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Demi Lovato tweeted a DNA ancestry test on Friday announcing she is 1% African
People called her out on Twitter, some quoting mean girls, others more harshly
The 24-year-old pop star also shared that she is Spanish, with Native American, Scandinavian, Irish and British roots
She tweeted that she didn't meant to offend anyone, she just thought it was cool

Published: 16:51 EDT, 25 February 2017 | Updated: 03:51 EDT, 26 February 2017

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Demi Lovato tweeted a DNA ancestry test on Friday, in which she announced that she is one per cent African, much to the chagrin of her followers.

The 24-year-old pop star also shared that she is Spanish, with Native American, Scandinavian, Irish and British roots, and meant the post well, but that didn't stop people from calling her out.

Lovato's first tweet said 'I did a DNA test and found out I'm mainly Spanish, with Native American, SCANDINAVIAN (which I had NO idea), Irish, BRITISH....' and she quickly followed it with 'And I'm 1% African!!!!'

Though she tweeted about a variety of areas of the world where she was from - the fact that she included in a separate tweet that she is one per cent African seemed to really bother some Twitter users.

Demi Lovato tweeted a DNA ancestry test on Friday, announcing that she is one per cent African, much to the chagrin of her followers

Another user resorted to humor, quoting 'Mean Girls' and saying: 'so if you're from Africa... why are you white?'

Some were quick to denounce her, with one Twitter user saying: 'African twitter does not claim you.'

Another user resorted to humor, quoting 'Mean Girls' and saying: 'so if you're from Africa... why are you white?'

The New Mexico native also included a full photo of her results, told Twitter users that she never meant to offend anyone

She defenders herself against critics, later tweeting 'Just thought it was cool and totally random. Some of y'all are mean af. Twitter sucks.'

The New Mexico native also included a full photo of her results, told Twitter users that she never meant to offend anyone.

She also explained that 'I didn't do a DNA test a few years ago, I only found out from my uncle about certain places.'

Lovato's initial tweet was retweeted more than 10,000 times.

Just a month ago, the singer returned from a volunteer trip working on behalf of the We organization at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

Demi is a celebrity ambassador for Me To We, 'an innovative social enterprise' that organizes youth participant programs across the globe.

She last took a volunteer trip in 2013 to celebrate her 21st birthday in a meaningful way, spending ten days in Kenya helping build a school for children.

The former Disney star returned to the Safari with four years of sobriety under her belt after seeking treatment for drug addiction, bipolar disorder, and bulimia.