Demi Lovato Says She's 'Let Go of a Lot of the Anger' from Her Rape at 15: 'I Can Really Heal Now'

More than a decade afterlosing her virginity in a devastating rapeat just 15 years old,Demi Lovatois finally on the road to healing. In her moving newYouTube Originals docuseries,Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil(out Tuesday), the pop star, 28, opens up for the first time about her experiences with sexual assault. “Sometimes people hear my music from when I was a teenager and they’re like, ‘Oh, you were so angry.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, and now you guys get to seewhyI was so angry,'” she tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue.

Demi Lovato Says She's 'So Happy' with Boyfriend Jutes and Reveals Who Made the First Move

Demi Lovatoand boyfriendJutesare still going strong. In a Friday interview onSiriusXM’sThe Morning Mash Up, the “Cool for the Summer” singer opened up about their relationship with boyfriend Jutes. “We’re so happy,” she said, as the host added that they look like “friends first and foremost.” “We became friends first,” the “Confident” songstress, 30, continued. “We were friends for several months and then we decided to start dating and well, after we told each other how we felt.

Demi Lovato Says She's a 'New Person' After Revealing Relapse, Performing 'Sober' Live

Demi Lovatois “a new person with a new life” after revealing in her latest single that sherecently relapsed.In her first post on Twitter since releasing “Sober,” the 25-year-old singer shared a video of an emotional performance of the song — in which she reveals she broke her sobriety and apologizes to her parents and fans. In the footage, Lovato appeared to fight back tears as the crowd in Lisbon, Portugal, sang along and lit up the arena with their phones.

Demi Lovato Says the 'Emotional' Moment She Came Out to Her Parents Was 'Really Beautiful'

Demi Lovatois opening up about the “beautiful” moment she told her parents she could see herself “ending up possibly with a woman.”Speaking withAndy Cohenon theRadio AndySiriusXM showon Thursday, Lovato, 27, discussed her sexuality, telling the host that she’s “still figuring it out.”The “Confident” singer revealed that she didn’t “officially” tell her parents that she saw herself “ending up possibly with a woman, too, until 2017.”“It was actually, like emotional, but really beautiful,” Lovato said.

Demi Lovato Says Their Family Has Done an 'Incredible Job' of Using They/Them Pronouns

Demi Lovato’s family has got their back.While chatting for arecent interviewwithAudacy, the 28-year-old singer opened up about how their family is adjusting to using “they/them” pronouns to describe the star, after theycame out as non-binarylast month.Detailing that it took “a year and a half of exploration” to get to this point in their life, Lovato said it’s incredible to see those close to them do their best to adapt to the “Heart Attack” singer’s new pronouns, stating they’ve done “an incredible job.