Wednesday October 14, 2009

Black Eyed Peas star Fergie admits her team of publicists “hate” it when she talks about her struggles with drugs — but she doesn’t care.

The Boom Boom Pow singer — who recently revealed she loved taking ecstasy — says she feels it’s her duty to open up about how she overcame addiction.

“Sometimes publicists get really mad with me for talking about stuff like that — but I don’t care,” Fergie told the prestigious Times of London newspaper.

“For me, it’s something I went through. It’s an epidemic, and it’s important to talk about it because it’s a very, very hard thing to stop.”

Fergie admits she’s still judged for her past even though she hasn’t used drugs in 10 years.

“I’m trying to get a thicker skin. I like to be aware of people’s perceptions of me, but when you put it as a priority, as a means to judging your worth, that’s when it can be dangerous,” she says.

“There’s no rule book on how to do this,” she continues.

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