Dec 11, 2008 at 06:18 pm by Evil Beet

In response to these pics of Demi Lovato sporting what look to be self-inflicted scars on her wrist, her rep has issued a statement: “Demi was wearing gummy bracelets just prior to her appearance on the red carpet and, because of how tight they were, they left indentations on her wrist.”

And everyone’s just printing this statement like it’s not obviously a bunch of complete and total bullshit.

I mean, COME ON. Yes, sometimes really tight bracelets leave indentations, but they don’t look a fucking thing like this:

I can understand not wanting to be like, “Yes, Demi’s a cutter, and you should be, too,” but Jesus Christ can we use this opportunity to take a second and talk about an absurdly wide-spread and under-discussed phenomenon among teenagers? One that’s typically a good predictor of future struggles with drugs and alcohol, volatile relationships, eating disorders and suicide? Can we please not sweep this shit under the rug like it’s so shameful and embarrassing and awful that we’ll throw out a Hail Mary like fucking gummy bracelets before copping to it? Because that sends a fucking terrible message to the kids out there who do this shit every day and aren’t really sure why and could really use any information and support you’d like to use this opportunity to put into the mainstream media.

The picture above was taken in September, at a different event. Was she wearing gummy bracelets before that shit, too?

Big hugs to you, Demi.

237 Responses to “Demi Lovato’s Rep Is Lying”

  1. =) says:

    I love Demi. I have cut myself in the past and it does look like that. I wish she wouldn’t cut herself, but gummy bracelets don’t leave that kind of marks unless you hold it into your skin for prolonged periods of time O.o; But. I love Demi even if she does.

    • Anonymous says:

      WHY DO PEOPLE CUT THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!!! i know what cuting looks like and thats it.

      • Ash says:

        People cut themselves bc believe it or not, it makes us feel better. I cut. It truly is a silent addiction. But in any case, it helps bc it puts you in control. When everything is spiraling into chaos, the one thing that you can control is your pain. And it’s also a distraction. It helps divert your attention from the mental and emotion pain when focusing on the physical. And to see the blood running down your arm, it feels really good. Many times, cutting actually keeps us from doing other things. It’s our outlet. I’m not saying it’s good. I’m just saying, sometimes, something as simple as a scratch across the skin can keep you from doing something much worse.

  2. Devlish smile says:

    I’m so sick of this I’m a cutter 2 as m.o.f I just finished a cut those are burns or nail scratches u people ba d mouthin are makin it worse if it’s. True so help her know that she has our support

    • Anonymous says:

      Why? Why do you cut yourself? I really don’t get it.. Im so stressed trying to figure it out and I just can’t find an answer… I cant sit here calmly while I know you’re harming yourself.. It’s too hard!

  3. Anonymous says:

    bitch bitch bitch
    if u cant take the fact that these assholes wanna fuck ya then move ya ass to an far away island

  4. miranda says:

    ive cut myself before and that does not look like it they look like burns cause ive done that before too. demi is an amazing person but we shouldnt be pin pointing this out leave her alone shes still a human being

  5. Cora says:

    Ok, i really dont think there is a reason to swear. If Demi is cutting herself which to me it looks like she is, Then she needs to get help. Ive never cutt myself before, but i know what it looks like.Demi got bullied alot in school when she was younger and she also has been getting stressed out about the whole sonny with a chance thing on disney channel. She needs help right away because someday if she keeps doing this it will get worse and she could die. im not trying to be all negative but thats very possible. I love demi shes my idol. Yes she might be a human being and she might make mastakes, but give her a break please she deservs it.I just hope she gets help.

    • day dreamer says:

      i know right people make mistakes and yes she does need help or else yah she will die its a definet possibility

  6. specter says:

    demi dont cut ur self ur a beatiful young lady like me but im a guy i found this will i was lookng for info about micheal but i saw it said u cuted ur self and i had to say something well just dont cut the more u cut the more im sad the more u dont the more im happy and i love u demi

  7. molly says:

    i dont know what gummy bracelets are (i mean, i have an idea, but im not exactly sure) but i know that i wear hair elastics around my wrists all the time, and if i leave them on for a long time, or sleep with them on, they leave marks that look just like that.
    i’m sure she doesnt cut herself, but i dont know her personal life.
    i’m sure that she would try much harder than that to cover them up, because she knows that she is in the public spotlight. of course she wouldnt think anything of it if she jsut took off bracelets, therefore, wouldnt try to hide it, like clearly she isnt trying to do here.
    its not even like im demis biggest fan and i’m trying to protect her. i dont hate her, but i dont love her. so this is coming from someone with a completely non-biased opinion.

    • Lylah says:

      I wear hair elastics around my wrist every single day, i sleep with them on, and they are tight, but they do NOT look like that at alllll.

  8. Amani says:

    Demi why are you cutting your self you are a rock star why are you doing this too your self you have a great life why are u doing this if u wanna tell me why please read this and send me at azn-amani97@hotmail.com i hope u are going to tell me why

  9. Dana says:

    i cut myself..and yes it looks like that and i mean gummy braclets dont do that sorry….

  10. Anonymous says:

    fuck u bitches i luv u demi but that is scico just saying k buy

  11. Anonymous says:

    u mother fucker! thats so fucking stupid 2 cut ur self why would u even do that ?????? why dont u tell the world everyone knows that ur EMO .Its called a picture. people look 4 that stuff. oh p.s I HATE U 4 THAT!!!

    • jacqueline says:

      uh firstly it’s not called “emo” and secondly it’s not something you should be so judgemental about. people cut themselves because it’s a feeling, usually because they have depression, and it’s a way to let out feelings.
      i’m fairly certain you have no idea what thats like based on what you said so you really shouldn’t be saying “thats so fucking stupid” because it’s not stupid to cutters.

    • Anonymous says:

      Hating someone for hating themselves enough to harm their body like that? (If this story is even true which we dont know) I think thats quite a twisted statement. Don’t hate someone for something like this, and im sure you’d be grateful for some empathy when something overwhelming happens to you. At least consider being more humane to people even if theyre famous.

  12. kaedence says:

    Cutting is a disease… it is not for attention and it is not something you voluntarily do. As for why she wouldn’t cover it, she probably is sick of wearing long sleeves or bracelets. She should be able to go out in public without people zooming in on her wrist with a camera.

  13. what? says:

    What! omg thats what all the fuss is about!? that looks like she just left a rubberband on her wrist for too long ,but of coarse she has to blow it out of proportion all for the attention.she is such an attention hog.once the spotlight is on someone else she has to go do something stupid for the attention. >:(

    • Lylah says:

      wow, really? people do not cut themselves for attention.
      and i where tight braclets on my wrist all the time, even when i sleep, and they do not look a thing like that.

    • Anonymous says:

      Well she didnt take the photo and enhance it to look at the lines on her wrist, the press did that, looking for stories about things that make people call her an attention hog. I doubt she either wants that or has any control over it if you think about it. The press isnt easy to manipulate.

  14. lotsy barn says:

    omg im using these pics for my JEMI STORY
    hope no one minds
    If she is cutting, then I hope she stops, because I get what emotion can drive you to do sometimes. I’ve never cut myself but I have felt so much pain I just wanted to end… She needs to get someones help and i agree that it should be spoken of everywhere cos kids need to ken about it for their future and they need to learn that there are other ways of dealing with emotion. like talking to someone, anyone! It doesnt have to be your parents if your not close to them or something. It can be anyone you wish to know about it.

  15. Anonymous says:

    i think she needs new bracelets.

  16. maria says:

    i think demi cutts but i don’t think it is cuz she wonts to maybe something is going on that we don’t know about but don’t hate her cuz of that we all have are problums

  17. susan says:

    i cut but i stoped!!demi ples get help for it we all love u and u r f****** the best!!!!!! i love your songs!!

  18. Anonymous says:

    why would demi do theat?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

  19. Anonymous says:

    bs, that’s no gummy bracelet marks.
    i used to cut myself. and i used to wear those and nothing like that ever came of it.
    i know what cut marks look like.

  20. Anonymous says:

    This whole thing pisses me off. Okay coming from a girl who has had struggles with cutting in the past yes they look like scars. But I fell asleep with a couple of tight hair ties on my wrist a few weeks ago and they left these weird indentations that puffed up. Now it looks like I have scars on my wrists from it and they’re still there. So it is possible that they are braclets marks. Unlikely but entirely possible. If they are cuts though people need to back off. Your just going to make things worse. Let her family and her take care of it.

  21. CINDY says:

    LOOK HERE ANONYMOUS U DONT KNOW IF SHE IS EMO OR NOT U FUCKING IDIOT STOP TALKING ABOUT HER

  22. CINDY says:

    WHO EVER IS SAYING THAT SHE IS CUTTING HER SELF U NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP U BITCHES

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  24. actually it’sa mark from her tight plastic bracelet
    she wear a lot of bracelate tights if you notice in the pass years and at the future
    she didn’t cut herself
    she tweet that she is not a cutter

  25. and where did i get my answer from her
    i tweeted her about that situation and she said that it’s from her bracelet because it’s very tight
    please believe me it’s really true
    or as demi say it’s you’re choice if really want to believe it

  26. i mean my friend have cut herself several times and i saw it but it doesn’t look like that

    • Lylah says:

      Yes, it does look like that!
      and ‘demi’ on twitter could have said anything to cover that up because it isnt the publics buisness.
      but i wear hair ties on my wrist 24/7 and they dont leave marks like that at all.

  27. demilovato says:

    Georgian half are good and I 11 years are a big fan of yours I love your songs tuate great call and say hello love Selena as a loving Georgia
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  28. shortvanillacoke says:

    the ones on her wrist from the airport dont look like cuts, they look like eraser burns. an yes i no what each looks like.

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  36. jasmine says:

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    WE ALL <3 YOU
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  38. Ana says:

    Yeah the whole bracelet thing is bullshit . i mean i’m pretty sure everyone can tell that those are cut marks. They just don’t want to believe it. I mean she has had past problems in her life..and if she did that she did you can’t change it . Even though I would’ve never expected her to do that she always seemed so bubbly and happy all the time. But now i hear that shes in rehab for her physical and emotional problems. That’s actually the important thing, that she’s getting help. I also heard she was caught snorting cocaine at a party last year ..and some people that were at the party admitted they saw her and some no life filmed it. But no video has came out yet. So, nobody really knows whats being goin on with her. Hopefully she’ll be alright though): even though i’m not a fan of her..like her smile pisses me off lmao. Wow i sound really mean. but she seems like a good person:)

  39. sam says:

    Most cutters cut their legs or upper arms so its not visible so shes either not a cutter or is stupid.

  40. zara says:

    yh wat she sed they not ukno so get lost all of you you are so weird people why dont you just get lost she is the best person in the world!!!!!……….WELL AFTER SELENA GOMEZ!!!!!!!
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  41. selena gomez says:

    first of all thanks zara for that lovely comment!!!
    and shes right about the whole demi thing. its not true and
    ive read all your comments and there is alot of swearing in them, please could you stop it and demi would never do any thing like that i know what happened but its a secret i wish i could tell u guys but i cant sorry! =(
    so please listen bye got to go going to go to have a shower!!!

  42. Anonymous says:

    Sick. I might be able to understand someone who isn’t as fortunate at Demi doing this, MIGHT BE ABLE TO. Still don’t like it, but you know. But after all her fame and fortune, that’s just insanity. No reason to do a stupid thing like this. She’s following after Miley who’s following after Lindsay.

  43. kyleebelle says:

    hey demi ur a good girl and u shouldnt take ur problems out on urself or anyone else and as ur tattoos say….stay strong
    -kyleebelle

  44. Mila says:

    Reading this post now is almost chilling. I totally remember reading about Demi possibly cutting herself on (what else?) Perez Hilton, only to see an update below with her publicist’s statement and that dope acting all relieved that she’s “fine.” I really should have transferred over to Evil Beet ages ago and read Emily’s post.

    “One that’s typically a good predictor of future struggles with drugs and alcohol, volatile relationships, eating disorders and suicide?” >> Emily was spot-on, unfortunately.

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