DEMI LOVATO has slammed the Disney Channel for making jokes about eating disorders in one of their shows. Demi previously struggled with an eating disorder—bulimia, to be exact—so we can’t exactly blame her for being unhappy about something like that.
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock (or just don’t follow Hollywood celebrity gossip all that much), Demi checked into rehab last year after punching a backup dancer while on a plane. But no, she wasn’t treated for anger issues. The real reason the former “Sonny With a Chance” star checked into rehab was to be treated for bulimia and self-harm.
So when one of the characters on Disney’s “Shake It Up” made a joke about eating disorders, Demi immediately took offense. Yesterday, she tweeted the joke and expressed her dismay with the channel:
“I could just eat you up, well if I ate” – Disney Chanel’s Shake It Up…. What are we promoting here? #notfunnyATALL”
She added:
“I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress’ from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make joke about that very disease. #nice”
Demi then ranted:
“And is it just me or are the actress’ getting THINNER AND THINNER…. I miss the days of RAVEN [Raven Symone], and LIZZIE MCGUIRE [Hilary Duff].”
Finally, Demi said:
“Dear Disney Channel, EATING DISORDERS ARE NOT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT.”
Obviously, Demi’s rant reached the “powers that be” at Disney Channel, as their official Twitter account tweeted just hours later:
@ddlovato – we hear you & are pulling both episodes as quickly as possible & reevaluating them… It’s NEVER our intention to make light of eating disorders!
What do you think? Is Demi right, or is she overreacting?
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