Demi Lovato ‘fired long-term sober coach three weeks before collapse’

Demi Lovato reportedly fired her long-term sober coach three weeks before her collapse.

The 25-year-old pop star was found unconscious at her Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday.

She was treated at the scene with naloxone, an anti-overdose medicine, according to celebrity website TMZ.

Reports have since emerged that the Confident singer let go of her sober coach, Mike Bayer, who had supported her throughout her six-year sobriety battle shortly before she was admitted to hospital.

A source told The Sun: “He felt like she was always making excuses for herself, her bad behaviour and not telling him the truth about what she was up to.

“He called her out on her s*** which she did not appreciate. She fired him a few weeks ago.

“They had a big argument and then they unfollowed each other on social media. It has been very ugly and messy as this guy was like 'her rock' that she leaned on after she and Wilmer [Valderrama] broke up.”

Standard Online has contacted a representative for Lovato for comment.

The news comes after Lovato’s aunt urged fans to pray for the singer as she recovered from a suspected drugs overdose.

Kerissa Dunn posted on social media that she was “awake and responsive”, and asked fans to pray for the singer, TMZ reported. The posts have since been deleted.

Messages of support flooded in from fellow music stars, including her former boyfriend Joe Jonas. “Like all of you I am thinking of @DDLovato right now” he wrote on Twitter. “She needs our prayers and support. We all know how strong you are Demi. #prayfordemi.”