Demi Lovato advised against dating older men amid rumors that her song “29” is about ex Wilmer Valderrama.
“If you’re a young girl and you think it’s sexy or fun to date older men, it’s not okay unless you’re of age,” the 30-year-old former Disney Channel star said on the episode of “Call Her Daddy”. “podcast.
“I think sometimes the public needs the truth, which is why I’ve decided to… [this] single,” the ‘Camp Rock’ alum told host Alexandra Cooper.
“I think the message is so important.”
Lovato made headlines earlier this month when she revealed the lyrics to “29,” which appeared to refer to Valderrama’s age, now 42, when they met in 2010. (The actress was 17 at the time).
“I thought it was a teenage dream / Just a fantasy / But was it yours or mine?” de Lovato sings in the rumored diss track. “Far From Innocent / What the f–k’s consent?”
She continues: “Numbers told you not to / But that didn’t stop you.”
The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer, who didn’t make her and Valderrama’s romance public until the month she turned 18, has yet to confirm whether he is the subject of the release.
“I’m very careful how I answer these questions because I feel like the song says it all,” Lovato told Zane Lowe last week. “I don’t have to say too much, to be honest.”
The Grammy nominee noted that “sometimes less is more”.
Lovato Cooper did give a look at the inspiration behind the song on Wednesday.
“I came out of the treatment with anger, I came out of the treatment with understanding and growth,” she said. “It was a reflective song for me. even though there is [are] undertones of anger, I really learned a lot about that experience and I decided to write about it.”
Lovato had Valderrama on and off until 2016. The actor is now engaged to model Amanda Pacheco, and he shares daughter Nakano, 1, with the 30-year-old.
As for Lovato, the news broke this month that she is dating Jute$ and will be celebrating her 30th birthday with the musician on Sunday.