21 Savage memes: Demi Lovato QUITS Twitter over abusive backlash for 'laughing at rapper'

Demi Lovato has quit Twitter after receiving a backlash over a 21 Savage meme in the wake of his arrest.

The singer, 26, deactivated her account after she was accused of “laughing” at the rapper for posting a meme of someone writing with a feathered quill alongside the words: “This how 21 Savage be writing his verses.”

Lovato was subjected to a torrent of abusive messages on Twitter which referenced her recent drug overdose.

She shared snapshots on Instagram alongside a statement, telling followers it is “no excuse to laugh at someone’s addiction let alone their OD”.

She wrote: “Wasn’t laughing at anyone getting deported. I know that’s now a joke.. not have I EVER laughed at that. The meme I posted/ was taking about was of him being writing with a feather pen.

“Sorry if I offended anyone. But it’s no excuse to laugh at someone’s addiction let alone their OD.”

21 Savage, whose real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday. He is in federal immigration custody in Georgia.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox said the artist, who is nominated for two Grammys at next week’s awards ceremony, is a British citizen who entered the US legally in July 2005 but overstayed his visa, which expired in July 2006.

Lovato was found unconscious at her Hollywood home in July 2018, months after celebrating six years of sobriety.

She later checked into rehab and told her fans she is “sober and grateful to be alive”.

She tweeted: "Someday I’ll tell the world what exactly happened, why it happened and what my life is like today, but until I’m ready to share that with people, please stop prying and making up s**t that you know nothing about. I still need space and time to heal.

“Any 'source' out there that is willing to talk and sell stories to blogs and tabloids about my life isn’t actually a part of my life because most of the s*** I see is so inaccurate. So newsflash: your 'sources' are wrong.”