Could it happen to you? Meet the average Americans forced into poverty by accidents, ill-heath or tragic misfortune in searing photo essay exploring the crisis of the country's hidden poor
'A basket of deplorables': Hillary comes under-fire for insulting millions of Americans as she writes off Trump supporters as 'racist, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist or Islamophobic' outcasts
Four tornadoes tear through Illinois within ONE HOUR, destroying dozens of homes in their wake
John Hinckley Jr set to leave mental hospital today and live at his mom's home after being incarcerated for 35 years for assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan
Bachelor party who took selfies with a SEX DOLL at Ground Zero on the eve of the 15th anniversary of 9/11 'all work on WALL STREET'
Obama commemorates victims of 9/11 while celebrating the resiliency and diversity of Americans on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks
The filmmaker who foresaw 9/11: Director is still haunted by chillingly prophetic film that staged terror attacks in New York City three years before the fact
The unsolved murder of 9/11: Family of father-of-two, who was the only New York homicide reported outside of terror attacks on that tragic day, continue their fight for answers
Texas mattress company closes indefinitely after 'tasteless 9/11 Twin Tower sale' commercial sparked death threats
'We're going to get the b***ards': George W. Bush's aide reveals never before seen notes detailing the chaotic moments immediately following the September 11 attacks
Couple wait NINE YEARS to open wedding gift from great-aunt and uncle married for 50 years, who said it offered the secret to a happy marriage - but told them not to unwrap it until their first fight
Mike Pence releases tax returns showing that he made $113,026 last year and gave 8% to charity - but Trump continues to hold back
Obama administration granted immunity to a SECOND Clinton computer guru - who deleted emails after Congress warned her not to
Chelsea Clinton insists her friendship with Ivanka Trump has 'absolutely not' been affected by their parents' bitter rivalry - and says she is certain they will 'be friends long after the election'
'It's not a serious presidential campaign': Flabbergasted Hillary Clinton says Trump's behavior toward Putin is 'beyond one's imagination'
New search underway for two men linked to killing of a Canadian woman, 19, who was stabbed to death near site of the notorious Manson family killings 47 years ago
US and Russia announce breakthrough Syria ceasefire - and plan to tackle ISIS and Al-Qaida TOGETHER
BREAKING NEWS: Emergency declared on Westjet flight from London to Canada
'This is why black girls are angry': Beyonce's sister Solange tweets her fury at being harassed by a group of white women at Kraftwerk concert because she was dancing
Three heroes charged the San Bernardino shooters in attempt to stop the attack and police didn't discover bag of pipe bombs left at scene for more than SIX hours, report reveals
Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart 'died a castaway after crashing on a Pacific island' - despite making more than 100 chilling radio distress calls that were heard around the world
Daycare worker accidentally suffocates baby boy by sitting on the bean bag he was hiding under
Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone's brother-in-law is found dead by his distraught father at parents' $ 5million English mansion
Brooklyn woman who goes by the name Mary Magadalene is arrested after attacking two Muslim women and trying to rip hijabs off their heads

Talk about turning your life around! Demi Lovato is now co-owner of the rehab clinic she was once a patient in

Published: 23:03 EST, 8 September 2016 | Updated: 03:23 EST, 10 September 2016

e-mail

View
comments

Demi Lovato is now co-owner of the rehab clinic where she previously sought treatment.

The Confident hitmaker has bought into the CAST Center in Los Angeles - who she sought help for depression, bulimia and substance abuse - and admits it feels 'good' to have the means to help others in her position.

She said of the business deal: 'I don't know what it says, it just feels good.'

180! Demi Lovato is now co-owner of the rehab clinic where she previously sought treatment (pictured in July)

Her manager, Phil McIntyre, added: 'How many 24-year-olds own their own treatment centre?

'But then to leverage her position in pop music to do so much good is just incredible.'

While in rehab, the 24-year-old star admits she was a 'nightmare'.

After CAST CEO Mike Bayer - who has been accompanying Demi on her summer tour - recalled how she was 'very closed off' when they first met, sleeping a lot and expressing herself with one word answers, Demi admitted in an upcoming interview on Sunday Morning: 'Yeah, I was a nightmare. I would say ... the word that I want to say, but it's so inappropriate that I can't. And this will be on a Sunday morning, so I'm not going to say it!'

But Demi eventually responded to the facility and has learned how to function without 'some sort of drug or with alcohol' and things are better than ever for her now.

She reflected: 'Because of that. I'm now sitting here right now alive and more successful than I've ever been.'

The Skyscraper singer - who recently split from boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama - is determined to use her fame to help others.

She said: 'It sounds ridiculous but, like, I kind of made a pact with God.

'And I don't even think you're supposed to do that, but I was, like, I promised, 'If you make me a singer one day, I'm going to use my voice for so much more than singing, and I'm going to help people with it.' '

Demi's interview will air on CBS on September 11.