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Demi Lovato says she is ‘unshakeable’ after shocking documentary about near-fatal overdose

Dancing with the Devil chronicles singer’s journey back to sobriety

Ellie Harrison
Monday 12 April 2021 09:32 BST
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Demi Lovato has described what it was like to release her intensely personal documentary, Dancing with the Devil.

The YouTube series, which was released in March, chronicles the months leading up to Lovato’s 2018 overdose and her journey back to sobriety.

In it, the singer revealed she was “left for dead” after being sexually assaulted by her heroin dealer.

Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lovato spoke about watching the series back.

“I watched it when the first cut was ready,” she said, before adding that she has seen it “three or four times maybe” since then. “It was challenging,” she said. “I had, like, a physical reaction the first time that I watched it, like an anxiety attack. But it’s been good and a part of telling my story is taking ownership and just owning my truth.”

Lovato added: “No matter what people say when they watch it, it doesn’t matter... I’m standing in such truth that nothing that anyone can say can shake me.”

The “Skyscraper” singer also revealed in the series that she became addicted to meth, heroin and crack cocaine in the weeks before her overdose, which left her with permanent brain damage. The night she broke her sobriety saw her immediately buy hard drugs.

Demi Lovato at the premiere of the documentary ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil’ on 22 March 2021 in Beverly Hills, California
Demi Lovato at the premiere of the documentary ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil’ on 22 March 2021 in Beverly Hills, California (Rich Fury/Getty Images for OBB Media)

Lovato suffered three strokes and a heart attack during her overdose, and almost three years later is still experiencing blind spots in her vision and brain impairment.

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil is available on YouTube.

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