Leah McSweeney scolded Demi Lovato after the pop star called a frozen yogurt shop for selling sugar-free options.
The 38-year-old ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ star slammed 28-year-old Lovato on Sunday for using her far-reaching voice to ‘drag’ The Bigg Chill, a small Los Angeles business, rather than bigger issues to deal with.
Demi Lovato should be ashamed of using her platform of 102 million people who followed her on Instagram to drag a spot of frozen yogurt, because she’s upset that they’re selling diet frozen yogurt and sugar-free options because that’s what triggers her , ”said McSweeney in a series of videos on her Instagram story.
“That’s why they just have to be harassed and go out of business. What the hell is it? “
The Bravolebrity sympathized with Lovato’s history of eating disorders, but wondered why an entire industry should change to meet her needs.
“I mean, I’m sorry she dealt with an eating disorder. That’s horrible. But does that mean we should stop offering people sugar-free options for things? McSweeney asked, noting that people with diabetes cannot have sugar.
“What about people who just don’t feel like eating regular ice cream and want to eat some sugar-free frozen yogurt?” she went on. “I do want that sometimes.”
The reality star called Lovato’s actions the “ ultimate privilege ” and said it was “ absolutely disgusting ” that the singer would call up “ Dancing With the Devil ” a small business.
“The ultimate privilege is to just use your platform with millions and millions of people to drag and drop business with 6,000 followers on Instagram who have been doing their thing since the 1980s,” she said.
‘This story just annoys me. It’s absolutely disgusting. “
Lovato has not publicly responded to McSweeney’s comments.
The “Cool for the Summer” singer recently called The Bigg Chill “diet culture vulture” for selling sugar-free varieties. The frozen yogurt shop was not sweet with the criticism, defending itself by explaining that it has “items for diabetics, celiac, vegans and, of course, lots of indulgent items.”