Demi Lovato Caught Up in Sexual Harassment Controversy
by EG
Glee alum Demi Lovato recently described an incident in which she played a sexually themed practical joke on her bodyguard. Some critics argued that the prank amounted to sexual harassment/assault. Lovato wasn't having any of it, though. Read on to find out how she responded.
Via Us Weekly.
Demi Lovato landed in hot water after she shared an anecdote about the best practical joke she’s ever pulled. Fans are accusing the “Tell Me You Love Me” singer of trivializing sexual misconduct after she shared that she once hired a “lady of the night” to scare her bodyguard, Max.
For all of those coming at me rn, listen to the lyrics of Warrior and maybe you’ll have more compassion for someone who made a simple mistake. Of all people I know about sexual abuse. You don’t have to educate me.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) June 3, 2018
During a Q&A session with fans on Twitter, someone asked the Grammy nominee about the funniest prank she’s ever pulled. “I hired a lady of the night in Vegas and sent her to Max’s hotel room to surprise him,” Lovato, 25, tweeted. “She walked into his room without permission and grabbed him in his ‘area’ and he freaked the f—k out hahahaha.”
Yes she did? pic.twitter.com/NDymvQerBn
— momie (@momiestphanie) June 3, 2018
People responded to the story saying that the woman grabbing Max without his consent was a form of sexual assault. “That is sexual harassment on Demi’s part and sexual assault on the other woman’s part. I am beyond disgusted by this,” one Twitter user replied.
“I swear I could tweet something about craving jelly beans and it would offend someone,” the singer then tweeted. A fan responded to that message, writing: “Imagine comparing sexual assault to jelly beans ugh demi truly lost her last two brain cells.”
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