Demi Lovato was spotted getting dinner with a friend in Beverly Hills on Friday night, according to photographs taken by TMZ. The star seems to be out of rehab, as she was also seen at a spa in the area this weekend.
It's unclear if Lovato is out of rehab for good. Us Weekly reported she'd be staying in rehab until the start of 2019 on Wednesday.
Lovato entered treatment after an overdose in July. She was revived with Narcan, TMZ first reported, and was admitted to Cedars Sinai hospital where she stayed for 10 days. From the hospital, Lovato entered rehab and has been working on her health and sobriety since.
As of last week, Lovato is 90 days sober, according to her mom Dianna De La Garza. De La Garza said she's not sure what made Lovato relapse after years of sobriety, but is proud of Lovato's hard work. "She has 90 days and I couldn't be more thankful or more proud of her because addiction being a disease, it's work," she told USA Today. "It's very hard, it's not easy, and there are no shortcuts."
In June, just a month before her overdose, Lovato released a ballad admitting she was no longer sober. "Mama I'm so sorry I'm not sober anymore, and daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor. For those who never left me, we've been down this road before and I'm sorry," the chorus lyrics detailed.
Lovato has been silent on social media since her overdose expect for a statement she issued on August 5. The letter admitted she was fighting a lifelong battle with addiction. "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction," the letter read, according to Rolling Stone. "What I've learned is that this illness is not something disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet."
In the letter posted on her Instagram, Lovato thanked God for keeping her alive, and her fans for the support and love they showed her.
Lovato had previously been vocal about her struggle with addiction, and expressed the need to feel the highs of drugs and alcohol came from wanting to feel closer to her father, whom she said chose the substances over her family. She detailed her past with the illness in her documentary, Simply Complicated.
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