American singer, Demetria Devonne Lovato was hospitalized earlier on Tuesday. According to reports, the singer’s hospitalization was the result of an apparent drug overdose.
“Demi is awake and with her family, who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support,” said the statement from Lovato’s representative.
“Some of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation as her health and recovery is the most important thing right now.”
CNN reports that the Los Angeles Fire Department also confirmed that it received a call at 11:22 a.m. for a medical emergency and transported a 25-year-old woman to a hospital.
A senior law enforcement said Lovato is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She is stable, conscious and breathing, the official said.
Lovato’s hospitalization on Tuesday comes just weeks after the singer, who has struggled with substance abuse, said she had recently suffered a relapse. The entertainer also made the revelation about the setback in a single, “Sober,” released late last month.
Lovato, who turns 26 next month, said in March that she was celebrating six years of sobriety.
Surprisingly, the has spoken candidly in interviews about her use of cocaine and addiction to alcohol, as well as mental health issues and an eating disorder.
“Sober” did not reveal the nature of Lovato’s relapse.
“I’m sorry for the fans I lost who watched me fall again,” Lovato sings in “Sober.” “I want to be a role model but I’m only human.”
Lovato has listed Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson as her biggest influences.Her other influences include Britney Spears, Rihanna, Keri Hilson, Jennifer Lopez,Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Alexz Johnson, Billie Holiday, and Billy Gilman