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Narjas Zatat
Jun 04, 2018

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Demi Lovato apologised for ‘offending anyone’ after she shared a story about pranking her body guard elicited critics.
The Sorry Not Sorry singer hosted a Q&A on Twitter with fans, when one of them asked about the funniest prank she ever pulled.
She answered:
I hired a lady of the night in Vegas and sent her to Max’ hotel room to surprise him. She walked into his room without permission and grabbed him in his ‘area’ and he freaked the fuck out hahahahaha.
Demi Lovato screengrab
The tweet received mixed responses from fans, with some bringing up issues of consent.
You can’t be a poster woman for being a warrior and survivor and then publicly laugh at arranging a sexual assault… https://t.co/tEpNOO0nNy— Steacy Curry 💎 (@Steacy Curry 💎) 1528075702
Others used the opportunity to point out an important double standard around the issue of sexual assault, when it comes to men and women:
Some argued that it was a joke, and that the wording of the tweet was ambiguous:
@Chinmaypandit5 @justlovatox @ddlovato how do u know she didn’t hire her to do that? and even if she didn’t she sti… https://t.co/yalQDnNjmg— shaz (@shaz) 1528034487
I just think that everyone should take a step back, take a deep breath, and chill. And to @ddlovato, maybe instea… https://t.co/YI9pLkXgrx— ⭕ Sarah the Book Nerd (@⭕ Sarah the Book Nerd) 1528079751
One more thing: @ddlovato could've spent more time choosing words wisely and constructing the tweet so people didn'… https://t.co/l1lOzbitre— ⭕ Sarah the Book Nerd (@⭕ Sarah the Book Nerd) 1528080326
Following the onslaught, Lovato deleted the initial tweet and said:
I swear I could tweet something about craving jelly beans and it would offend someone.— Demi Lovato (@Demi Lovato) 1528022038
But Twitter users couldn't make light of it...
...prompting a follow up:
And, an apology if anyone was offended:
A security account attributed to Max and believed to be the bodyguard in question, tweeted that he was not offended.
I WAS NOT https://t.co/LcmfgoErHY— Max (@Max) 1528034822
Live Nation and Demi Lovato's representative have been contacted for comment.
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