Demi Lovato apologises for tasteless joke

Over the weekend, singer Demi Lovato took to Twitter to apologise for sharing a video of her mother making an insensitive comment about the Zika virus.  In the video that was shared on Friday on Snapchat, her mother Dianna Hart says, “Everybody down in Rio gonna get the Zika virus,” and the singer is heard laughing at this comment in the background. USMagazine.com reports that just minutes after the controversial video was shared, the hashtag  #Demilovatoisoverparty started trending on twitter.

Apologising to her fans, she tweeted, “In no way did I mean to offend anyone last night. I was laughing at how Southern my mom sounded, not the issue at hand. Deepest apologies.” She however went on to add, “If you watch everything I do, you’re still a fan. I ain’t goin nowhere b*tches. It’s an awesome feeling when you’re so content with life and yourself that hate doesn’t affect you. Feeling’ good y’all.” (sic)