Demi Lovato Tells Justin Bieber He Was An 'Inspiration' After Her Overdose

Demi Lovato's empowering new single "I Love Me" dropped earlier today (March 6), and like you, we can't stop listening. Nevertheless the day's not over, and the singer isn't done kicking ass. Additionally to releasing her brand new self-love anthem, Lovato guest-hosted today's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she talked to friend and label-mate Justin Bieber about their regular struggles.


"We both had similar stories being in the industry really young and then we both had our struggles," Lovato mentioned, referencing their shared histories of past drug use and mental health issues. Although right now more than ever, it seems that Bieber is aware he's exactly where he's supposed to be.


"I think for a As soon as I attempted to run away from some stuff, you know?" He mentioned. "I attempted to run away from the industry, attempted to run away from what I felt like God wanted me to do, although I feel like this is what you and I are both meant to do, you know? You're meant to entertain and sing, and I think same as me, and thus any time we run away from that it's almost like we become much less happy."


In hindsight, though, Bieber realizes that running from your problems ultimately doesn't solve them. "We feel like there's all these responsibilities and all these group kind of things that become heavy for us, and I think some days we gotta run towards the pain rather than run away from it," he mentioned.


In his recent YouTube docu-series, Justin Bieber: Seasons, he did just that, probing into his drug abuse along with health scares, including a diagnosis of Lyme infection. "There's a fear in showing vulnerability," he mentioned any time asked if any topics were off-limits in the series. "I think the more mature you become, the more you understand that there's power in your weakness. And once you're able to show that, it gives other people the confidence to mention, 'You know, I'm going through similar things myself.'"


Bieber went on to mention that being open about our struggles can support us identify that we're not alone. "Having that confidence, and being able to instill that confidence in young people that it's OK to have problems, that you don't have to hide that, that almost every person in this audience is going through something unique and also a different challenge... I just feel like if we're open and straightforward about that, it creates a dialogue."


Bieber's words clearly resonated with Lovato, and following her 2018 struggles, which resulted in being hospitalized immediately after an overdose, she looked at Bieber singer as a positive example. "For me and my experience If I struggled last year, I know I looked at you as an inspiration because you've been through this and you've come out the other side," she mentioned. "And I really just admire the man that you are today."


For more of Bieber and Lovato's conversion, including how they first met and whether or not they regret any of their tattoos, watch the entire interview up above.