Demi Lovato has apologised after facing a backlash over comments about a frozen yoghurt shop in Los Angeles. The singer described a visit to The Bigg Chill as "triggering and awful" because of the diet foods and sugar-free options on offer.
The backlash included former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan branding the 28-year-old "stupendously dumb". The shop responded by saying they cater for diabetics, vegans and those with coeliac disease, but Lovato said they needed to "do better" and create an "inviting environment" for all people with different needs, including eating disorders.
In an eight-minute video posted to Instagram on Monday, the Dancing with the Devil singer said her "message has gotten misconstrued". She explained that she has an eating disorder and finds it difficult to order yoghurt, saying it is something she has to live with for the rest of her life.
Lovato said she did not intend to "go after a small business" and offered to work with the shop "to help align the messaging". She said: "People with eating disorders should be able to go in and feel safe wherever they go to eat. That's all I'm asking."
She concluded: "I'm genuinely sorry that people took it the wrong way. I just get really passionate. It's never coming out of a place of hate."
