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Demi Lovato’s next step after a life-endangering overdose that put her in a
Los Angeles hospital last month appears to be a return trip to rehab. “She will be released in the next few days and the plan is for her to go to rehab,” a source told E News. “She is starting to grasp the severity of what happened and that she almost died.” Though Lovato previously got treatment in Illinois, it’s unclear where she’ll be treated this time around. Also, it turns out the 25-year-old’s bodyguard might have saved her life during the July 24 overdose. The bodyguard administered some sort of first aid on the nonresponsive singer, elevating her head and possibly clearing her airway to allow her to breathe until paramedics arrived, TMZ reported Friday. The bodyguard had walked into a tumultuous scene in Lovato’s home, the website’s sources said, with blood on the singer’s pillow and Lovato’s assistant screaming, “She’s dead! She’s dead!” It’s unclear what drug or drugs she was using that night, as Lovato was reportedly uncooperative with authorities after she was revived at the scene. The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer still wasn’t doing well last weekend, days after being taken to the hospital, People reported last week, but she was still expected to make a full recovery. Lovato suffered complications — a fever and signs of an infection — in the days after the apparent overdose, but according to several outlets she is expected to leave Cedars-Sinai Medical Center this weekend. “Right now everyone is focused on getting Demi physically healthy,” a source close to Lovato told People. The rehab conversation had been delayed because of Lovato’s complications, TMZ reported, but by Thursday “going straight to rehab” appeared to be the next step, according to Us Weekly.
Jessica Lange will return to American Horror Story in an episode directed by star Sarah Paulson during the show’s new season. Paulson revealed the news at a TV critics meeting Friday in Beverly Hills, Calif., saying Lange will reprise her role as Constance Langdon. Lange was a four-time Emmy nominee for her work in the FX anthology series’ first four seasons. She won Emmys in 2012 and 2014. The network announced that American Horror Story has been renewed for a 10th season. The series had already been renewed for seasons eight and nine. Season eight, titled Apocalypse, will be a crossover between the series’ first and third seasons. It debuts Sept. 12 and includes Paulson, Evan Peters and Kathy Bates. The series has earned 16 Emmys.