Demi Lovato Clarifies Her Tweet About Taylor Swift's Donation to Kesha: "Sometimes My Passion Gets the Best of Me"
It's safe to say that tensions have been running high in the music industry ever since a judge ruled that Kesha has to keep working with producer Dr. Luke despite allegations that he mentally, physically, and sexually assaulted her. Many in the industry instantly offered their support to Kesha—including Jack Antonoff, who offered to leak a song with her, and Taylor Swift, who generously donated $250,000 to help cover Kesha's legal fees. But shortly after news of Swift's donation hit, Demi Lovato tweeted "Take something to Capitol Hill or actually speak out about something and then I'll be impressed." Unfortunately, instead of starting a discussion about Kesha's case, Lovato's tweet sparked rumors of, well, bad blood between her and Swift.
But Lovato is now clarifying two very important things: One, she wasn't throwing shade at Swift. Two, she wasn't trying to make this about her—she was just "fired up" because "sometimes my passion gets the best of me."
"As most people know, I tend to get fired up about the things I believe in, and although my heart and intentions are always in the right place, unfortunately sometimes my passion gets the best of me and causes me to say things that I probably shouldn't say," Lovato wrote on Instagram. "And when doing so it takes away from the real reason I am speaking up in the first place. Our focus should be on the topic of victims of sexual and physical abuse being afraid to come forward with their stories. They're more likely to face retaliation and harassment than to see justice being served. Especially women. It baffles me that when it comes to serious issues like equality and abuse, too often women are not taken as seriously as men. All I want to see is women coming together and actually making a difference. A real change and shift in society. Everyone has their own way of giving support to others, and at the end of the day, helping victims is all that matters. Ultimately, the message I want people to hear is it's okay to come forward with your abuse and if you do decide to take action, you are not alone."
Hopefully, now the air is cleared, we can all focus on what's most important—supporting Kesha and working together to make sure no one else has to go through a similar ordeal ever again.