Patrick Lovato, the father of singer and X Factor judge, Demi Lovato, has died. There is no word on the cause of death, but reportedly, he had been battling cancer in the past few years.
The news broke when Demi’s older sister, Dallas, tweeted, “Rest in peace daddy I love you..”
Lovato and Demi’s mother, Dianna, divorced in 1994. The singer had been estranged from her father since 2007. Since then, he has discussed his daughter’s life and the pressures of being a child star in the press, which has angered Demi’s mom and Disney’s lawyers.
The rest of the X Factor judges were in New York City yesterday for a photo shoot. Host, Mario Lopez tweeted out a photo of the group, sans Demi.
Demi’s fellow X Factor team sent out condolences:
Condolences to Demi and her family.
