Demi Lovato was slapped by fans on Saturday after she criticized The Bigg Chill, an LA-based frozen yogurt shop, for their excess diet-focused stock.
After taking to Instagram to hit the store for his ‘triggering’ options, the singer, 28, was subjected to massive scrutiny on Twitter for the ‘stupid’ attack and for slamming sugar-free options, which are in fact essential. are to diabetic customers.
In her original post, she wrote, ‘I found it extremely difficult to order froyo [The Bigg Chill] if you have to walk past tons of sugar free cookies / other diet foods before you get to the counter, ‘before adding the hashtag’ Do Better ‘.
The store, located on Olympic Blvd, is owned by Diane Dinow and her daughter Cary Russell, who revealed in 2011 that they have an average of 1,000 customers per day during the week and up to 1,300 on weekends.
The latest: Demi Lovato was slammed by fans on Saturday after she criticized The Bigg Chill, a frozen yogurt shop in LA, for their excess diet-matched stock
Demi accused the store of “harmful messages from brands or companies that perpetuate a society that not only enables but also praises disordered eating.”
The establishment responded to the Sorry Not Sorry singer in a direct message, which she then posted online.
The company replied, ‘We are not a diet vulture. We have been responding to all of our customer needs for 36 years. We are sorry you found this offensive. ‘
Lovato replied, ‘Not only that. Your service was awful. So rude. The whole experience was thrilling and awful. ‘
Constructive Criticism: Lovato advised the company, ‘You can wear things for other people, while also wearing a different percentage of your customers who DAILY struggle to even set foot in your store.
The A-list singer took to social media about her unpleasant experience in the store
Owner: The store, located on Olympic Blvd, is owned by Diane Dinow (photo)
Co-owned: The eatery is co-owned by Diane’s daughter Cary Russell, who revealed in 2011 that they have an average of 1,000 customers per day during the week and up to 1,300 on weekends
She advised the company, “ You can carry things for other people while also carrying a different percentage of your customers who are struggling DAILY to even set foot in your store …
‘You can find a way to provide an environment for all people with different needs. Including eating disorders – one of the deadliest mental illnesses that comes second only [opioid] overdoses. Don’t make excuses, just do better. ‘
The What Other People Say artist then advised the company on several ways it could improve the problem.
She wrote, ‘I was thinking, maybe it would help if you make it clearer that the sugar-free options and vegan options are for that. Labeling of the snacks for celiac or diabetes or vegans.
Bigg Chill! The store (pictured) is located on Olympic Blvd
The company responded to Lovato: ‘We are not a diet vulture. We have been responding to all of our customer needs for 36 years. We are sorry you found this offensive ‘
‘When it’s not super clear, the reporting gets confusing and when you’re in LA it’s really hard to differentiate between nutritional culture and health needs. I think clear messages are more beneficial for everyone. You are not wrong if you are meeting many different needs, but it is not about excluding one demographic to meet another. ‘
Fans quickly responded angrily, writing, ‘What’s your favorite internet beef mine, Demi lovato, forget that diabetics exist and fight a frozen yogurt company in public …
CALL OUT: Demi Lovato calls Yoghurt Shop for sugar-free foods. Demi says, “I find it extremely difficult to order froyo from The Big Chill when you have to walk past tons of sugar-free cookies / other diet foods.” …
Shocking: Fans quickly responded in anger, writing, ‘What’s your favorite internet bull mine, Demi Lovato forgets that diabetics exist and fights a frozen yogurt company in public’
Shop says they sell food for diabetics, celiac and vegan … Demi Lovato brainstorming how to victimize herself with a frozen yogurt company …
Demi Lovato would like to speak to your manager @TheBiggChill How dare you sell healthy and delicious frozen yogurt to everyone … Sugar free options are not for the diet culture some people really need those options ?? …
POCs find it very difficult to walk down the street without being killed and Demi Lovato is here whining about frozen yogurt options for diabetics. Please do better …
“ I have so many thoughts about Demi Lovato dragging a yogurt shop for sugar-free food, but I’m going to shut up since the last time I criticized Demi, the tweet exploded and all her fans came up to me calling me fat and ugly. …
Demi Lovato just set a yogurt shop on fire for her 102 million followers and wants to turn it into a hashtag series … Demi Lovato is using her celebrity to attack a frozen yogurt shop and I’m not sure why. .. Demi Lovato is that awful …
She complains about a yogurt shop with sugar-free cookies. She should be the definition of pathetic … I’m sorry it’s a frozen yogurt shop …
Did you expect the shelves to be filled with carrots and kale? This is a really stupid idea. Shame on the best place for frozen yogurt in LA. ‘
The OK Not to Be OK artist has been open about her struggles with eating disorders in the past, including undergoing treatment to deal with bulimia when she was 18.
Last month, she told CBS Sunday Morning that persistent eating disorder-related behavior played a role leading up to her 2018 overdose.
‘I had no control over my life at the time,’ she said, adding that ‘every time I was in a hotel room, my phone was taken out of the room so I couldn’t order room service.’
She joined Ashley Graham in February on her Pretty Big Deal podcast, saying, ‘I’m tired of running myself to the ground with workouts and extreme dieting.
‘I thought that in recent years there was recovery from an eating disorder when it actually just fell in completely. And I just realized that my symptoms might not be as obvious as they were before, but it was definitely an eating problem. ‘
The establishment responded to the Sorry Not Sorry singer in a direct message, which she then posted online