Ke$ha Eating Disorder: Mom Says Singer Could Have Been Bullied To Death

Ke$ha is currently in an Illinois treatment center where she is addressing an ongoing eating disorder, and while she focuses on recovery, her mother Pebe Sebert is talking to press, shedding more light on the events leading up to Ke$ha's decision to get help.

"I've watched my beautiful, self-confident, brilliant daughter be berated and ridiculed for her looks and weight to the point that she almost died," Sebert says. "The doctors told me her blood pressure and sodium levels were so low, they'd never seen it that low except with someone who'd had a heart attack or stroke. They said it was a miracle she hadn't already dropped dead on stage." 

Sebert claims that although Ke$ha has been dealing with body issues since middle school, they got much, much worse once producer Dr. Luke and manager David Sonenberg came into the picture.

"One time on a conference call, Sonenberg was screaming, 'You need to lose weight! I don't care what you do ... take drugs, not eat, stick your finger down your throat!'" Sebert alleges to PEOPLE Magazine. "Ke$ha was just weeping. She drove around afterward thinking about killing herself. He has just always been very disrespectful about her weight. He'd say it in certain ways, like 'Why don't you try running?' She was doing everything and not getting thin fast enough, and that's when she first became bulimic." 

Sonenberg has denied all claims, as has Dr. Luke, who released a statement, via his rep, which read, "These statements and allegations concerning Dr. Luke are completely false. It is unfortunate that at a time Ke$ha is suffering immensely and trying to heal at a treatment center, her mother is taking this approach with the media. I give Ke$ha my utmost support and well wishes for a quick return to health." 

"She could throw up really quickly and quietly. She'd even take a bag in there so no one could see her bent over the toilet. She was really sneaky," Sebert explains. 

Ke$ha's mother said the singer realized last month that her problem had gotten out of control.

"She called me and admitted how much she'd been throwing up, and I just said, 'Okay.' I called some centers and Ke$ha agreed to talk to them and liked what they said. She basically cried until we got there three days later." 

Sebert is also receiving treatment at the facility in an effort to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder over the whole ordeal. 

"Ke$ha wants me to heal along with her," Sebert said. "At this point, she doesn't care if she ever makes a record again. She just wants to be healthy and happy."