{"id":456538,"date":"2026-03-04T05:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/456538\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T05:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:22:08","slug":"demi-lovato-bonds-with-keke-palmer-over-having-inappropriate-relationships-with-adult-men-as-teens-thats-not-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/456538\/","title":{"rendered":"Demi Lovato Bonds with Keke Palmer Over Having Inappropriate Relationships with Adult Men as Teens: ‘That’s Not Okay’"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Demi Lovato appeared on the latest episode of the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast<\/p>\n

She bonded with the host over a shared experience of being in relationships with adult men as teenagers<\/p>\n

“But then you look back in hindsight. When I turned 30, I was like, that’s not okay,” said Lovato<\/p>\n

Demi Lovato<\/a> and Keke Palmer<\/a> are looking back on their teenage years with a new perspective.<\/p>\n

Lovato, 33, appeared on the latest episode of the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer<\/a> podcast and bonded with the host, 32, over a shared experience of being in relationships with adult men as teenagers.<\/p>\n

The topic arose as they looked back on their pasts as child performers. “For me I actually was like, if you’re going to I had this like mantra that was like if you’re going to work me like an adult, I’m going to party like an adult. And I got into some bad stuff at a young age and that’s when I started like self-medicating,” said Lovato, who’s long been open about her history with substance abuse. “I wish that, you know, I had stayed more focused.”<\/p>\n

“Obviously, I think the course of my life would have gone in a different direction, meaning like I wouldn’t have maybe struggled as much with substances later down the road, but everything happens for a reason,” added the “Confident” singer. “I’m sitting here in this state of mind today, like, grateful for everything that I’ve been through. It was really challenging. There wasn’t a lot of time for play, but when I did, I played pretty hard.”<\/p>\n

Palmer then brought up her romantic past and said, “I feel like people don’t understand that that’s what we was dealing with, you know? I found myself dating. I’m 15. Why is my boyfriend 20?”<\/p>\n

Lovato replied, “Why was my boyfriend 30? You know what I\u2019m saying?”<\/p>\n

Both stars spoke about coming to a realization about the inappropriate nature of their respective relationships. “But then you look back in hindsight. When I turned 30, I was like, that’s not okay,” said Lovato, who released a song called “29” in 2023 with lyrics about a past age-gap relationship.<\/p>\n

“Girl, the moment when you realize, and you get [to] the age of a lot of people that were around you and doing stuff, it\u2019s almost a mental break that can happen because you realize you were taken advantage of,” said Palmer. “Oh, I was being exploited. That was very difficult for me \u2018cause at 15 I’m thinking my boyfriend’s older because I’m doing an older job, and I’m doing a bunch of things, and this is the way that it is, and it seemed normal in my mind.”<\/p>\n

\"Demi<\/p>\n

Demi Lovato in January 2026
Credit: Stefanie Keenan\/Getty<\/p>\n

“Especially if you\u2019re an older soul, too,” said Lovato. “Especially if you\u2019re mature for your age.”<\/p>\n

Palmer then praised Hilary Duff’s recent single “Mature,” which reflects on an inappropriate age-gap relationship through its lyrics. “I love the Hilary Duff song that came out because it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh s—.\u2019 We all had the same damn life,” said the Burbs star.<\/p>\n

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