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The many lives of Demi Lovato

N THE YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARY DEMI LOVATO: the 28-year-old singer and actor speaks openly about her battles with eating disorders and drug addiction, focusing most acutely on the 2018 overdose that nearly killed her. But the most revelatory words in the film belong to a selection of her fans, young women with makeup so precise and polished they look as if they’re suspended

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