Demi Lovato Responds to Accusations of Cultural Appropriation in New Music Video: 'They Were Twists Not Dreads'
Demi Lovato has another strong message for
her detractors. The star is responding to cultural appropriation accusations from her newest
music video, "No Promises," in which she
stars alongside the deejay trio Cheat Codes.
According to People.com, throughout most of the 3.5 minute music video,
Lovato stands in an empty warehouse, dancing by herself and whipping her hair
back and forth. But the Twitterverse quickly pointed out that it appeared the
musician wore her hair in dreadlocks, causing a storm of cultural appropriation
accusations against the star on social media.
"Why does Demi have dreads," one fan tweeted. "Ok but real talk did I see pics of Demi Lovato with dreadlocks earlier or was her hair just so messy it looked that way," another fan said on Twitter.
Not one to hold back her feelings, Lovato confronted the controversy
directly. On Monday, the singer addressed the issue via Twitter, confirming that
she was wearing twists in her hair, not dreadlocks.
"They were twists not dreads #relax," the 24-year-old singer and actress tweeted. Then, she quickly
changed the subject to bring attention to her appearance on The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon and teased that the first song off her upcoming 2017 album is
"Ironically it’s for my haters 😝."
They were twists not dreads. 🙄 #relax— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 22, 2017
I know what I want my first single to be.... 😏— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 22, 2017
Ironically it's for my haters 😝— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 22, 2017
But despite the fact Lovato said she only had her hair styled in twists for the
video, the Internet is still pretty divided about the issue.
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