Wednesday, 03 November 2010
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Behind the Demi Lovato Breakdown: What Led to Rehab?
I was bullied in middle school. People say sticks and stones may break your bones but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten.
So wrote Demi Lovato on the PACER's Teens Against Bullying website last month. This letter is even more relevant now, as the young singer left her tour this week in order to seek treatment for issues related to low self-esteem.
What led Lovato to this point? While a few fans take the simplistic approach of blaming Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene, the truth is more complicated and deep-seeded. It all culminated in an ugly incident an an airport in Peru on Saturday.
Demi Lovato was in a fragile state before she was forced to go on tour with her ex-boyfriend, as seen here.
Rumors of Demi cutting herself started well over a year ago, as she showed up at a couple red carpet events with scratches on her arm. Sources say the artist struggled with bulimia for years, leaving her in an insecure state when the romance between her and Jonas ended.
"After she split with Joe, it was just a whole bunch of drama, very awkward," an insider tells E! News. "Everyone tried to be professional, but you could tell it was wearing down Demi. It was a taboo subject to bring up, but clearly she wasn't over Joe.
"The [Jonas] boys got a break after the tour, but Demi went a nonstop promo campaign for Camp Rock 2 and was pushing the single for that movie. It really was too much ask of a girl that young. She just couldn't handle it."
This source cites overwhelming stress as the cause for Demi's breakdown, which led her into a scuffle with a backup dancer in Peru over the weekend.
"She just lost it right at the airport in front of everyone," said the source. "The [Jonases'] dad basically said right there, 'That's it. You're going home.'"It's sad stuff, but let's all hope it's for the best. Such an incident served as the catalyst for Demi to realize she has a problem and she's now taking the proper steps to get help for it.
Diane Kruger Dido Diora Baird Dita Von Teese Dominique Swain
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Katy Perry Covers Harper's Bazaar December 2010
She's fresh off of getting married to comedian Russell Brand, and Katy Perry is now featured on the December 2010 cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine.
In the interview, the "Thinking of You" singer talks about being Mrs. Brand, her risqué style, body image, and more while having partaken in a glamorous photo shoot accompanying the spread.
On her husband, Russell Brand, and his spiritual quest, Katy tells, ?I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father. We?re at different places in our lives, but we can still grow together. He?s thought-provoking, articulate, a real advocate. I also definitely wanted to have a laugh. I have all that in him.?
As for being part of a new generation of pop stars including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Fergie, Perry dishes, ?We?re all unique. That?s why we all win and we all can exist. People don?t want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn?t do what Rihanna does. I couldn?t do what Gaga does. They can?t do what I do.?
Also touching on her image, Perry dishes, ?I?m kind of a good girl?and I?m not,? she says. ?I?m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I?m a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That?s what the stories in my music do.?
Jennie Finch Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Gareis Jennifer Garner Jennifer Gimenez
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Extreme Musicians Tell Child Where Babies Come From
You can spit raw pig organs out into the crowd, play blast beats at deafening volume or wear enough corpse paint to clog your pores until next Halloween, but the real test of whether a musician has balls of steel can b tested most effectively by an eight year old kid asking them where babies [...]Scarlett Johansson Selita Ebanks Shakara Ledard Shakira Shana Hiatt
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Sneak Peek: Mariah Carey, ?Oh Santa!?
Mariah Carey, who announced to the world last week that she is PREGS with her first child, has released her second Xmas album Merry Christmas II You TODAY and in conjunction will be releasing the music video for her first single Oh Santa! later in the day. Last night, Access Hollywood previewed the video ahead [...]Natalie Zea Natasha Bedingfield Natassia Malthe Nelly Furtado Nichole Robinson
