American singer Demi Lovato says she was raped when she was a teenager

In a documentary film that opened the South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) on Tuesday, Demi Lovato claims to have been raped while filming for Disney Channel.

, is a YouTube docuseries, focused on her 2018 fentanyl overdose and her battle with addiction.

In this four-part series, she also reveals details about the sexual abuse she suffered, including during the night of her overdose.

"I know what I'm about to say is going to shock. But when I was a teenager I was in a similar situation ... I lost my virginity in rape," Demi Lovato said.

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Forced to be around the aggressor

Now 28 years old, Demi Lovato does not give the name of her attacker but specifies that the incident occurred when "I was a member of this Disney group".

She remembers being forced after being around her attacker "all the time" during the shoot.

Calling the incident "my #MeToo story", she says she denounced her attacker who was nevertheless not worried.

Demi Lovato rose to fame as a result

 of the Disney Channel

movie

, which was shot when she was 15.

In the documentary, starring Elton John, music mogul Scooter Braun and actor Will Ferrell, Demi Lovato admits she was unable to give up her addictions all at once and that she occasionally smokes and uses marijuana. alcohol in moderation.