"Someone relapsed and it ain’t Demi": Fans react after 6ix9ine jokes about making Demi Lovato "relapse" by sending drugs

Tekashi 6ix9ine has claimed that Demi Lovato "will relapse", with the latter formerly struggling with drug overdose. The rapper claimed that he would also send the singer drugs, but later claimed that he was just making a joke.

Demi Lovato struggled massively with drug abuse in the past. She even revealed that in 2018, she suffered a heart attack and three strokes after a drug overdose. She said (h/t BBC):

"My doctors said that I had five to 10 more minutes. ... [she was] left with brain damage and I still feel the effects of that".

The singer has been open about her journey and has been working to help more people as well.

Amidst this, Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, has claimed that Lovato will "relapse". In an interview with Andie Elle, published on November 5, the rapper and the host were discussing child artists. Hernandez claimed that Lovato did drugs before the host said that she is clean now.

The rapper, however, said that "she will relapse". He even added that he will send drugs to her, before later telling TMZ that it was an attempt at a "dark joke". Fans online have reacted to this, as one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote:

"Looks like someone relapsed and it ain’t Demi"

synthdaddy™

@robtswthrayguns

@TMZ Looks like someone relapsed and it ain’t Demi

Another wrote,

Ms. Boss Lady

@BossLad95668130

@TMZ I didn't find nothing funny about this. I don't know how the young lady that's interviewing him is laughing

Another tweeted,

gustavo 🌙

@gstavooooooo

@TMZ funny how the man who treats a courthouse like a second home feels entitled to comment on someone else’s healing. embarrassing

Fans continued to slam the rapper for his comments, as one user tweeted,

sk

@sophiekenza

@TMZ easily the worst thing i’ve heard someone say publicly in ages???? i’m sorry what the f*ck???????

Another wrote,

offline

@GDesve31282

@TMZ they are should be ashamed of posting something like that, giving a platform to disrespect and lack of empathy.

Another commented,

Gina • ❤️‍🔥🐍 •

@Valtjuh91

@TMZ I don’t know which is worse him saying this or the way she is laughing about it. You don’t joke about people relapsing or sending sh*t. You need to do better.

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Demi Lovato's former Camp Rock colleague opens up on dealing with her drug abuse days

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Alyson Stoner released her memoir titled Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything on August 12 this year. In it, she mentioned dealing with Demi Lovato on the sets of Camp Rock, as the singer struggled with drug abuse. She said that the staff appointed people to monitor her, but it was of no use.

Stoner wrote in her memoir, as caught by USA Today:

“To get through the tour, the entire crew bent the knee, accepting that at any moment we could be open targets for her to externalize her pain. At 16, being forced to submit to her power plays was confusing. She verbally lashed out behind the curtain, and then we’d walk onstage for a sound check meet-and-greet and publicly kiss her crown.”

Stoner also claimed that Lovato allegedly punched a crew member. When the singer later went into rehab, Stoner allegedly received backlash and even death threats from Lovato's fans. She mentioned in her memoir:

“For several years, I felt suffocated under the weight of Demi’s power and terrified of her PR team, the extreme remarks from her fanbase and the way mass media gave a fabricated identity a life of its own.”

Demi Lovato, however, apologized to Stoner later on, with the latter getting a better understanding of her issues. This came about after Lovato's team reached out to Stoner for Child Star, a 2024 documentary that showed the highs and lows of some famous child actors.

Both Stoner and Lovato now work towards helping the younger generation, with the latter also spreading awareness about her eating disorder.

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