Demi Lovato screwed up. But she didn’t know she screwed up until she was called out for screwing up.
Lovato was bored and did a Twitter Q&A for fans. She was asked about the funniest prank she’s ever pulled. In a now deleted tweet, she said, “I hired a lady of the night in Vegas and sent her to Max’s [her bodyguard] hotel room to surprise him. She walked into his room without permission and grabbed him in his ‘area’ and he freaked the f**k out hahahahaha”
Demi Lovato is receiving backlash over a prank she pulled on a man, where she hired a lady to go into his room and grab his "area" without his permission. pic.twitter.com/faIJFyZaeD
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 3, 2018
That may have seemed funny to Lovato at the time, but fans were upset at this prank. Lovato gave the classic “If I offended you” apology that’s not really an apology.
Max, who appears to be a security guard, came to Demi’s defense and said he was not offended by her prank.
Really! You guys all need to ‘Grow Up’! It was a joke and a fun prank from someone whose incredible to work for and with. And does everything she can for her fans, family and friends. Love you @ddlovato
— Max (@2Maxx22) June 3, 2018
I WAS NOT https://t.co/LcmfgoErHY
— Max (@2Maxx22) June 3, 2018
The real news here is that Demi alleges that she was a victim of sexual assault and that the song “Warrior” is about her experience as a victim.
This is a story that I’ve never told
I gotta get this off my chest to let it go
I need to take back the light inside you stole
You’re a criminal, and you steal like you’re a proThere’s a part of me I can’t get back
A little girl grew up too fast
All it took was once
I’ll never be the same
Now I’m taking back my life today
Nothing left that you can say
‘Cause you were never gonna take the blame anyway
Lovato sums up the internet’s outrage over this prank pretty nicely.
I swear I could tweet something about craving jelly beans and it would offend someone.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) June 3, 2018
Well yeah, if you’re eating chocolate jelly beans. Those are terrible. Just eat real chocolate.
If you hired a man to walk into a woman’s hotel room and grope her without permission, that would be extremely offensive and sexual assault and someone would likely end up in jail.
If you hired a woman to walk into a man’s hotel room and grope him, that would be a joke — a crude joke, but a joke.
Because you see, it’s almost as if men and women are different.