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Headline: Demi Lovato 'felt responsibility' to publicly address health and substance abuse struggles
Caption: During the latest episode of the Las Culturistas podcast on Wednesday, the Skyscraper singer opened up about their decision to speak out about past experiences with mental health issues, eating disorders, and substance abuse. Demi, who uses she/her and they/them pronouns, explained that she made the decision after choosing to enter a treatment programme when she was 18 after punching backup dancer Alex Welch in 2010 while on tour with the Jonas Brothers. "I had a decision that had to be made when I had gone to treatment for the first time," they told co-hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
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