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Posted: 2021-04-19T15:51:08Z | Updated: 2021-04-19T21:38:12Z

Demi Lovato started a social media war with a beloved frozen yogurt shop over the weekend, prompting many people to call her out for misusing her huge platform.

The pop star took a stand against The Bigg Chill in Los Angeles, slamming the store on her Instagram page for carrying sugar-free options. Lovato said seeing the products was triggering and awful for her, as she is in recovery from an eating disorder.

Finding it extremely hard to order froyo from @thebiggchillofficial when you have to walk past tons of sugar free cookies/other diet foods before you get to the counter. Do better please, she wrote in an Instagram Story. Her Instagram account has millions of followers.

She included the hashtag #dietculturevultures, which she said shed be using to call out harmful messaging from brands or [companies] that perpetuate a society that not only enables but praises disordered eating.

The Bigg Chill, which had just over 6,000 followers on Instagram as of Sunday, pushed back on Lovatos criticism by noting in an Instagram Story that the shop carries products for customers who have diabetes and celiac disease, options for vegans and many indulgent items.

The Bigg Chills account also responded to Lovato via Instagram direct message, according to a screenshot the singer posted on her page, writing: We are not diet vultures. We cater to all of our customers needs for the past 36 years. We are sorry you found this offensive.

Lovato continued to message the brand and post her replies on her account.

You can carry things for other people while also caring for another percentage of your customers who struggle DAILY just to even step foot in your store, she wrote. You can find a way to provide an inviting environment for all people with different needs. Including eating disorders one of the deadliest mental illnesses only second to [opioid] overdoses. Dont make excuses, just do better.