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Bebe Rexhais standing up forDemi Lovato.
“To all the people who talked s— to Demi you’re F—IN DISGUSTING,” Rexha wrote.
“Attacking someone that is 6 months sober about her personal issues with drugs and mental health over a tweet is LOW.”
Lovato found herself in hot water Sunday night when she tweeted, “So far 21 Savage memes have been my favorite part of the Super Bowl.”
ICE spokesman Brian CoxtoldThe Atlanta Journal-Constitutionthat 21 Savage is an “unlawfully present United Kingdom national” who entered the country legally as a teenager in July 2005 on a visa, which expired the following year.
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ICE and representatives for 21 Savage did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
In addition, Lovato shared a meme referencing 21 Savage’s newly revealed British citizenship, sharing a photo of someone writing with a quill pen with the caption, “This how 21 Savage be writing his verses.”
Lovato later explained that she was in no way mocking 21 Savage’s arrest. “This is the s— I’m laughing at… not the fact that anyone is getting deported,” Lovato wrote in reference to the plethora of memes made after the news surfaced.
However, fans and fellow musicians didn’t find it funny.
RapperWalewrote, “Why is somebody freedom funny… I don’t get the joke.”
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Wale also wrote a second tweet, referring to the fans who supported Lovato afterher overdoselast summer. “A lot of people were sending you love light, prayers etc. When people were making jokes about u at a rough time. A lot of people. Bless up.”
Lovato then deleted her Twitter account after sharing the backlash she received over 21 Savage.
“She’s a hypocrite let’s pull out the heroin memes and see if this bitch doesn’t get emotional,” one commenter wrote. Another added, “wonder if she saw the memes about her lol.”
“Wasn’t laughing at anyone getting deported. I know that’s not a joke… not have I EVER laughed at that,” Lovato wrote on her Instagram Story. “The meme I posted/was talking about was of him writing with a feather pen. Sorry if I offended anyone. But it’s no excuse to laugh at someone’s addiction let alone their OD.”
On July 24, Lovato was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai in L.A. following theoverdoseat her Hollywood Hills home. She remained in the hospital for nearly two weeks before being released toseek in-patient treatment.
The Disney Channel alum firstbroke her silenceon social media in August, when she shared an update on her health following her hospitalization. (The post has since been deleted.)
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Rexha’s defense of Lovato comes after “Sorry Not Sorry” singerapplaudedher fellow singer for getting candid about sizeism and red carpet dressing.
Last week, Rexhaput the fashion industry on blastafter alleging that some design houses refused to collaborate with her on a Grammys dress because she’s “too big.”
Lovato praised Rexha in the comment section of her Instagram post writing, “F—ing preach!!!”
“Love this and you for speaking your mind and using your voice!!!!”
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source: people.com
