

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Demi performed a teaser of her new album during the 2020 Grammys. It was a very emotional and raw performance and she is dressed all in white to signify her rebirth. This was the first performance after her overdose and near death in 2018.

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Demi and Nick became friends through working on Camp Rock together. They also had the same manager throughout 2008-2018, Phill McIntyre. Nick and Demi's friendship did not stop when her Disney journey ended and they created Safehouse records together in 2017. Fans call their relationship together 'Nemi' and are always rooting for them to become more than friends. Although they have moved away from Disney, it ties them to the Disney identity and their fans who have been with them since the start get to see them grow into their own.

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Nick Jonas And Demi Lovato: The Pop Duo's Friendship In Pictures

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Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato are the seemingly unshakeable friendship that has survived rehab, marriage and more.

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This album is all about Demi's battle with recovery, with her sobriety and recovering from heartbreak and being single. The video concentrates on Demi being in a toxic relationship, she FaceTimes her actual friend at the start of the music video to make it feel more authentic.

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Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me (Official Video)

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Demi describes this album as being an authentic representation of herself rather than concentrating on what will sell. It was the first album that she produced by her own label, safehouse records which was created with Nick Jonas. This makes her fans feel as if they are closer to Demi and getting the "real" her, however this is all part of her star image.

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Demi Lovato Interview and Q&A on her Confident Album

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The fourth studio album that Lovato created was called Demi. Its lead single was heart attack, which is about not wanting to fall in love or get hurt again, which refers to Demis personal experiences in finding love. The single peaked at number 10 and was heavily praised for its vocals. By calling the album Demi she aligns with her own star brand, far away from the one given to her by Disney.

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Heart Attack by Demi Lovato song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position

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The message the album sends is more mature, to appeal to Demi's new fan group, an older demographic. The album debuted number 4 in the US.

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Instead of going too edgy or staying a Disney princess, Demi Lovato's Unbroken, which drops Tuesday, is a perfectly mature album without scaring away the teens that grew up loving the "Camp Rock" star.

Thanks to touches of Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé, Lovato will certainly win over a whole new fanbase. The album touts production and songwriting credits from A-listers like Timbaland, Ryan Tedder and Toby Gad, and while Demi got some assistance from artists like Missy Elliott, Iyaz, Dev and Jason Derülo, she's the true star on the album.

Her big voice and sassy-yet-vulnerable attitude play up the album's flirty tracks and moving ballads. The Missy and Timbaland collabo "All Night Long" puts Demi's signature big voice over a pumping beat, Tim's signature beatbox vocals and Missy's always on-point rhymes.

The banger serves as the perfect setup up for "Who's That Boy," an equally party-friendly track that opens with a swirling, pumping beat. Lovato sings, "I've been staring at ya/ And I could do it all night/ You're looking like an angel/ With the kind of body that needs a spotlight."

The title track is an empowering disco song about being saved by love. "Give Your Heart a Break" and "Hold Up" are fun, smart dance songs about cute boys. "Give Your Heart a Break" features strings playing behind Lovato's voice as she sings, "The day I first met you/ You told me you never fall in love/ But now that I get you/ I know fear is what it really was."

Given Demi's personal life over the past 12 months, the ballads could have easily been heavy-handed; instead, they are specific to her yet relatable. Also, they show Demi's growth as an artist - lyrically and personally. On the sweeping doo-wop-inspired "Lightweight," Demi sings about the struggle one feels when she is both inexperienced in love but also falling hard for someone.

"Fix a Heart," another standout slow jam, is a piano-driven ballad on which Demi belts lines like "You must be a miracle worker/ Swearing up and down you can fix what's broken/ Please don't get my hopes up, baby/ How can you be so cruel?/ It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts."

The album closes out with a remix of lead single "Skyscraper," a perfect close to an album that balances feel-good party jams with deeply personal tracks about struggling with identity and love.

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Demi Lovato's Unbroken: Putting It Back Together

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This was the hit single in the album Unbroken and sends the message about one of the hardest periods of her life and overcoming it, sending a message of hope to her fans. It is incredibly personal, aligning with her new star image that portrays her as an individual not a branch of Disney.

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"There were lots of tears. She cried and we tried."

Billboard is celebrating the 2010s with essays on the 100 songs that we feel most define the decade that was -- the songs that both shaped and reflected the music and culture of the period -- with help telling their stories from some of the artists, behind-the-scenes collaborators and industry insiders involved.

Demi Lovato was already a star "Skyscraper" was released in July 2011: as a Disney Channel breakthrough, she had already starred in two Camp Rock films and scored a No. 1 album with 2009's PG-rated pop-rock effort Here We Go Again.

Yet "Skyscraper" -- Lovato's first solo top 10 hit on the Hot 100 chart and a wrenching response to the most tumultuous period in the singer's life to that point -- effectively transformed the 19-year-old from a Mouse House starlet to a respected adult pop voice and prolific hitmaker.

Months prior to the release of "Skyscraper," Lovato entered an inpatient treatment center; she admitted to self-harming and suffering from bulimia, as well as using drugs and alcohol as coping mechanisms. A piano ballad in which the notes seem to fade in and out of view, "Skyscraper" finds Lovato summoning personal strength against all odds, her voice transforming from frail to ferocious -- "All my windows still are broken, but I'm standing on my feet," she asserts, before defiantly singing on the chorus, "Go on and try to tear me down/ I will be rising from the ground/ Like a skyscraper."

"Skyscraper" registers as devastatingly personal, especially considering the timing of its release. Yet the song was actually not created for Lovato: originally written by Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins and Estonian singer Kerli for the latter to use, "Skyscraper" was then passed to and recorded by Jordin Sparks. "It was going to be a bonus cut and then it fell out of the record," Gad says, referring to Sparks' 2009 album Battlefield.

According to Gad, the song then made its way to Jon Lind, who was serving as Lovato's A&R rep at Hollywood Records at the time, and Lind fell in love with it. "He convinced everyone around that this would be Demi Lovato's first single off the album, which is really unusual, because usually ballads are never for singles," says Gad, who at that point had already scored hits with Beyoncé and Fergie. "In the session when we recorded this song, there were lots of tears. She cried and we cried. It was very emotional, and the performance was just incredible."

"It was like this song was written for her and everything that she had gone through with rehab," says Robbins, who has also co-written hits for Jason Derulo and David Guetta. "When I heard that performance, I was like, 'This was what it always had to be.'"

"Skyscraper" did indeed serve as the lead single to Lovato's 2011 album Unbroken, and hit No. 10 on the Hot 100 upon its release. Unbroken also included "Give Your Heart a Break," which became one of Lovato's more durable radio hits and a preview of the romance-focused pop singles that would be included on future albums Demi, Confident and Tell Me You Love Me. Yet "Skyscraper" established Lovato as both a nuanced performer with a spectacular vocal range, and a pop artist unafraid to address her personal issues head-on.

The latter would be a theme for former Disney and Nickelodeon stars in the years that followed, as Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas each found success unveiling their grown-up vulnerabilities for the world to see; Lovato started all of that with "Skyscraper" in 2011. (Seven years later, she opened up about relapsing on another devastating piano ballad, "Sober"; sadly, the single preceded an overdose in July 2018 that left Lovato hospitalized for two weeks.)

Even divorced from the period in Lovato's career during which it was released, "Skyscraper" lives on as a blunt-force message of pop empowerment, stirring the listener to turn the garbage of their respective world into gold, as its vocalist certainly demonstrated. "That's a song that definitely will stay around, and some other artists will pick it up someday and make a cover version again," says Gad. "In my opinion, it's the song that defines Demi."

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Demi Lovato's 'Skyscraper': Songs That Defined the Decade | Billboard

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Billboard is celebrating the 2010s with essays on the 100 songs that we feel most define the decade that was -- the songs that both shaped and reflected the music and culture of the period -- with help telling their stories from some of the artists, behind-the-scenes collaborators and industry insiders involved.

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Recovery

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Demi and Selena as branded Disney BFF's 

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Demi and Selena as branded Disney BFF's 

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Page 167 of Gillan's 2014 book "Television Broadcasting" describes the girls as being promoted as best friends , this is so Disney can sell their brand and reach a bigger audience, it also makes their stars seem more normal and authentic rather than paid actresses which makes their fans feel closer to them on a personal level. They starred together in Princess Protection Programme which helped Disney to profit off their friendship.

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Television Brandcasting examines U. S. television's utility as a medium for branded storytelling. It investigates the current and historical role that television content, promotion, and hybrids of the two have played in disseminating brand messaging and influencing consumer decision-making.

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Demi and Selena's friendship was created through Disney, both girls worked together on Barney and Friends and fans quickly adored their friendship. Which by fans was seen as authentic and real, however it was constructed by Disney through the girls similar clothing, natural innocent looks that Disney produced.Disney pushed the girls to be friends by casting them in the same shows and closely aligning their personas. By becoming friends the two girls enhanced their innocent Disney star persona.

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Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato Photo: Selena & Demi

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Photo of Selena & Demi for fans of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato. Selena & Demi

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Demi appearance in the Disney poster is very innocent and happy with light colours and modest clothing. Aligning herself with the Disney qualities and her young fandom.

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In an interview in 2011 Demi describes her struggle with mental health and issues with cutting herself. This separates her even further from the innocent Disney persona that was created for her to more of the real unedited and troubled Demi.

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Eating disorder and mental health issues

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Eating disorder and mental health issues

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Talking in her documentary, Simply Complicated which aired in 2017. Demi describes being diagnosed with bipolar and bulimia after her first stint in rehab. She was nearly dropped by her management for punching her backup dancer in the face and continuously doing adderall and cocaine whilst on tour with the Jonas Brothers. She portrayed herself in the film and by telling her own story creates less distance between herself and fans, they are able to identify with her issues. It makes her seem more authentic and have a personal connection with her fans who have been through the same struggles.

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Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated - Official Documentary

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After becoming well-known for Disney and the Jonas brothers, Demi's move away from this star persona opened doors for her. Pursuing a solo singing career and gaining popularity as an individual not as a brand. The interview questions concentrate on her fight with addiction and get to know Demi as an artist rather than questions about Disney.

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From Disney Star to Solo Artist

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Demi Lovato's spokesman's disgust at 'completely unfounded' sex tape rumours

Representatives for Demi Lovato have reacted with outrage to 'completely unfounded' rumours that a 'sex tape' exists of the Disney star.

The 18-year-old is currently in rehab, having admitted herself voluntarily for 'physical and emotional issues' after reportedly punching a female backing dancer.

Last week a photo emerged showing Demi and her dancers striking a mock raunchy pose, with one pulling down the singer's top.

Internet rumours that Demi had also filmed herself engaged in sexual activity are said to have stemmed from this.

With Demi unable to speak for herself, her representatives reacted immediately, branding the rumours 'disgusting'.

'Perpetrating these completely unfounded rumours from supposed sources while Demi is in treatment dealing with serious physical and emotional issues is disgusting.

"The sourcing on this report is so spotty that it is hard to fully respond.'

In the original story, X17.com quoted a source as saying Demi's uncle Francisco Lovato had been stopping people from entering her tour bus while she was onboard with a boyfriend in August.

The same source claimed a 'sex tape will soon emerge' of the star.

This report quickly swept around the web, with Demi Lovato becoming one of the most searching for terms.

But Demi's representative dismissed the claims as completely fabricated, giving examples as to why they could not be true.

'For instance, Francisco Lovato is the brother of Demi's estranged father,' they told Gossip Cop.

'He never travelled on the tour, and certainly didn't serve as some sort of chaperone.'

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Representatives for Demi Lovato have reacted with outrage to 'completely unfounded' rumours that a 'sex tape' exists of the Disney star. The 18-year-old is currently in rehab, having admitted herself voluntarily for 'physical and emotional issues' after reportedly punching a female backing dancer.

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The change in Demi's once innocent appearance now turned dark and rebellious highlights a huge difference in her star persona, creating even more distance between herself and the Disney star she was known for. The article directly addresses Demi as a "troubled teen".

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She made her name as a bright and breezy Disney star, but it seems those days are over for troubled teen Demi Lovato.

The singer and actress was almost unrecognisable as she emerged from an Illinois rehab facility for the first time since checking into the centre in mid-October.

The 18-year-old stepped out with a new darker hair colour, lashings of goth-style lipstick and black nail varnish she headed into a movie theatre in Chicago over the Christmas holidays.

The star was on a brief release from rehab, where she has been receiving treatment for 'emotional and physical issues'.

She spent a few hours with her mother Dianna, step-father Eddie and her two sisters Dallas and Madison who had made the trip from their home in California to see her for the holiday.

She had been given a day pass, allowing her a few hours on Christmas day to leave the facility, but she had to return that evening to continue her treatment.

The usually polished and pretty star appeared to have dyed her hair a dark brown colour and was sporting dark brown lipstick for the occasion which she paired with a equally grungy clothing ensemble.

The young Sonny With A Chance starlet looked more rocker than Disney princess in black laced boots, patterned tights, a black dress and furry animal print jacket.

She also kept her face covered with large black sunglasses and a black hat.

Demi checked into the treatment centre in Illinois for 'physical and emotional issues' after lashing out at backup dancer Alex Welch and punching her in the face over a supposed misunderstanding.

Demi was on tour with the Jonas Brothers Live Tour when the confrontation occurred on a flight from Peru.

Alex, who has also performed with Pink, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, claims Lovato was upset because she had 'gotten in trouble' over antics on a night out.

Just last week the singer reached undisclosed financial settlement with 21-year-old Welch over the incident.

'The parties are satisfied and the dispute has been resolved amicably and completely,' Welch's attorney Donald Karpel told celebrity website TMZ.

Meanwhile, Demi is set to continue treatment at the facility into the New Year and has pushed back the release of her next album as a result.

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Troubled Demi Lovato banishes her Disney girl image as she emerges from rehab with a new gothic look

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She made her name as a bright and breezy Disney star, but it seems those days are over for troubled teen Demi Lovato. The singer and actress was almost unrecognisable as she emerged from an Illinois rehab facility for the first time since checking into the centre in mid-October.

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The transition away from her Disney persona was helped by a stint in Rehab at the age of 18, going from innocent Disney star to troubled artist, she simultaneously stopped working with Disney after this episode in Rehabilitation. This emotional trauma is also linked to her very public breakup with Joe Jonas and the media attention surrounding it. While Joe moved on during the filming for Camp Rock 2 and the Disney power couple fell apart causing Demi to move away from that persona.

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'The pressure got to her': Demi Lovato's father blames Hollywood for his 18-year-old daughter's admission to rehab

This week Demi Lovato stunned fans with the news she has checked into rehab for 'emotional and physical' issues.

And now the Disney teen's father Patrick is blaming the pressures of Hollywood for his daughter's problems.

'There are a lot of pressures,' he told U.S. website RadarOnline. 'That is one of the things I worried about when she signed with Disney. It's just going to happen.'

However, Patrick confessed he has not seen or spoken to his 18-year-old daughter for a while.

'It's been a couple of months,' he admitted. 'I've had cancer, I've been in the hospital for two months and I just got out. She hasn't visited, she's been too busy, she's been way too busy.'

A representative for the star announced yesterday she was leaving her tour with the Jonas Brothers to seek 'medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time.'

This weekend, Demi is alleged to have got in a scuffle with a backing dancer at the airport in Peru on Saturday, where she had been touring with the band.

'Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help,' the representative added to E! News.

'Demi and her family ask that the media please respect their privacy during this difficult time. She regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future.'

The Disney star's mother Dianna, her step father and manager Eddie De La Garza and her half sister Madison, who appears on Desperate Housewives, looked grim as they returned to their Los Angeles home yesterday.

The Jonas Brothers today said they had no plans to replace Demi for the remaining six days of the tour.

A source told E! Online that Demi may have found it difficult to tour alongside her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas, who is now dating Twilight star Ashley Greene.

'After she split with Joe, it was just a whole bunch of drama, very awkward,' the source said. 'Everyone tried to be professional, but you could tell it was wearing down Demi.

'It was a taboo subject to bring up, but clearly she wasn't over Joe.'

The source added that the stress of the tour and promoting movie Camp Rock 2 may have been too much for the young star.

'The [Jonas] boys got a break after the tour, but Demi went a non-stop promo campaign for Camp Rock 2 and was pushing the single for that movie. It really was too much ask of a girl that young. She just couldn't handle it.'

'I think Demi has a lot of issues she is dealing with, but at the source of them all is a great deal of stress.

The 18-year-old had a tough childhood, dropping out of school after being bullied.

Back in September, she discussed her past on TV talk show The View.

'I had no idea why [I was being bullied],' Demi told Barbara Walters on the U.S. daytime show.

'People would say: "They're just jealous girls." But you don't want to hear that - you want to know a reason, so you just keep pinning it on yourself.

'I wasn't going to be the girl who was like "Oh they're just jealous of me."'

She wrote more about her experiences in an October letter on the PACER's Teens Against Bullying website.

'Many people think of bullying as getting beat up in school, but it is so much more than that,' she wrote.

'For me it was all of the verbal harassment I had to deal with. People say sticks and stones may break your bones but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten.'

Meanwhile, Demi's hit Disney show Sonny With A Chance, is still on a scheduled hiatus, but Disney today backed their star.

'We support Demi's decision to put her health first and we send her our best wishes,' a Disney spokesperson told People.

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'The pressure got to her:' Demi Lovato's father blames Hollywood for landing his 18-year-old daughter in rehab

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This week Demi Lovato stunned fans with the news she has checked into rehab for 'emotional and physical' issues. And now the Disney teen's father Patrick is blaming the pressures of Hollywood for his daughter's problems. 'There are a lot of pressures,' he told U.S. website RadarOnline.

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Troubled Star

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After the success of Camp Rock in 2007, the sequel was produced in 2010. This came just after Demi's very public breakup with Joe Jonas and started her transition from Disney star to troubled, bad girl solo artist.

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Joe Jonas kisses Demi Lovato ! (But Jonas Brothers fans can relax - it's only for the cameras)

They may have split up more than five months ago, but Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato certainly weren't lacking in passion this weekend.

However, female fans of the 21-year-old Jonas Brother can relax - the couple aren't back together.

The kiss was for their Disney TV Movie - Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

And more than eight million viewers saw Demi's alter ego Mitchie share the embrace with Joe's character - singer Shane Gray.

Demi and Joe split up in the spring after just three months of dating, with the Jonas Brother now said to be seeing Twilight star Ashley Greene.

But 18-year-old Demi didn't get much of a chance to lick her wounds following the breakup.

She had to join the Jonas Brothers on a three month tour of the U.S. as well as promote the Camp Rock film.

However, following the public split, she said she'd be keeping any future romance under wraps.

'I learned my lesson,' she told People. 'It's not very much fun when you break up in a public relationship. So, maybe next time keep a secret.

The star, who also appears in Disney TV show Sonny With a Chance, said she had found it tricky to keep quiet about her happiness when she was dating the Jonas brother.

'You want to say to your fans: "Guess what, I'm so in love with somebody." You want to shout it from the rooftops. That's what you do when you fall in love,' she said.

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Joe Jonas kisses Demi Lovato... (But Jonas Brothers fans can relax - it's only for the cameras)

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They may have split up more than five months ago, but Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato certainly weren't lacking in passion this weekend. However, female fans of the 21-year-old Jonas Brother can relax - the couple aren't back together. The kiss was for their Disney TV Movie - Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

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The success from the album opened doors for Demi, she got invited onto the popular chat show Ellen Degeneres where they discussed her rising fame and devoted fans. The pressure to be a good role model was highlighted in the interview and so was her awkwardness about being so popular.

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Demi had a relationship with Joe Jonas from 2008 to 2010 after Camp Rock, which was covered extensively by the media. Both stars came from a Disney background which contributed to Demi's Disney star persona. They are shown in this interview as an authentic couple, showing their "true" personalities on the radio show. They do this by aligning themselves to normal members of the public and showing their vulnerability, explaining the nerves that they have to perform.

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First Interview As a Couple: Joe Jonas & Demi Lovato | Interview | On Air With Ryan Seacrest

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The first album that Demi released came after Camp Rock in September 2008 and was a huge success. It debuted at number 2 and was certified gold by the RIAA for US sales of over 500,000 copies. The album was aimed at the tween Disney audience that she gained from Camp Rock and was very popular with her tween audience.

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This article focuses on Don't Forget the album, if you are looking for Don't Forget the song visit its page.

Don't Forget

Don't Forget is the debut studio album by American recording artist Demi Lovato The album was released on September 23, 2008, by Hollywood Records. Lovato co-wrote most of the songs with American boy band Jonas Brothers, who handled production alongside John Fields. Lovato started working on the project during filming of the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock. Most of the tracks were written during the Jonas Brothers' Look Me in the Eyes spring tour. The album also features writing credits by Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves and Rooney frontman Robert Schwartzman. Musically, Don't Forget features a pop rock and power pop sound and the lyrics deal with various teen topics.

The album was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Due to most of the album being co-produced by the Jonas Brothers, critics noted distinctive similarities between the artists. However, the Jonas-penned tracks were praised. Don't Forget peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. Elsewhere, Don't Forget reached the top ten on the Canadian Albums Chart and cracked the top forty in Spain and New Zealand.

" Get Back" served as the album's lead single and reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was followed by " La La Land", the first international single. It peaked at number 52 in the United States and inside the top 40 in Ireland and United Kingdom. In 2009, Lovato embarked on her first headlining tour, Summer Tour 2009, to promote the album along with her sophomore effort, Here We Go Again (2009).

Background

Lovato was discovered by Disney Channel during an open call audition in her hometown of Dallas, Texas and made her debut on the short series As the Bell Rings in 2007. She subsequently auditioned for a role on the television series Jonas, but did not get the part. Instead, she received the main role in the musical film Camp Rock after singing for the network executives. The same day, she auditioned for a role on the series Sonny with a Chance, which she received. For Camp Rock, she submitted an audition tape and Gary Marsh, Disney's president of entertainment, asked her to sing. Lovato recalled that "They kind of put me on the spot. I don't mind it. When people put me on the spot, it's kind of like, 'Hey, I'm not going to get nervous. I'm just going to do what I do.' So I did what I did." She sang Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man", and Hollywood Records senior vice president Bob Cavallo said that their "jaws just dropped". The stunt resulted in Lovato receiving the lead role in Camp Rock, and a record deal with Hollywood Records in early 2008.

Lovato enlisted her Camp Rock co-stars the Jonas Brothers to work with her on the album, saying that her own songs needed "polish". She said that it was "important" to include them on her album as she "would love to have their input anytime". She felt that she needed help with the writing process as she tended to write songs that were "a little bit more intense and less catchy". With the album, she wanted to establish herself as a musician; she did not just want to be known as "the girl from Camp Rock'". Lovato explained that her goal was to have fun with the album and that she would include deeper themes on her sophomore effort, stating: "You won't necessarily find a lot of [dark songs] on the album, but hopefully you will on the next album. It's my first one, so I wanted it to be fun - stuff you can drive around in your car to and jam out to."

Development

Lovato started writing songs with the Jonas Brothers during filming of Camp Rock. Later in the spring of 2008, they co-wrote ten songs in a week during the band's headlining Look Me in the Eyes Tour. Lovato said, "I wrote it with them and they helped me. They obviously knew the situation, and then we got on the bus one night - songs just started pouring out." Before the tour's European leg, they went to the studio where the band co-produced the songs with John Fields. Speaking of the experience of co-producing, Nick Jonas said: "Being able to co-produce was really cool and definitely something we'll be doing a lot more of. Nick also complimented working with Lovato. The album was recorded in ten and a half days.

The inspiration behind " Get Back", a Jonas-penned track, was Lovato not wanting to write a mean or heartbroken song as she felt that there was enough of them. Instead, she wanted to write about getting back together with an old boyfriend. "It's kind of a fun, upbeat song and it's kind of just fun to sing to the person that I wrote it about", she said of the song. " La La Land" was written by Lovato and the Jonas Brothers about "the pressures of fame". Lovato said, "You get to Hollywood and a lot of times people can try to shape you and mould you into what they want you to be. The song is just about keeping it real and trying to stay yourself when you're out in Hollywood." The title track, also co-penned by the Jonas Brothers, was written about Lovato's experience of falling in love with someone who "just walks away, and goes somewhere else". "I went through an experience like that and wanted to write about it. I got over it, and now a year later I don't have those feelings about that person anymore", Lovato said. Musical influences for the album included Paramore, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Billy Gillman, Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight.

The album's final track listing consisted of six songs co-written by the Jonas Brothers, including the duet "On the Line". The remainder of the album was produced by Fields. Lovato enlisted Rooney frontman Robert Coppola Schwartzman for the track "Party", stating that she put her "musical input and lyrics" into the song and Schwartzman helped her, mainly on the hook. Lovato wrote the song "Trainwreck" on her own and co-wrote most of the remaining tracks, except for "The Middle", written by Fields, Kara DioGuardi and Jason Reeves, and "Until You're Mine", written by Andy Dodd and Adam Watts.

Composition

Musically, the songs on Don't Forget draw from pop rock and power pop genres. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that it includes "bright, sugary, snappy power pop, fueled by big, fuzzy guitars and big, muscular hooks." As most of the album was co-written and co-produced by the Jonas Brothers, critics noted a similar sound between the artists. Erlewine noted that, unlike the Jonas Brothers' album A Little Bit Longer (2008), the album does not attempt to draw an audience broader than the tween demographic, calling it "pure, unapologetic bubblegum". Lyrically, the songs deal with teen issues, such as being independent or heartbroken. Digital Spy's Nick Levine wrote that recurring themes include; "staying true to yourself, making up and breaking up, [and] lusting over someone unattainable." The opening track, "La La Land", is about Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood, demonstrated in the verses, "Who said I can't wear my Converse with my dress?", and "I'm not a supermodel, I still eat McDonald's."

The next track, "Get Back", is a guitar-driven upbeat 1980s power pop song. The track speaks of wanting to get back together with an old boyfriend. "On the Line", a duet with the Jonas Brothers, is a breakup song described as bubblegum with a "fizzy" singalong hook. The album's title track shows a transition from the album's tween pop into more mature glam rock. The song is a midtempo power ballad and features Lovato singing with breathy vocals in a falsetto tone. According to Joey Guerra of Houston Chronicle, "Trainwreck" and " Gonna Get Caught" include Beatles-esque melodies. Trainwreck" contains references to medication. " Two Worlds Collide" is about a young couple who finds strength from their shared dreams. The ninth track, " The Middle", is about Lovato being eager to go for a ride with a guy, and willing to "crash" and "fall" just for the thrill of it. In " Until You're Mine", Lovato is desperate to "fill an emotional vacancy with a boy".[ Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the closing track, " Believe in Me", includes "platitudes that might as well have been penned by Dora the Explorer."

Critical reception

Don't Forget was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote a positive review of album, calling it "pure pop for tween people". He said that the "parade of urgent, insistent guitar pop" is what makes the album memorable, stating, "the kind of pop that feels disposable but winds up sticking around longer than its more considered cousins. This kind of trashy fun was missing on A Little Bit Longer, so it's nice to find that it surfaces proudly on Don't Forget." Nick Levine of Digital Spy noted that the album sounds "like a female-fronted Jonas Brothers. Levine was positive regarding Lovato's vocals on the album, saying that "she's certainly a stronger singer than the Jonases. In fact, her full-bodied vocal performances are consistently impressive." He noted that the album's "relatively risqué moments [...] come on the tracks that the Jonases have nothing to do with." Levine rated the album three out of five stars and wrote "None of its eleven songs is terrific, but none is terrible either, and Lovato makes a good first impression, coming off like a more innocent, less try-hard Katy Perry."

Joey Guerra of Houston Chronicle stated that the album "casts Lovato as a female counterpart to the Jonas Brothers". Guerra was mixed regarding Lovato's vocal delivery on the album, calling it "at times too earnest". He also noted that "her rock tendencies sometimes dwindle into unmelodic misses". He concluded his review, writing, "at 16 years old, Lovato should be allowed some wide-eyed wiggle room. Don't Forget does its job and leaves her room to grow." Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly graded the album a C and wrote, "The Camp Rock star Demi Lovato's debut album might be an indication that today's crop of rocker grrrls [sic] are taking their inspiration from Ashlee Simpson rather than, say, Janis Joplin."

Commercial performance

On the week ending October 11, 2008, Don't Forget debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 89,000 copies in its first week of release. The following week, the album descended to number 16. It spent a total of 45 weeks on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments exceeding 500,000 copies. Don't Forget entered at number nine on the Canadian Albums Chart on the week ending October 11, 2008, and spent two weeks on the chart. On the week ending April 26, 2009, Don't Forget entered the Spanish Albums Chart at number 13. The album spent a total of 23 weeks on the chart and its last appearance was on the issue dated September 27, 2009. The album debuted at number 34 on the New Zealand Albums Chart on the week ending February 23, 2009, and spent remained at the same position for another week before falling off. On the week ending May 2, 2009, Don't Forget made its debut at number 192 on the UK Albums Chart.

As a part of promotion, Lovato performed tracks from the album on several televised appearances and occasions. She performed " Get Back" for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Disney Channel Games on May 4, 2008. On October 1, 2008, she performed it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Later on January 19, 2009, she performed "Get Back" and "La La Land" at the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" event on January 19, 2009, in Washington D.C. at the Verizon Center. The event was held to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. On April 7, 2009, she performed "La La Land" on the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. The same month, she also performed "Don't Forget" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On April 25, 2009, she appeared on the final episode of singing competition My Camp Rock, where she presented the award to the winner and performed " La La Land".

Demi Lovato - Don't Forget - New Album Promo

Apart from the live performances, Lovato embarked on her first headlining tour, Summer Tour 2009 with dates in North America. After days of speculation on blogs and fansites, it was confirmed on April 15, 2009 that David Archuleta would serve as the tour's opening act. Lovato announced it on her Myspace blog, where she also wrote, "I'm so excited about headlining my own tour. I love life on the road. I'm in a different city every night, and it never gets old." Songstress Jordan Pruitt and girl group KSM joined on select dates. Tickets for the tour went on sale on April 25, 2009, and a special pre-sale offer was made available through Lovato's newly-launched official fan club on April 15. Lovato said of the tour, "I've always dreamed of headlining my own tour, and it's so exciting to have that dream come true. I'm looking forward to seeing all my incredible and supportive fans, and play new music for them." The tour launched on June 21, 2009 at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut and was originally supposed to run forty-seven dates through August. The last three dates were rescheduled for October and November 2009, and three others dates were canceled completely, making it forty-four concerts in total. The tour was produced by AEG Live and sponsored by AT&T and Choice Hotels.

Get Back was released on August 12, 2008 as the lead single from Don't Forget, through digital distribution. It received positive reviews from critics, who compared it to works by Tommy Tutone and Greg Kihn. "Get Back" enjoyed little chart success, reaching number 43 in the United States and 93 in Canada. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Philip Andelman and shows Lovato and her band performing the song on top of an abandoned building with Manhattan Bridge in the background. The song has sold over 560,000 copies in the United States.

La La Land was released on April 10, 2009 as the second and final single from Don't Forget. The song received positive reviews from critics, who noted it as one of the album's top tracks. "La La Land" reached number 52 in the United States and cracked the top 40 in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Brendan Malloy and Tim Wheeler and was used to promote Lovato's sitcom Sonny With a Chance, featuring appearances by her co-stars.

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This article focuses on Don't Forget the album, if you are looking for Don't Forget the song visit its page. Don't Forget is the debut studio album by American recording artist Demi Lovato The album was released on September 23, 2008, by Hollywood Records.

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After the success of the Camp Rock sound track, of which Demi sang four of the songs, she signed to Hollywood Records which is owned by Disney Music Group. This means that Disney still had a partial control over Demi, even if she no longer fit into the Disney culture, they could still make money off Demi as a commodity.

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Demi Lovato Provided Hollywood Records with Highest Grossing Albums

I actually find this a little hard to believe but Disney InfoNet has revealed that a statement from the Disney Channel says Demi Lovato's Here We Go Again and Don't Forget have provided the highest grossing album sales worldwide for Hollywood Records.

Really? With a roster of talent that includes Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, and Breaking Benjamin, Demi has the highest grossing sales?

No offense to the Demster because she has loads of talent, but those aren't exactly nobodies sharing the Hollywood Records label with her.

I guess there's no sense in denying it, though. The official statement from the Disney Channel reads, "Highest Grossing Album Sales Worldwide Labeled With Hollywood Records At The Moment is "Here We Go Again" & "Don't Forget" by Demi Lovato."

I honestly didn't think she'd out-shine some of those others, but congratulations on proving me wrong, Demi. That's quite an accomplishment and I hope you get a chance to celebrate the moment.

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Demi Lovato Provided Hollywood Records with Highest Grossing Albums

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I actually find this a little hard to believe but Disney InfoNet has revealed that a statement from the Disney Channel says Demi Lovato's Here We Go Again and Don't Forget have provided the highest grossing album sales worldwide for Hollywood Records. Really? With a roster of talent that includes Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, [...]

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At 16, Demi was compared to fellow Disney star Miley Cyrus to highlight her rising fame and to detail her relationship with Joe Jonas which gained excessive media attention.  The media concentrated on her figure in the news article, making her seem much older than sixteen and different from the Disney star seen on TV. This is an inconsistency in her image, seen wearing a bikini and represented as talking to boys takes Demi away from the innocent side she is made to portray and more of a real teenage girl.

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Move over, Miley! Disney's rising star Demi Lovato makes a splash in Mexico

American teen sensation Demi Lovato enjoyed a family holiday to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this week while on a break from filming her hit show on the Disney channel Sonny With A Chance.

Wearing a turquoise bikini, Disney's rising star looked beautiful as she relaxed on the beach with her family and played in the surf on a hired jet ski.

Her recent break up from Jonas brother, Joe, seemed to be the last thing on her mind. The pair dated for several months earlier this year.

The starlet, who is best friends with Miley Cyrus and even dated her older brother Trace, also drew some attention from a group of young male admirers who she willingly posed for pictures with.

Whilst showing off her curvy bikini body she appeared to have a new tattoo of some unknown writing on her right ribcage but the star took to Twitter in the past to refute claims she would have got a tattoo.

She wrote, 'Hahahaha some people are so stupid. So what? I like to draw on myself. Sue me. Hahaha I'm 16 I'm not getting a tattoo anytime soon.'

Lovato is a Texas born singer and actress who started her acting career at age 7 in 'Barney and Friends' and rose to stardom in the Disney TV film 'Camp Rock.' The movie generated 8.9 million viewers.

She has also had huge success as a singer, releasing her debut album Don't Forget in September 2008.

It went straight to the number two spot on the American charts. Her follow up album, 'Here we go again,' went straight in at the top spot in July 2009.

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Move over, Miley! Disney's rising star Demi Lovato makes a splash in Mexico

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American teen sensation Demi Lovato enjoyed a family holiday to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this week while on a break from filming her hit show on the Disney channel Sonny With A Chance. Wearing a turquoise bikini, Disney's rising star looked beautiful as she relaxed on the beach with her family and played in the surf on a hired jet ski.

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Demi Lovato's breakthrough role came with Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance in 2007, both created by Disney, when she was 15.  Demi was the lead actress in Camp Rock which amassed over  8.9 million viewers. The target audience for Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance were young teenagers and her star image was aligned with her target fan age from the start. In Camp Rock Demi is portrayed as innocent and shy, wearing modest clothing and scared to talk to boys. This is the beginning of one of her most prolific star images as an innocent good girl fitting into middle class American Values (Giroux and Pollock, 2010).

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Friday night's premiere of "Camp Rock" on the Disney Channel, er, rocked (sorry!) in the ratings, drawing 8.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Among those, 3.4 million were tweenagers, the 9- to 14-year-olds Disney targets.

"Camp Rock" -- which as The Times' Robert Lloyd pointed out in his review, is sort of a Jonas Brothers movie, but mostly not, and co-stars Demi Lovato, who is seen as the inheritor of Miley Cyrus' crown -- now stands as the Disney Channel's second-most-watched TV movie of all time. It falls behind, of course, last summer's record-breaking ratings for "High School Musical 2." That cultural phenomenon/franchise brought in 17.2 million viewers and was the most-watched entertainment (meaning, excluding sports) telecast ever on basic cable.

But "Camp Rock" did outdraw the first "High School Musical" movie, which had an audience of 7.7 million in its initial airing in 2006.

In a cross-platforming strategy among various Disney properties, "Camp Rock" will be rebroadcast on ABC's "Wonderful World of Disney" tonight (Saturday) and on ABC Family tomorrow (Sunday).

-- Kate Aurthur

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High ratings for 'Camp Rock,' the Disney Channel's Jonas Brothers movie

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Friday night's premiere of "Camp Rock" on the Disney Channel, er, rocked (sorry!) in the ratings, drawing 8.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Among those, 3.4 million were tweenagers, the 9- to 14-year-olds Disney targets.

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Disney Star and Breakthrough