Demi Lovato Accuses Ex-Boyfriend of Sexual Assault
by EG
Demi Lovato says that the first time she had sex was when she was raped by an ex-boyfriend. She goes on to say that she continued to have a relationship with the man after the alleged assault. The accused never faced any consequences for the incident, Lovato says. She also implies that the accused was a working actor who was in a movie at the time. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Demi Lovato says that one of her ex-boyfriends took her virginity by raping her — and that he never faced any consequences.
The “No Promises” singer recalls that, like many victims, she ended up blaming herself for the attack, while her alleged rapist went on with his life like nothing happened.
“My #MeToo story is me telling somebody that someone did this to me and they never got in trouble for it,” Lovato says in her new YouTube docuseries “Dancing With the Devil,” which premieres March 23.
“They never got taken out of the movie they were in.”
Lovato — who also claimed on her show that a drug dealer sexually assaulted her while she ODed — called her then-boyfriend back as a “textbook trauma reenactment” a month after the rape to “be in control.”
She says that poor decision made her feel worse.
Lovato, 28, ended up blaming herself for the rape because she continued to hook up with her ex even though she says she had never consented to sex with him.
At the time, which appears to be during the 2008 “Camp Rock” era, she was also part of the “purity ring” Disney Channel crowd who were “waiting” for marriage.
As a result, the “Still Have Me” songstress felt ashamed over what had happen with her ex, whom she doesn’t name, and started coping with self-harm.
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