LOS ANGELES (AP) – Demi Lovato’s drug overdose in 2018 caused the singer to have three blows and a heart attack, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her.
Lovato publicly reveals for the first time details about the near-fatal incident in “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil,” a four-part docuseria that will premiere March 23 on YouTube Originals. In the trailer, Lovato says doctors told his family he had five or ten minutes left to live.
“I was left with brain damage and I still have effects from it today,” he said in a video call Wednesday. “I don’t drive a car because I have blind spots in my vision. For a long time, it took me a long time to read. It was a great thing when I was able to read a book, which was like two months later, because my vision was so blurry. ”
Lovato said the lasting repercussions “are still there to remind me what could happen if I ever re-entered a dark place.”
The 28-year-old singer, who wore pink hair to the call, had been working since she was 10, when she appeared on the TV series “Barney & Friends.” He went to rehab for the first time at the age of 18, after battling bipolar disorder, anorexia and bullying.
Lovato has shared his private struggles before, in a 2012 MTV documentary and a 2017 YouTube document in which he said he was still dealing with alcohol and cocaine addictions after undergoing a new rehab. She said public speaking about these programs provided her with the responsibility that kept her sober for six years until her relapse in 2018.
“My purpose in posting this is to help people who have followed the same path as me,” he said. “I wanted to set the record and I wanted to reveal it all to my fans.”
Lovato’s family, as well as Elton John and Christina Aguilera, are among those interviewed in the document that was shot for a year. In the third segment, Lovato talks about past traumas of his life.
Lovato is not related to artists who claim to be more creative when they are in a dark place or who use drugs. “I feel like the best job I do when I’m present and when I’m aware of what’s going on in my life,” he said. “It simply came to our notice then. As long as I keep telling my truth, I will make music that resonates with people. “
Lovato relaunched his singing career at last year’s Grammy Awards and sang the national anthem at the 2020 Super Bowl before the coronavirus pandemic occurred. Last month, Lovato sang on a special television that marks the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Despite his near-death experience, Lovato would not change what happened to him. “He had to go through everything so he could learn the lessons I learned,” he said. “I look back and sometimes it makes me sad when I think about the pain I had to endure to overcome what I have. I am so proud of the person I am today. One of the main reasons I’m presenting is that I don’t have to live this life again. “
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