This was what I was talking about and this is directly from their own page Sorry Not Sorry pop star then wrote on another post, 'It's time the media stops gaslighting women who stand up for themselves.'ĭemi is responding to her own controversy, which has seen her be subject to mass scrutiny on Twitter for the 'stupid' attack, leaving many fans confused, as well as people upset with the idea of a big star attacking a small business in lockdown. Trying to explain her issue further, Demi wrote: 'I don't need to feel guilt free about eating anything. The products seen in Demi's post - which she had taken from The Bigg Chill's official Instagram account - had been marketed as 'guilt free' cookies and cakes, with 22 grams of protein, and being low-carb and gluten free. We cater to all of our customers needs for the past 36 years. The company responded to Lovato: 'We are not diet vultures. 'This screams diet culture and I won't be gaslit by the media or anyone else that says otherwise,' Demi caption an Instagram post, that showed some gluten-free products sold by the establishment. She ended her message by letting out a big sigh, saying: 'Being a celebrity is exhausting sometimes!' and saying she would be taking the 'day off' for a 'mental health day.'Įarlier in the day, Demi stood firm by her actions in two other social media posts that continued her attack on the small business. That's all it was and I wanted to talk about that,' she added. I walked in, and got so triggered I left without fro-yo, and it made me really sad. 'My intentions were not to come in and bully a small business, that was not it. Though it appears that she was addressing communities that suffer from eating disorders, rather than giving a direct apology to The Bigg Chill. Towards the end of the video, Demi is heard saying that if making the world a better place upsets some people then she is 'sorry' saying: 'I will listen and try to understand and how I can better be a support to all communities.' Not backing down: The 28-year-old singer stood firm by her actions on Monday in new social media posts shared to her Instagram Stories In her lengthy video, Demi also said she hoped she had now opened up a dialogue with The Bigg Chill, and said she was taking it upon herself to change America and the world to help those with eating disorders. 'People with eating disorders should feel safe wherever they want to go and eat,' she added, who had claimed she she felt 'triggered' by the sugar-free options. She said: 'I will do whatever I can to work with this fro-yo shop, if they want to, to help align the messaging so I can feel safe in there and I can eat the fro-yo that I went in there for.' The direct messages are in stark contrast to the half-apology video issued on Monday, in which she rambled for nearly 10 minutes at the camera. The messages were in response to the singer posting pictures of a gluten-free product from The Bigg Chill's page as a way to prove that they promote diet culture.īigg Chill! The store (pictured) is situated on Olympic Blvdįollowing her outburst, the company replied saying the picture she had used was from 2016 and was no longer stocked.īut Demi hit back in her DM messages by ranting: 'If it's still in your site GUESS WHAT - YOU'RE STILL SUPPORTING IT.' You already know this, listen to your customer and do better'. You're in the wrong and the customer is always right. The singer allegedly wrote in the messages: 'Don't keep going with this. However, leaked direct messages allegedly written by the singer, published by TMZ, paint a different story, as Demi warned The Bigg Chill, 'you don't want to mess with me' and advised them to stop trying to fight back against her arguments. The singer, 28 posted a response to the controversy in an eight-and-half minute video, where she explained why she was 'triggered' by sugar-free items sold at the small business, and claimed she would 'work with them' on 'doing better.' Support: Along with their timely menu unveiling, the shop shared several supportive testimonials to their Instagram Story, with one post including the hashtag #TeamBiggChill
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