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Before reaching the two numbers, Demi Lovato had a vision of her future. She had made her television debut at age six in the American children's show Barney and Friends and idolized Shirley Temple and Amy Winehouse.
But at the age of 13, she was already jaded. Signed by Disney three years earlier, he was cast alongside Joe Jonas in Camp Rock following the blockbuster High School Musical . Lovato was about to appear on the television screens of 9 million American homes.
But, even as she did, Lovato worried about following in the footsteps of troubled Disney stars Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.
Demi Lovato had already expressed concerns about her career choices
"[During filming I thought]" Oh shit, in three years, it's going to be me ", a- she said. an interview in 2016. A year later, she said that she regretted her childhood career: "I would not start so young if I could do it again."
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Lovato is now 25 years old. On Tuesday, it was reported that the star had been transported to the hospital after an opioid overdose. A month earlier, the singer 's single, Sober with the lyrics "Momma, I am really sorry to no longer be sober," confirms that she has ended six years of work. abstinence from alcohol and cocaine, substances that she has been consuming since her teenage years.
In recent years, Lovato has been hailed as a very modern star. She has won fans with shameless honesty about her addiction, as well as her struggles with bulimia, self-injury and bipolar disorder. But the relapse reported by Lovato cast a new look at the teenage star machine and the pressures on those who jumped into Hollywood so early.
Los Angeles is teeming with children who have struggled with crises while making the transition to adulthood. and Disney Channel graduates are among the most important. Spears, who was a regular at the television show starring The Mickey Mouse Club suffered a brutal depression in 2007 that saw her shave her head and fend off the photographers with an umbrella . Miley Cyrus, once perky teenager Hannah Montana, underwent a highly controversial, highly sexualized image change in 2013. Lindsay Lohan has already had many legal issues, including arrests for driving in state of the art. Drunk and reckless, while a host of graduates, less known in Europe than the stars of their home country, found their troubled lives splashed by the tabloids.
And while, there are boys among them, the fact that the most prominent women say a lot about the particular pressures exerted on young female stars.
Could Hollywood do more to prevent the burn-out of these girls? Alison Roy, psychotherapist for children and adolescents, thinks so. "Some questions must be asked about the roles of those [executives] who may only be content with psychological support: are they able to say that a child is not enough good or good enough to play to their individual needs have they ever been evaluated? "
In recent years, Lovato has been hailed for being a very modern star. She has won fans with shameless honesty about her addiction, as well as her struggles with bulimia, self-injury and bipolar disorder.
Lovato's problems began before his career. She was raised in a house where she suffered from eating disorders (like her professional mother's cheerleader) and alcoholism (her father, musician), and she was brutally harassed by her classmates of class.
pursuing his dreams, Lovato encountered an industry that made his life less normal. His acting career ran parallel to a music career through a complex network of music lessons and auditions: by becoming a member of the Disney family, Lovato also signed a contract with Hollywood Records. His musical talent was integral to his big break at Camp Rock, appearing as Jonas's interest in girls' loves.
"All of a sudden she had to be this model, and I do not think she was ready for that," said Phil McIntyre, Lovato's director, in Simply Complicated a documentary on warts, co-produced by Lovato. "She lived two lives, she was there, she was cleaning the Disney Channel … and just an intense behavior [scrutiny] once the camera stops, she lives another life, she could not be a teenager normal. "
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Demi Lovato talked about her past substance abuse issues in a 2017 documentary.
Lovato would later receive a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and suffered from unstable mental health in early adolescence. She first used drugs at age 17, while she was playing in her own show, Sonny With a Chance
It's this dichotomy – the need to project perfection through the storms of adolescence – the pressure on these idols of adolescence, especially girls, who must adhere to a particularly narrow concept of how they should be viewed. "At the age of 11, it was:" You're a pop star, that means you have to be blonde, and you have to have long hair, and you have to put something glittery " Cyrus told Marie Claire that she was the star of Hannah Montana . "Meanwhile, I am this fragile little girl who plays a wig and a ton of make-up at age 16 years, as Toddlers & Tiaras . "
The confusion is compounded by the fact that the studios want these young stars to be glamorous, but they also want to keep them sexually neutral.
Joe Jonas, the midst of the three Jonas Brothers who became international stars after playing Hannah Montana ] recalled the fury caused when nude photos of High School Musical topped Vanessa Hudgens are appeared online. "We heard leaders talking about it, and they told us that they were so proud of us for not making the same mistakes, which made us feel like we could never go wrong, "he wrote in 2013." We Demi Lovato is now "getting better "after her suspected overdose last week." title = "" src = "https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/y/9/i/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620×349.1r0si8.png/1532904373113 .jpg "class =" photoborder "/>
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Half Lovato is now "in the process of improving" after his alleged overdose last week
. "It's a big shock when someone is portrayed as an adorable Disney character," Roy says. "All these darker feelings go under the ground."
The singer was hospitalized in Los Angeles after a suspicion of heroin overdose.
Then there are the physical efforts of the hours these teenagers are supposed to work. In 2016, Lovato said "we were shooting shows and we were really overworking". A 2011 study in the journal Child Development found that teens who work more than 20 hours a week are more likely to use drugs and alcohol.
Regarding children stars, studios and their duty of attention. But while Disney recognizes the demands of his teenage stars, he has always maintained that the well-being of the child should be managed by other people. In 2012, Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, told The Hollywood Reporter : "People know that we do not control who these people are, and we do not try to do it . To do that. "
Psychologist John Oates disagrees." Do not blame parents, "he says." Many parents are unprepared for the challenges they face, it takes a lot of knowledge of the industry and the psychology of the child to know how to mitigate the risks and how to cope. "
Disney introduced new measures to make things easier.From 2014, parents and children have been encouraged to take monthly life skills classes focusing on emotional and physical well-being, and there is also a half-day Talent 101 course that teaches young beginners how to handle aspects of contemporary fame, such as social media.
However, this still does not seem to be enough: how can a monthly recording compete against the rapid and surreal changes that occur when a child is put on the table? # 39; honne ur?
At the time of writing these lines, Lovato is recovering with his family, with messages of support that invade social media. But if her honesty is to be commended, we must not forget that the demons she faces have been housed in an industry that regularly produces damaged young women. Until something changes, teenagers will continue to struggle within the confines of the distorted reality of Hollywood.
– Sydney Morning Herald
