Demi Lovato released the trailer for her upcoming documentation, Dancing with the Devil. The four-part series debuts on YouTube Originals on March 23.
The documentary directed by Michael D. Ratner traces the events and struggles that led to Lovato’s near-fatal overdose in 2018, as well as the consequences and his journey towards physical, emotional and mental health.
“I don’t even know why I’m sober anymore,” she says in the docuseries trailer, which features her original song of the same name. Later, she admits: “I crossed a line that I had never crossed”, which is an apparent reference to her use of heroin.
Christina Aguilera and Elton John also appear in the clip, addressing the challenges of growing in the spotlight, as well as her recovery. Family and close friends that the singer hid her struggles well, to the point that she said she had made one of her best performances at a show just a month before her overdose.
“I hit,” she explains, before revealing how close to death she was. “I had three strokes, I had a heart attack. My doctors said I had another five to 10 minutes [to live]. “
As frank as she is about her addiction, she seems equally determined about her future. “I have had many lives, like my cat, you know. I’m in my ninth life, ”she says. “I’m ready to go back to doing what I love, which is making music.”