Los Angeles Aug 19 (IANS) Demi Lovato s long-time backup dancer and friend Dani Vitale is denying rumours that she provided drugs to the singer.
In an emotional essay shared on Vitale s Instagram the dancer made it clear that she was not responsible for "Échame la Culpa" singer s relapse reports variety.com.
"I have never touched nor even seen a drug in my entire life. I do not do drugs nor would I ever encourage or supply them to anyone I love " Vitale wrote.
Vitale 28 went on to recount how she had been out celebrating her birthday with friends on July 23. The next morning she woke up to a call about Lovato s overdose.
"My whole being was ridden with sadness confusion love and hopelessness " she said.
Later rumours that Vitale had supplied Lovato with drugs sent Vitale into turmoil.
"I wound up not leaving my house nor my bed for 3 weeks. Ridden with severe depression fear anxiety sadness anger disgust numbness and many more adjectives that I ve been feeling that I sadly can t even put into words " she wrote on Instagram.
"After days of countless nights not being able to sleep or waking up in a full sweat and soaking in my own tears I was forced to put my phone in a dresser drawer. Terrified to open a blind or to get out of bed my house remained just as dark as my mind daily " she added.
Vitale thought if she stayed asleep "that was the time I did not have to be conscious living in this hell that was being forced upon me.
"And there were nights I would honestly hope I would not wake up the next morning so I did not have to live through this any more and it would all go away " she added.

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