Demi Lovato Slams Disney for Eating Disorder Joke

Celebrities at Z100's Jingle Ball 2011 in New York City, NY... Picture Shows: Demi Lovato (FlynetPictures.com)

Demi Lovato (Pacific Coast News) Demi Lovato spent the first part of 2011 seeking help for an eating disorder and other "emotional and physical issues." She's been taking her recovery very seriously and now she's looking out for other people who might be in similar situations.

The former Sonny with a Chance star spent her year promoting healthy self-image, visiting the rehab facility where she stayed, and now she's angry at Disney for an inappropriate joke. Lovato sounded off on Twitter about a scene in an episode of a show called Shake It Up where a character joked, "I could just eat you up, well if I ate."

Lovato's fiery reaction started off with: "I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress' from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make joke about that very disease. #nice."

She added: "And is it just me or are the actress' [on Disney Channel] getting THINNER AND THINNER.... I miss the days of RAVEN, and LIZZIE MCGUIRE," referring to fellow former Disney actresses Raven Simone and Hilary Duff.

Her rant ended with: "Dear Disney Channel, EATING DISORDERS ARE NOT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT."

The company got wind of her disgust quickly, and a few hours later attempted to make amends. "@ddlovato - we hear you & are pulling both episodes as quickly as possible & reevaluating them," read the post from Disney PR. "@ddlovato - It's NEVER our intention to make light of eating disorders!"

Disney then yanked the Shake It Up episode titled "Party It Up" and an episode of another show called So Random!, presumably for a similar reason.

Lovato then seemed satisfied with the response, writing: "@DisneyChannelPR thank you."

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