Demi Lovato is weighing in on Disney Channel’s biggest stars, but not everyone made the cut. While agreeing with most picks from Raven-Symoné’s list, the singer said one familiar name doesn’t belong on her version.
Shia LaBeouf not included in Demi Lovato’s version of Disney’s “Mount Rushmore”
Demi Lovato recently weighed in on Disney Channel’s “Mount Rushmore” while appearing on the Chicks in the Office podcast. She mostly backed Raven-Symoné’s earlier picks. Lovato gave props to Hilary Duff and Raven, calling them key figures who helped define the network’s early 2000s era.
However, she switched gears when Shia LaBeouf came up. Lovato did not hold back, showing she was not on board with that choice and said they could skip him. She did not go into detail about why. Still, the reaction stood out as her only real disagreement in an otherwise similar list. “Eh, I’m okay on that one. We can pass,” Lovato said.
Shia LaBeouf, who many still remember from Even Stevens, has been grabbing headlines lately, but not for the best reasons. He was reportedly arrested in February after a heated incident in New Orleans and was later told to enter rehab. Then, in March, things got even more bizarre with a strange hotel episode in Rome that kept his name buzzing.
Shifting gears, Lovato also took a moment to look back at Disney’s earlier days. She gave a nod to the Mickey Mouse Club era, mentioning stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. However, in her view, they weren’t the ones who truly built the Disney Channel brand as we know it today. Instead, Lovato claimed the real game-changers were names like Raven-Symoné and Hilary Duff.
To balance different eras, Lovato also suggested creating a separate “Mount Rushmore” for newer stars. She name-checked acts like the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and even herself.
