Jameela Jamil says she refuses to be ‘dragged into celebrity feuds’ …as Twitter fans take issue with her interviewing Demi Lovato
Jameela Jamil is not getting herself dragged into the ferocious world of stan wars.
The Good Place actress recently interviewed Demi Lovato for her inspiring ‘I Weigh’ podcast, but faced some backlash from fan groups on Twitter, that claimed it went against her friendship with Taylor Swift, who has feuded with Demi in the past.
“I’m not being dragged into celebrity feuds,” Jameela tweeted in response. “I’m 34. I’m not involved in any of these dynamics. I don’t care which of them dislike each other.”
Rising above it all: Jameela Jamil – pictured here in January – recently interviewed Demi Lovato for her inspiring ‘I Weigh’ podcast
She added: “I’m interviewing interesting humans sharing their unique mental health journeys that may help others to learn about.”
When a Twitter user responded with, “You’re just best friends with Taylor Swift,” Jameela replied: “I know and like all of these women separately.”
She expanded on her point, saying: “Their interpersonal histories and relationships are not my fight/business. Not all humans have to get along. Not all women have to get along. It is not as black and white as the internet decides it is. Humans are very complicated.”
Not having it! Jameela set Twitter fans straight on Thursday about her choosing to interview Demi Lovato
Fans can listen to the full episode on April 24.
The podcast was born out of Jameela’s ‘I Weigh’ confidence campaign, which encourages women to share how much they ‘weigh’ when measured in accomplishments, rather than a number on scales.
In a 2018 Glamour article, Jameela enthused over the ‘inspiring, interesting, brave, and bold women,’ who responded to the campaign with their lists of achievements, adding that she started @i_weigh so that women ‘don’t forget’ their worth.
Tune in: Fans can listen to the full episode on April 24.
‘We take so much for granted, and we take ourselves for granted. We sell ourselves short, and we buy into this nonsense all the time,’ she said.
‘I don’t think it’s wrong to take pride in your appearance, but not to the extent that it swallows you whole and completely cancels out all of the other things that make you who you are.”
Inspiring: Jameela’s ‘I Weigh’ confidence campaign, which encourages women to share how much they ‘weigh’ when measured in accomplishments, rather than a number on scales.