During an appearance on Andie Elle's podcast, Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, made a shocking remark about Demi Lovato breaking her sobriety.
Tekashi joked that Lovato, who has been sober since her near-fatal heroin and fentanyl overdose in July 2018, was going to relapse. The podcast host Andie Elle mentioned, "Like she's sober." In response, Tekashi said, "She's gonna relapse," followed by a censored statement that implied he wanted to send her something related to drugs, concluding with "Make her relapse."
Afterwards, Tekashi told TMZ that his comments were meant as "dark humor."
"Dark humor is going extinct. People in this new generation are just overly sensitive."
Demi Lovato, now 33, has maintained sobriety since her July 2018 overdose involving heroin and fentanyl. The comments from Tekashi drew attention given her past struggles with substance abuse.
"Tekashi 6ix9ine has shockingly claimed that Demi Lovato is going to relapse - seven years after her near-fatal fentanyl overdose."
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for both Tekashi 6ix9ine and Demi Lovato for comments.
Author's summary: Tekashi 6ix9ine sparked controversy by joking about Demi Lovato relapsing, describing it as dark humor amid her long-term sobriety following a serious overdose.