Demi Lovato clears up why she was upset about Taylor Swift's donation to Kesha

When Demi Lovato initially spoke out about Kesha’s lawsuit against Dr. Luke and the court’s ruling that she still has to work with him, she threw some shade at Taylor Swift for donating money but not speaking out about the issue herself. She’s now explaining why she did that in a lengthy Instagram post.

As we previously reported, Lovato and Swift took two completely different approaches to supporting Kesha. Lovato tweeted her support about women empowerment and the “Style” singer donated $250,000.

“Take something to Capitol Hill or actually speak out about something and then I'll be impressed,” Lovato tweeted about Swift’s donation.

Lovato took to Instagram after that tweet and clarified where she was coming from, admitting, “Although my heart and intentions are always in the right place, unfortunately sometimes my passion gets the best of me and causes me to say things that I probably shouldn't say.”

She went on to write about the importance of believing rape victims when they come forward and added, “Everyone has their own way of giving support to others , and at the end of the day, helping victims is all that matters.”

As most people know, I tend to get fired up about the things I believe in, and although my heart and intentions are always in the right place, unfortunately sometimes my passion gets the best of me and causes me to say things that I probably shouldn't say. And when doing so it takes away from the real reason I am speaking up in the first place. Our focus should be on the topic of victims of sexual and physical abuse being afraid to come forward with their stories. They're more likely to face retaliation and harassment than to see justice being served. Especially women. It baffles me that when it comes to serious issues like equality and abuse, too often women are not taken as seriously as men. All I want to see is women coming together and actually making a difference. A real change and shift in society. Everyone has their own way of giving support to others , and at the end of the day, helping victims is all that matters. Ultimately, the message I want people to hear is it's okay to come forward with your abuse and if you do decide to take action, you are not alone.

A photo posted by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on Feb 22, 2016 at 4:02pm PST